Home Stagers Meet - RESA International Conference – January, 2010

San Antonio, Texas August 27, 2009

Dan Eason, president of EnergizedSeller.com, announced today that he would be representing his company at the first International Conference of the Real Estate Staging Association (RESA) in January 2010.

EnergizedSeller.com is a free online resource that provides home selling tips and home staging tips to home sellers, real estate agents, home stagers and home improvement professionals.

“The RESA conference will be a great time to meet the professional home stagers who participate on our site and who are truly dedicated to helping sellers increase the value of their homes,” Eason said.

RESA is a worldwide member-governed trade association for professional real estate stagers. Real Estate Staging is the process of preparing a home for sale to create immediate buyer interest.

The RESA International Conference will focus on providing all home stagers, regardless of designation, training or background, with personal and professional development opportunities.

“RESA has been very welcoming to EnergizedSeller.com,” Eason said. “They recognize the value we bring to the home selling and staging industries. I'm looking forward to the conference and the opportunity to meet so many industry professionals.”

“We feel Energized Seller is an extremely valuable resource for consumers in addition to home stagers and Realtors", Shell Brodnax, President and CEO of RESA, said.

The Real Estate Staging Association Conference, “What Happens In Vegas May Stay In Vegas - But What You Learn Goes Home With You!” will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 24 - 26, 2010.

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www.RESAConference.com

Home Staging Tips – Ten excellent Home Staging Tips and Tricks to sell your Home

Home Staging Tips 1 - Go through the home and clear off all the horizontal surfaces like kitchen and bathroom countertops. Counters need to be clear and clean. When cleaning a kitchen countertop, make sure to remove any types of appliances or cutting boards from it before you attempt to clean it.

Home Staging Tips 2 - Cleaning bathrooms is a standard part of every house cleaning service, but it doesn't have to seem like a chore. Proper cleaning of a bathroom is crucial for the health as well as the longevity of the bathroom fixtures. Make bathrooms seem like a breeze.

Home Staging Tips 3 - A home should smell good. Making your home smell good can done by keeping it clean, leaving out a bowl of vinegar to absorb nasty odors and simmering a mixture of apple cider, sliced lemon and cinnamon sticks over the stove. Keep homes smell lovely with advice from a professional home stager or home cleaner.

Home Staging Tips 4 - Make your Home ageless. Make your home a more comfortable place to live. Keep everything fresh, up to date and well maintained.

Home Staging Tips 5 - Lighting is one of the most important ways to set the mood in a home, whether it is for sale or rent. Make sure that the level of light in each room is appropriate for the function of that room. As a rule of thumb, bathrooms, closets and kitchens should have even, bright light while bedrooms, dining rooms and dens should have softer, ambient lighting.

Home Staging Tips 6 – Go for Home Inspection. Hiring home inspectors has advantages for both home buyers and home sellers. Home sellers that hire a home inspector can be proactive about making the repairs necessary to help their homes sell more quickly. Home buyers can feel confident that the home they buy is not in need of any major or minor structural work.

Home Staging Tips 7 - When it comes to walls, color is popular. The problem is that the next buyer might not like the same colors. Paint is a relatively inexpensive way to make a house look clean and fresh. And if you are going to repaint prior to selling, stick with neutrals. And remember that white reflects the light best and makes rooms look their largest.

Home Staging Tips 8 – Beautify your walls with Art, if necessary. Paintings and picture frames are great additions to walls, but there are other options as well. Eliminate wall damage when hanging pictures or other decor.

Home Staging Tips 9 – Get the carpet shampooed to get out any stains or smells. If that does not work, replace it. And consider, if you can, wood or laminates as an alternative.

Home Staging Tips 10 - Remove all personal and religious items when showing the house. Potential buyers need to imagine the house as their own and emotionally move in regardless of their ethnic background.

Home Selling Tips for Attractive Curb Apeal

12 Home Selling Tips for Attractive Curb Appeal - Karen Eubank, a home stager in Dallas, TX, gave 12 home selling tips for attractive curb appeal in a lighting round, 90 second interview with EnergizedSeller.com, the web site for home selling and home staging tips. The interview might be quick, but the curb appeal tips are valuable for any home seller. House staging works for increasing the home property value. Get more home selling and home staging tips at http://energizedseller.com/.

Home Selling Tips – Best Selling Tips for Laundry Room

Home Selling Tips 1 - Discard or store offsite anything that does not have to part of the laundry area. This should not be a dumping ground for unused items. Put detergent and other laundering supplies in cupboards or attractive canisters or baskets.

Home Selling Tips 2 - Easily brighten up the laundry area with a coat of paint and additional lighting. Even an unfinished basement looks better when the concrete floor is painted and there are no dark scary corners. If there is a window with a drab view, hide it with a curtain or a nice blind that is light enough to allow some light to pass through it.

Home Selling Tips 3 - Wipe down that washer and dryer from top to bottom. Push it back against the wall if needed. Tuck the hoses in while you are at it. Think neat and organized.

Home Selling Tips 4 - Canvas Bins and Baskets make a huge difference visually when used to store all those detergents. Buyers do not want to see all those bottles that look like clutter anyways. It looks so much more organized and fresh staged with these pretty bins or baskets.

Home Selling Tips 5 - Buyers should never see dirty clothes in piles, in a basket, anywhere. The same goes for clean laundry. It should not be sitting out on the counter or top of the dryer waiting to be put away or hanging around.

Home Selling Tips 6 - If there is a window with a drab view, hide it with a curtain or a nice blind that is light enough to allow some light to pass through it. Add a framed picture or a plant to make the area more attractive.

Home Selling Tips 7 - Pick a paint color that you are fond of, but would not normally appear in a main room – like a calming violet, or a cheerful pink. The laundry room can be a place to live out decor dreams.

Home Selling Tips 8 - Mount a flip laundry board to the wall, so you can easily tuck it away when it's not in use. Extra hanging bars installed in the laundry room also give you room to hang-dry items without having to lay them on the floor or counter.

Home Selling Tips 9 - If you have a bland, boring laundry room, here is a great idea to help even you create excitement within your room. You can redecorate your Laundry Room based on a theme. For example, if you dream of being on a nice sunny tropical beach, make that theme in your laundry room.

Home Selling Tips 10 - Pictures to give walls character – If painting is too much of a hassle, or if you have any free wall space, why not add a picture or two as part of your laundry room staging.

How to Sell a House - Home Selling Tips - Pricing and Staging Homes

How to Sell a House - Home Selling Tips - Pricing and Staging Homes - Presentation on How Pricing Gets You in the Game and Staging Gets You the Offers, by Sandra Holmes, a Home Stager from, South Florida. Get more Home Staging Tips and Advice from Sandra Holmes and other Home Staging Professionals, on http://energizedseller.com/.

Home Staging Tips – Tips for the Basement

Home Staging Tips 1 - Clean the stairs to the basement. Sweep the floor. To reduce odors, try leaving the windows open for a day. Be sure to remove any unsightly critter or pest traps when buyers come to view your home. If the basement floor is concrete, then consider painting it gray to create a clean look.

Home Staging Tips 2 - In a finished basement, help buyers envision a use for the space by adding props such as craft table or workout equipment. Add accessories such as plants, art and lamps to give the space warmth.

Home Staging Tips 3 - To add a romantic flare, light a few light-bulb candles in the room and you will have yourself a dinner for two, restaurant feel that will delight buyers.

Home Staging Tips 4 - Add lamps if the basement still appears dark. You can also brighten the space by painting the walls white, especially if the basement in unfinished. If you have paneled walls, then sand and paint them.

Home Staging Tips 5 - Repair issues, such as cracks, water damage or mold, could hinder the sale. Also, staging your unfinished or finished basement could add perceived living space, making your home seem larger.

Home Staging Tips 6 - Remove anything that is not essential and put it in a storage facility or get rid of it. If you must keep some items stored in the basement, then try to reduce the number of boxes by consolidating contents into fewer, larger boxes. This is also a good time to remove hazards and junk, such as solvents and lumber scraps.

Home Staging Tips 7 - Whether your basement is finished or unfinished you can delineate areas based on where different activities occur. For example, you could set up a kids play area, a sitting area, a hobby area and/or a workshop.

Home Staging Tips 8 - Try and choose flooring that is on par with the other flooring in the home. Carpeting in basement is always a plus. Choose a light color that will brighten the space.

Home Staging Tips 9 - If possible, add a green plant to the space. Treat the basement room just as any other room in the home and plants are always lending a good feeling to spaces.

Home Staging Tips 10 - A few well chosen accessories will reinforce the fact that this room is an integral part of the house, not an afterthought. The accessories need not be expensive. Choose items that are either similar in color, identical in shape or along the same theme.

GinaMcNew -Bathroom Tips

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Home Staging Tips - 12 Bathroom Staging Tips by Gina McNew, a Home Staging Professional from, Atlanta, Georgia. Get More Home Staging Advice from Gina McNew and other Home Staging Professionals, on http://energizedseller.com/.

Michelle Molinari 3 Curb Appeal Secrets

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Home Selling Tips - Three Curb Appeal Secret Weapons - Tips by Michelle Molinari, a Home Stager, from Lafayette, Louisiana. Get More Home Selling Advice from Michelle Molinari and other Home Staging Professionals, on http://energizedseller.com/.

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Home Selling Tips – Winter Home Staging and Selling Tips

Home Selling Tips 1 - Keeping walkways and driveways free of the frozen stuff. If you are away frequently or live in an area that is subject to bad weather, it can pay to hire a service to regularly salts or shovels the driveway and sidewalks. 

Home Selling Tips 2 - Have the curtains and blinds cleaned and open them as wide as possible during daytime showings. Clean all the lamps and built in fixtures, and replace the bulbs with the highest wattage that they will safely accommodate. Before you show the house, turn on all the lights. 

Home Selling Tips 3 - Have a large rug or mat at the front door. This will not only protect your floors, but allow potential buyers an opportunity to wipe their feet before entering your home. 

Home Selling Tips 4 - Make sure the house is well lit. Open drapes and light every lamp. People want a home that is bright and cheery. Winter presents lighting problems, so add as much light as possible. 

Home Selling Tips 5 - Keep your house warm.  In the winter people tend to turn the thermostat down to save money; however a warmer house is more welcoming to a potential buyer. 

Home Selling Tips 6 - Background music played softly can completely change the atmosphere making the home seem cozy and keep potential buyers around longer.  Stick with classical music which can appeal to anyone. 

Home Selling Tips 7 - Keep your home scrupulously clear of ice and snow. Remove ice and snow from the roof and ensure the gutters are clean. 

Home Selling Tips 8 - Homes can get dirtier and appear a lot dingier in winter, so be extra diligent about the cleaning. A clean, warm house is the important step to a perfect winter home staging.   

Home Selling Tips 9 - If at all possible, arrange showings in the daytime, to allow the natural light to brighten your home. Also make sure that you have ample outdoor lighting in case there is a showing just before or after dark. 

Home Selling Tips 10 - A fireplace can add some extra warmth and also provide a cozy ambiance, if it is safely contained, supervised and extinguished.

Home Staging Tips – Tips for Staging Your Home to Sell

Home Staging Tips 1 - Professionally clean the house. Kitchens and bathrooms including inside cupboards and drawers, bathroom fixtures appliances and floors should be hospital clean. 

Home Staging Tips 2 - Neutralize the decor in the house by painting rooms a cream or beige colour.  The house needs to appeal to the broadest range of potential buyers. 

Home Staging Tips 3 - Make the house as light and bright as possible by opening the blinds, turning on all the lights & cleaning all windows inside and out. 

Home Staging Tips 4 - Clear off and put away everything from the kitchen counter, top and front of the fridge & stove.  Make sure there are no dishes in the dink and that the skink and taps shine. 

Home Staging Tips 5 - Use size appropriate furniture.  If you have a small bedroom, don't put a king-sized bed in there. Conversely, if you have a huge master suite, putting a single bed in there would look unbalanced. 

Home Staging Tips 6 - Trim overgrown trees, weed gardens, keep the grass cut and put mulch in the garden beds.  In the winter, make sure the snow is cleared from driveways and walkways. 

Home Staging Tips 7 - Depending on the season you may want to have pots of colorful and attractive flowers to greet buyers; a clean and inviting door mat; new and shiny door handles and/or knockers; a freshly painted door. 

Home Staging Tips 8 - Vacant homes should have the heat or air conditioning on for showing purposes. It reduces the stale odors that accumulate inside of a vacant house and gives a more inviting impression to potential homebuyers. 

Home Staging Tips 9 - Open up the windows to let fresh air inside your home before you show it. If you are going to use a scented candle or incense, try and use mild varieties as strong smells can irritate sensitive noses. 

Home Staging Tips 10 - Fix any small repairs, including leaky faucets, squeaky doors, and loose door handles. They may seem insignificant but minor repairs add up in the mind of a potential buyer.

House Selling Tips – How to Stage an Occupied Home For Sale

House Selling Tips 1 - You need to think of your house as a marketable commodity. Your goal is to get others to see it as their potential home, not yours. If you do not consciously make this decision, you can inadvertently create a situation where it takes longer to sell your property. The first step in getting your home ready to sell is to depersonalize it. 

House Selling Tips 2 - When a potential homebuyer sees your family photos hanging on the wall, it puts your own brand on the home and momentarily shatters their illusions about living in the house themselves. Put away family photos, sports trophies, collectible items, knick knacks, and souvenirs. 

House Selling Tips 3 – Clutter collects on shelves, counter tops, drawers, closets, garages, attics, and basements and remove it. You want as much open clear space as possible, so every extra little thing needs to be cleared away. 

House Selling Tips 4 – The kitchen is a good place to start removing clutter, because it is an easy place to start. First, get everything off the counters everything, even the toaster. Put the toaster in a cabinet and take it out when you use it. Find a place where you can store everything in cabinets and drawers. 

House Selling Tips 5 - Designate the room adjoining the kitchen as the Family Room. Emphasize the Kitchen and Family Room, with open flow, bright energetic colors and warm, relaxed textures. Make sure the space can accommodate food prep, eating, playing, relaxing, homework (kids AND adults). 

House Selling Tips 6 – Many people have too much furniture in certain rooms – not too much for your own personal living needs – but too much to give the illusion of space that a homebuyer would like to see. Observe how other builders place furniture in their models so you get some ideas on what to remove and what to leave in your house. 

House Selling Tips 7 – Your lawn should be evenly cut, freshly edged, well watered, and free of brown spots. If there are problems with your lawn, you should probably take care of them before working on the inside of your home. 

House Selling Tips 8 – The back yard should be tidy. If you have a pool or spa, keep it freshly maintained and constantly cleaned. For those that have dogs, be sure to constantly keep the area clear of debris. Your back yard has to appear as spacious as possible, especially in newer homes where the yards are not as large. 

House Selling Tips 9 – When choosing a color, it should not be something garish and unusual, but a color that fits well in your neighborhood. Of course, the color also depends on the style of your house, too. 

House Selling Tips 10 – Deep clean the whole house, every nook and cranny. Paint anything that does not come up clean. Polish every item, especially wood floors, and metallic surfaces, that could gleam, glow and reflect light.

Home Selling Tips – House Selling Tips for Open Houses

Home Selling Tips 1 - If you are trying to sell your house, there are some things that you can do to help make sure that your home makes the best appearance possible for your visitors. The very first and foremost task is to give your home a good, thorough cleaning. 

Home Selling Tips 2 - The sense of smell is very powerful, and it can have a direct effect on our emotions, both for good and bad. Identify foul odors in your home, and then get rid of them as soon as possible. 

Home Selling Tips 3 - If some of your rooms are small, remove any nonessential furniture to help them appear larger and more inviting. 

Home Selling Tips 4 - Giving your walls a fresh coat of paint is a very cheap and easy way to brighten up the appearance of almost any home quickly and easily. 

Home Selling Tips 5 - Other ways to liven up the appearance of your home and set a warm, inviting atmosphere is to bring in flowers and place them around in strategic locations. 

Home Selling Tips 6 - The use of music can be very beneficial too as long as it is kept quietly playing in the background. Classical or jazz music are good choices that appeal to a lot of people. 

Home Selling Tips 7 - Clean up the important rooms such as the front hallway where people first walk in, the kitchen, the master bedroom, and all the washrooms. Gleaming tiles, clear windows, and polished hardwood make a great impression. 

Home Selling Tips 8 - Make sure leaky faucets are fixed, squeaky spots on floors are taken care of, and walls should be freshly painted or super clean. 

Home Selling Tips 9 - Put away the family photos and take down the kids pictures from the fridge. You want buyers to feel like it is their home, not yours. 

Home Selling Tips 10 - Make sure your home smells inviting - a subtle fragrance from a pleasant air freshener will do wonders. Buyers notice all the little details, so you should too.

Home Staging Tips Or Summer Real Estate Staging Tips

Home Staging Tips 1 - In hot and competitive market of summer, buyers are expecting yards to be parading their - best in bloom - colors, and showing off all their assets. So, slap on that sunscreen and get in gear to optimize your homes final sale price. 

Home Staging Tips 2 - Stage the table with a nice linen or cotton table cloth: something airy and summery. Set up some colorful potted plants or flowers around the table to add some appealing color. 

Home Staging Tips 3 - Water features are enticing elements and if you can – spring - for a well placed fountain on your deck or in your garden. The sound of water generally evokes a calming emotion and can serve to drain out any unwanted neighborhood sounds. 

Home Staging Tips 4 - Adding lush green foliage is a great way to spruce up empty space that is currently unused. An easy way to add beautiful green, tropical flair to your landscaping is to add hanging ferns. 

Home Staging Tips 5 - you should make sure your deck is as appealing and comfortable as the inside of your home. Watch for cracks on structural timbers. Check the surface of the deck and remove any old nail heads or screws that are sticking out and replace them with galvanized decking screws. 

Home Staging Tips 6 - Less is more. Edit and refine your garden accents. We want buyers to concentrate on the home, not the ornaments. 

Home Staging Tips 7 - Rid the Rugs. Summer is all about cool and fresh. Roll up those rugs and let your bare floors set the stage for the season. If you need to have a rug down, try purchasing a grass, bamboo or weather resistant version for a seasonal setting. 

Home Staging Tips 8 - Baths can be refreshed with large apothecary jars filled with bath salts and scented shells.  Replace jewel toned towels with neutral or white shades. 

Home Staging Tips 9 – Add umbrellas for extra shade. Select umbrellas in cool colors; floral patterns look pretty but often have warm colors. Place your umbrellas in big pots or even in the dirt around your garden. 

Home Staging Tips 10 – Use white and blue iridescent accent lights. Look for bulbs that simulate natural daylight. Soften your rooms lighting at dusk with many light sources instead of a few bright lights.