Kathy Strader's (kathystrader) Blog

  Clean! Clean! CLEAN! (Home Staging in Houston, Katy, TX and the Surrounding Area) My heart sank when I saw it.  My client had marked through the line on my Home Staging Agreement that states they will have their house professionally cleaned.  I urged the seller to reconsider, and then, against ...

 For Pity Sake, PLEASE, Paint That Yellow Door! (Home Staging in Houston, Katy and the Surrounding Area)  On my usual route around town, there is a house I pass quite frequently.  The house has a sickly yellow door and a caution sign yellow mailbox.  From the first time I saw this house, I said t...

I’m Sorry Your House Sold So Quickly (Home Staging in Houston, Katy and the Surrounding Area)           When you contract with Memorial Staged Homes to stage your vacant house, there is a two month minimum on furniture rental.  Because I rent furniture so frequently, my supplier gives me a very r...

Home Staging Makes Me Nervous! – (Home Staging in Houston, Katy and the Surrounding Areas)          Recently, I was on my way to stage a house in Katy, and my stomach was all tied up in knots. The house is large and full of photographs large and small that I knew I would have to remove. I especia...

         Advice for an Open House (Home Staging in Houston, Katy and the Surrounding Area) Visiting open houses gives me an opportunity to introduce myself to agents between buyers, and I also get a chance to see what sellers are doing to show off their houses to buyers. I recently visited an ope...

“They Need to Feel the Pain!” (Home Staging in Houston, Katy and the Surrounding Area) Although some of my clients call me on their own, the vast majority of them come from referrals by Real Estate Agents. More often than not, the Agent referring the client to me is the second Agent to handle the...

Due to the holiday, my blog will post on Wednesday.  In the meantime, enjoy a little Kate Smith!                       Wishing you a quick sale!     Kathy Strader, ASP www.MemorialStagedHomes.com Kathy@MemorialStagedHomes.com Facebook: bit.ly/hTu7vV By TwitterButtons.com    

Perspective (Home Staging in Houston, Katy, Texas and the Surrounding Area) Last week I sat with a friend at the hospital while her husband was having a procedure. He had been in the hospital for about 13 days and had come close to death more than once. As we sat, we marveled that he was still al...

Top Ten Uses for Vinegar (Home Staging in Houston, Katy and the Surrounding Area) As a Home Stager, I like to take a holistic approach to assisting my client with the sale of their home. In addition to de-cluttering, defining, and depersonalizing the house, I also advise my clients on how to get ...

Better Than New. (Home Staging in Houston and Katy, TX) Not so long ago I found myself at a client’s house about ½ hour early for an appointment. Rather than possibly inconvenience the client, I decided to take a look around the neighborhood. Not too far down the road I stumbled onto a Goodwill r...