Jenny Loos's (jennyt69) Blog

  It's hard for some realtors to bring up Home Staging with their clients.  If seems to be harder to discuss the more the seller needs help. Make it easy on yourself. Contact your favorite Home Stager and get a nice supply of their business cards and flyers. Add the stagers business card and flye...

As a Home Stager I'm always curious about how people stage their homes for Open Houses. I try to show up for as many Open House as I can in my target areas. I could only make it to 4 this weekend and what I found went from exceptional to awful! The exceptional house was spotless. No clutter, no d...

Do you have smokers in the family? Does your home smell smoky and musty? Here are some tips to solve that problem. 1. Stop smoking in the house, immediately 2. Professionally clean your carpets, drapes, and furniture 3. Wash the walls with a mixture of baking soda and bleach (easy on the bleach) ...

I received an email from a potential client asking for an estimate to stage her $188,00, 4,500 sq ft home. She had purchased a new home before selling her current home. She wanted to stage her soon to be empty house while it was on the market. I provided an extremely good offer which required a m...

Did you know that 80% of home buyers start their search on the internet.  80% !  That's an audience you can't afford to ignore. See for yourself.  Go to your agents web site and look at your home. -  Does the home look warm and inviting from the outside?  Is there good curb appeal? -  Do the roo...

Are you considering reduing the price of your home so you can get it sold?  You can't be happy about taking that drastic action but you are also tired of waiting, tired of having to keep the house ready to show, tired of waiting to get into your new home...tired, tired, tired. Instead of reducing...

Anyone who has ever sold a home knows that the stress level increases with every passing day you don't get an offer. I have friends who's homes are always perfect!  They could show their home 365 days a year and never sweat it.  However, I am not one of those people.  I've sold 3 homes in my life...

Stage Now! Before you put up that For Sale sign in the front yard, get your home staged. Staged homes look better in internet ads so before you have those pictures of your home taken, make sure it's staged, inside and out. 80% of buyers look for homes on the internet.  Your home needs to stand ou...

I am offering a free 30 minute seminar on Home Staging in the Dallas area. The seminar includes before and after pictures, staging statistics, colors, curb appeal, flow, and how to know what a buyer is looking for. Anyone interested in this free seminar, please contact me. I speak to both sellers...

Are you planning an Open House soon?  If so, take the time to stage your home so you get the most out of the time the buyers will be in your home.  Don't just put the sign in the yard, open the doors and hope for the best.   Clean everything Baseboards Oven Refridgerator Windows - inside and out...