Kathy Strader's (kathystrader) Blog

  Hurry Up and Wait (Perspectives on Real Estate and More from a Home Staging Pro)         Clearly, there is no room for those who dawdle in the Real Estate business.  Customer demand coupled with intense competition requires us to not only be on time, but early.  It is the nature of the business...

  A Very Narrow Market (Perspectives on Real Estate and More from a Home Staging Pro)           “The house has been on the market for a year.”  That’s what the agent said when he called me and asked me to stage the house.  Although the town home was beautiful, it had been a FSBO.  It was also fiv...

  That Will Not Happen Again – (Perspectives on Real Estate and More from a Home Staging Pro)          As I was loading the truck to visit a house today, I thought back to a time when I was caught completely off guard when Home Staging.  The Agent invited me to look at a house that she had listed...

Home Staging Can Give Realtors® a Competitive Edge (Perspectives on Real Estate and More from a Home Staging Pro)           Most Realtors® believe that Home Staging works but are hesitant to suggest Staging to their clients.  Sometimes it is because they are afraid of suggesting the Seller spend ...

Are You the Client that Makes My Job Difficult? (Perspectives on Real Estate and More from a Home Staging Pro)         Last week I did a Comprehensive Staging Report for a wonderful couple.  They had already done quite a bit of work toward preparing their house for sale and made it very clear tha...

  You Want Them to Feel at Home (Perspectives on Real Estate and More From a Home Staging Pro)           When you utilize Home Staging to help sell your house, your goal is to not only cause Buyers to see the best features of the house, you want them want them to stay, and enjoy the house.  In sh...

  Sometimes You Have No Choice but to Give In (Perspectives on Real Estate and More From a Home Staging Pro) As much as I hate to admit it, I’m sick.  I won’t go into a lot of details, but let’s just say you don’t want your sodium levels to drop too low.  Although I spent the weekend in the hospi...

  I’ll Tell You What to Do (Perspectives on Real Estate and More From a Home Staging Pro)         Different Home Stagers call it different things.  I call this particular service a Comprehensive Staging Report©.  This a great option for the D-I-Y bunch because, basically, you receive a roadmap fo...

It's a Job AND a Work Out (Perspectives on Real Estate and More from a Home Staging Pro)           Yes, it is true.  I get paid to work out.  Okay, I get paid to stage houses and the work out is my bonus.  The jobs that give me the best work out are the multi-story townhome and I have staged quit...

  Color of the Year  (Perspectives on Real Estate and More From a Home Staging Pro)                                     According to their web site, “The PANTONE® name is known worldwide as the standard language for color communication from designer to manufacturer to retailer to customer.”  Fran...