I've always been Thankful for Thanksgiving. It's a time to relax and enjoy family and friends, without all the stress that modern-day Christmas brings. Yes, there's the shopping for and cooking of the traditional meal, and the cleaning up afterwards, but otherwise it's simply a...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
“I just don’t know WHAT I’d do with this room!” “This wall color and cabinet color is SO DATED!” “This living room seems SO SMALL!” “I’m an Aggie and I just can’t get over all of the icky Longhorn memorabilia. Get me out of this burnt orange nightmare!” ...
You know the feeling. The cringe-worthy moment, when you have to advise your seller to do this, that, and the other to prepare their home for market. That moment when you worry they might become offended that you don’t like their taste, or Aunt Ethel’s...