Kathy Strader's (kathystrader) Blog

I’ve Been in Your Shoes (Perspectives on Real Estate and More From a Home Staging Pro)          Saturday morning, as I stumbled to the bathroom, I commented to my Yetti that I thought I heard water running.  Sure enough, there was a hot water leak that would need to be repaired right away.  We ha...

Are Feelings Hurting the Sale of the House? (Perspectives on Real Estate and More from a Home Staging Pro)          No one that I know in this business wants to hurt their clients’ feelings.  After all, clients can always choose to not work with us so offending a client can definitely have an imp...

Price Reduction is NOT a Marketing Strategy (Perspectives on Real Estate and More From a Home Staging Pro)         If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a dozen times and it still catches me off guard because it makes no sense.  Either a Home Seller or an Agent will say, “If we don’t get an offer,...

Get Off the Highway! (Perspectives on Real Estate and More from a Home Staging Pro) “Every living person and thing responds to beauty. We all thirst for it. We receive strength and renewal by seeing stirring and satisfying sites.”  Lady Bird Johnson   Former First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson was an e...

 A Touch of Whimsy (Perspectives on Real Estate and More From a Home Staging Pro)           Any talented Home Stager will tell you that Home Staging is much bigger than just placing furniture.  Everything done is for a purpose.  Not only are we trying to draw attention to the features of the hous...

  Do Not Get Your Feelings Hurt! (Perspectives on Real Estate and More from a Home Staging Pro)          Ever since I earned my Accredited Staging Professional designation and became a part of the Real Estate industry, I’ve gained a new respect for Realtors®.  There is so much more to the job tha...

          This blog from Tom Branch is an excellent explanation of why your house may not be selling even though a lot of buyers are looking at it.  Price and presentation are the most important things to get right when it comes to selling your home!   Wishing you a quick sale!    Kathy Strader, ...

  Not Quite Move in Ready (Perspectives on Real Estate and More From a Home Staging Pro)           This week the Yetti and I are at our house in the country.  The house is not quite move in ready so we are spending Spring Break working on repairs from recent tornado damage, picking out paint colo...

I’ve Got to Get Out of the House…  (Perspectives on Real Estate and More From a Home Staging Pro)           It happens every time.  When a Seller or Agent invites me to look at their house or listing, I start by looking at every inch of the house.  Even if the Seller is only interested in Staging...

I Could Tell You, but I’d Have to Charge You         Have you ever read an article or blog and felt the timing and topic was so perfect that surely it must have been written just for you?  That is how I felt after reading No, You Can’t Pick My Brain; It Costs Too Much by Adrienne Graham.  A colle...