Mikaela and Ron Rios, owners of Imagine Gurus, discuss their expertise in home-related services. Imagine Gurus offers everything from home staging and redesign, to professional organizing, to virtual tours and photography, and 3-D renderings. Tell us about Imagine Gurus. How long have you been in the...
Pay attention to this very important word: editing. It’s not just for writers anymore. Nowadays, “editing” is a key word in both Organizing and Home Staging situations. It’s what we do when we minimize…we edit our belongings to pare down and simplify our lives and/or...
In the Texas Hill Country, spring shows itself early, before the calendar date of March 20th. And as bluebonnets start cropping up this month, so will “For Sale” signs. Ahhh, spring has sprung! The bluebonnets should be plentiful and healthy this year, due to the abundant...
We love our home-improvement and idea-generating media like Houzz, Pinterest, and HGTV shows. Seeing beauty created is inspiring, and they make it look so easy! Model-looking homes, amazing DIY projects, and home makeovers in a weekend. All with ridiculously small budgets, too! It’s like a...
“Would you like under 1 month, or 4 months?” If this is a menu for vacation length choices, I’ll take the “4 months” option, please! It sounds fabulous! But, imagine this is a menu for how long you want your home to be listed on the...
The answer is because when selling them, owners often pamper their cars more than their houses. Oh yes, it’s true. A car usually enjoys a full clean and detail job before being put up for sale so it is more appealing to buyers and can fetch...
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...
Naturally, a large part of a Seller’s Agent’s budget is spent on marketing. It’s how you get the word out about the listing. Since you know that over 95% of buyers searching online first and that you never get a second chance to make a first...
“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!” ...
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...