Author: imaginegurus

Success Stories I Want to Share

I just love motivational success stories, do you? If so, read on. Pssst…sellers and real estate agents will be especially interested. Recent Success Example #1: Staged Homes Sell Faster Imagine Gurus partnered with Vintage Oaks Realty to market several homes in Vintage Oaks, New Braunfels. Here’s what broker...

Two Simple & Innovative Solutions for Stains

Y’all! Oh my goodness! I am so jazzed about two things I want to share it with you. In my blogs, I aim to educate, inspire, and provide solutions. This is one that falls into the category of provide solutions. It’s a two-part blog with two different solutions....

Start Small and It’ll Snowball

Are there projects that you’ve been wanting to get done but you can’t seem to get up the energy or drive to tackle them? Sometimes it can feel overwhelming. Here’s a mantra for you: “Start small and it’ll snowball.”  I recommend starting in a small area...

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Build a Snowman in Texas! How to Prep for Holidays or Home Listing

It’s that time of year. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, etc. Often, it can feel like “Lions, and Tigers, and Bears, OH MY!” Stressful, overwhelming, chaotic. And what if you're trying to sell your home as well? Whether you’re preparing for the Holidays or listing your Home on...

Best Renovation ROI

Which renovations prove to be the best Return on Investment? This is a great question to ask, since we all have budgets and we want to make the most impact while keeping costs down.  The top two “home sellers,” after Curb Appeal, are Kitchen and Master...

Proof is in the Pudding. Staged Homes Sell for More Money!

Only 10% of Real Estate Agents believe that Staging has “no impact” on the dollar value of the home.  This is according to a 2015 National Association of REALTORS ®  survey.This means 90% of Real Estate Agents believe that Staging impacts the dollar value of the...

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Caution! Higher Asking Price to Recoup Investment?

It’s SO TEMPTING for Sellers to want their Real Estate Agent to list their home at a higher price because they’ve spent money fixing it up and/or Staging it. …Insert Yellow Caution Tape Here… There are 5 things that sell a house: Great Real Estate Agent, Price,...

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Thank You (tongue in cheek) HGTV!

We all love our HGTV, don’t we?  SO MANY GOOD IDEAS IN ONE PLACE!  Same with Houzz and Pinterest!  It’s like a syndrome! That’s why I feel sorry for today’s home seller.  There are so many expectations buyers have and sellers are forced to live up...

Beware of Vignette Staging!

It sounds so nice.  Vignette.  Like a little scene. Not so much. Vignette Staging is sometimes utilized to give a listing some “life,” to make it seem appealing and inviting.  The problem is, it just looks awkward -- like the movers forgot to pack and move some...

Make Believe Moving Brings REAL Relief

One of the benefits of being a military family has been that we never accumulated an overabundance of stuff.  We couldn’t, because we moved every few years and going over our allotted household goods weight limit meant forking over big bucks.  Plus, it wasn’t much...