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  Okay, I’m Just Going to Say It …  (Home Staging in Houston, Katy, TX and the Surrounding Area)          Yep, that’s right; I’m going to wish you a Merry Christmas.  Somewhere along the way it became taboo to give whoever may be passing a Christmas greeting.  We all wanted to be “politically cor...
12/21/2011
  Sell Your House BEFORE Buyers Ever Step Foot Inside (Home Staging in Houston, Katy, TX and the Surrounding Area)           It is no secret that more and more buyers are searching for their next home on line.  Many start their Internet search before they even contact an agent.  This is your oppo...
12/14/2011
 You Can’t Sell Real Estate This Time of Year! (Home Staging in Houston, Katy, TX and the Surrounding Area)          Isn’t that what everyone says?  “You can’t sell real estate this time of year.”  Don’t believe it! The market is slower during the holiday season, but property does move.          ...
12/07/2011
 Home Staging is Pretentious and Phony           A colleague recently told me that she had been told on more than one occasion that Home Staging is pretentious and phony.  Pretentious and phony?  My feelings were hurt.  That anyone could think that what I do is anything but honest and of value wa...
11/30/2011
It’s Difficult to be Thankful When Life is Hard (Home Staging in Houston, Katy, TX and the Surrounding Area)   “These are the seasons of emotion and like the winds they rise and fall...Upon us all a little rain must fall.”  Led Zeppelin           I love Thanksgiving, always have.  Probably becaus...
11/23/2011
You've worked hard to stage your house for sale, but you long to decorate for the holidays.  It's okay, go ahead, but read this blog from Barbara Altieri first.  Barbara offers some excellent tips for holiday decor that will allow your house to continue to show well.  From placement of the Christ...
11/19/2011
WHEW!  That Was a Close One!  (Home Staging in Houston, Katy, TX and the Surrounding Area)           Books are a great accessory for Home Staging.  The color of the book matters more to me than the title.  When shopping at the resale shop, I picked up a beautiful, blue hardback book.  I used the ...
11/16/2011
 “They Just Don’t Want To Mess With It”           Recently, when visiting an open house, I had an opportunity to have a rather lengthy conversation with the agent.  As we walked around the house we talked about how sorely it was in need of updating and repairs.  It is listed as a “Diamond in the ...
11/09/2011
Everybody Wants a Comfortable Place to Lay Their Head (Home Staging in Houston, Katy, TX and the Surrounding Area)           They showed up in August.  We had seen them on several occasions prior, but we thought they belonged to our neighbors.  They were cute and all but we were “dog people” so o...
11/02/2011
Take Those *&%$#*@ Personal Photos Down! (Home Staging in Houston, Katy, TX and the Surrounding Area)  My Yetti (husband) laughs at me because I tend to know a lot of obscure, useless trivia.  Most of the time I can’t remember what I had for lunch, but ask me Cary Grant’s birth name and I know i...
10/26/2011
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