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  March Austin Chapter Meeting Where:   The Augusta Model in Fairway Estates at Circle C.7536 Harlow Dr. Austin, TX 78739When:March 04, 2010 at 11 am - 1 pm Time to pencil in our March meeting!    What are you staging with? Well there's a new rental company in town.  Brook Furniture will be host...

Talk about exceeding expectations. Ok, so if you have not heard of RESA (Real Estate Staging Association) get familiar. This is going to be the go to trade association for stagers. I had the opportunity to attend the first ever RESA Staging Conference in Las Vegas this past week and I am more exc...

In this case your sense of smell. Have you ever noticed how you smell a room you walk into before you see it? DO NOT under estimate to power of smell!  Step #1: Clean your carpets and by that I mean have them cleaned. A regular rent to steam grocery store model is not going to freshen your carpet...

Ok, so the market is tight, money is low and the clients are loosing their minds, could it be because the pictures of their homes show dirty dishes in the sink, a jacket thrown over the kitchen chair and a child sitting in front of the TV?  It is so important that sellers do at least the basics o...

I have been staging for several years now and it never fails to amaze me how misunderstood it is.  People just do not grasp what it takes to do what we do. The time, money, and resources are high, yet I continually meet people who think they can either do it themselves, or they can cut corners an...