4 Reasons To Use Professional Photos to Market Your Home: Before and After Photos Included

Plano, TX Home Before Staging: Living Room

Will professional photos help you sell you home? The survey says yes! Read the details below and then take a look at the professional before and after photos of a home in Plano, TX staged by yours truly.

1. The percentage of potential buyers who shop for their next home online is 89%! The photos that they see of your home is their first impression. Entice them to get in the car and drive on over to your home with beautiful photos that enhance the important details of your home.

2.  A study conducted by Papilios Real Estate Photography showed that listings with professional photos generated 139% more clicks compared to similar listings in the same MLS area and zip code.

3. Wall Street Journal said that most of the homes that sold had photos taken with a professional camera compared to those homes with photos taken with a point and shoot camera.

Plano, TX Home After Staging: Living Room

A professional camera and skilled
photographer can affect how a buyer looks at a listing.

Plano, TX Home Before Staging: Kitchen Nook

Plano, TX Home After Staging: Kitchen Nook

4. Unique Exposure Photography found that 32% of the listings in Fort Worth Texas were marketed with professional photos.

The higher the list price, the more likely that professional photos were used to market the home.
If your home is in a higher price bracket,  make sure that your home remains competitive with professional photos.




If your home is in a lower price bracket;  make it stand out from the others with the help of a professional photographer.

The before and after photos that you see here were taken by Lance Selgo, a real estate photographer who serves Dallas, TX and Fort Worth, TX.

This home is listed for sale by Ben Fluno and is located at 921 Mellville, Plano, TX.

For more information about staging your home, contact me, Holly Bellomy at 214-532-9677.  I look forward to hearing from you!

Are You Using the Best Light Bulb for Staging Your Home?

Are You Using the Best Light Bulb for Staging Your Home?

When staging your home it's important to make sure that your home looks and feels bright and well lit.  So make sure that you open the blinds, pull the drapes back and turn on all of the lights.  Then, to increase the light and brightness in each room, exchange your light bulbs with my favorite type....you'll have to watch the video to learn more!

Choosing the best light bulb is especially important when you have a room that doesn't get a lot of natural light or doesn't have a window at all such as a laundry room or bathroom.  Then it is especially important that you choose the right light bulb for these spaces.

Are you ready?  Watch this short video to see which light bulb I recommend.

For additional home staging tips go here and watch some more videos!

I am ready to help you stage your home, so call me!
Holly Bellomy
214-532-9677
http://www.dallasrealestatestaging.com/

Who's Your Mama?

I am a home stager who loves to create beautiful rooms.

I enjoy meeting new clients and helping them prepare their homes for sale.

Being part of a team and working with a home seller and a Realtor brings great joy, especially when we work together to sell a home quickly.

I love to see my client's eyes light up when I show them the perfect paint color for their room.

Oh, and there's Home Goods, AKA my home away from Home! I can't visit that store often enough! All of the beautiful rugs and art and pillows, and...I could go on and on!

Yes, all of these things bring great pleasure, but none of them are as wonderful as the little people who live in my home and call me, Mama. Yep, they still call me that!

Andrew is my youngest child who likes bugs, eating fruit, and holding wild bunnies! He's sweet and cuddly and can tantrum with the best of them!



Then there is Claire, who is 9 years old. She wants to be a pastry chef and fashion designer when she grows up. She can bake a delicious batch of peanut butter cookies all by herself!


And, Zachary, he is 12 and he will go to the Jr. high school next year...(tear). Look, he's almost as tall as I am. Zack spends time creating robots EVERY DAY. Yes, he's obsessed with robotics! I know that he will do great things and probably have a few patents. He has taken apart his calculator in order to make something new with it. That's a sign that he's a creative and brilliant boy, right?

These three precious children challenge and amaze me. Oh, they frustrate me, too, like when I'm on a conference call and they decide to fight over the video game...very loudly. Or when they spill water on the floor and leave it there so I walk by and slip and fall. Or when they wake me up at 5am on my ONLY day to sleep in.

These things don't matter. What matter's is our relationship. Our strong bond of love is much better than finding a great deal on a sofa or selling a home in one day. Hugging my kids and watching them grow is more satisfying than staging a beautiful home. And, as old as they are, they still call me Mama! That makes me smile!

Holly Bellomy

www.dallasrealestatestaging.com

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It's Here! Your Home Staging Class is Here!

Your Home Staging Class is Here!

Realtors and home owners join me for a two hour class in Plano, TX!

Provider: CCAR #0298
TREC#02-00-073-23156
2 Hours MCE No Legal

Tuesday, July 19
Monday, August 29
1-3pm
$15

This course is packed with practical and simple solutions to help Realtors and home sellers understand the staging process. Items such as paint colors for interiors, tools of the trade, and the six basic elements of home staging will be discussed.

In addition, various types of real estate staging will be examined through the use of before and after photos.

This class will be informative and fun!

Collin County Association of Realtors 6821 Coit Rd. Plano, TX 75024

P: 972-618-3800
F: 972-265-4252

Register online at www.ccar.net

I can't wait to see you there!

Holly
www.dallasrealestatestaging.com
home staging, real estate staging, home staging class, Plano

Update Your Bathroom with a MirrorMate Frame!

Update Your Bathroom with a MirrorMate Frame

I am so excited to share this video with you. If you are interested in updating and beautifying the look of your bathroom, then you need a MirrorMate frame!

We went out to meet with a homeowner in Allen, TX. We shared all of the beautiful styles and colors and then helped her select the frames that would compliment each bathroom. Then we measured each mirror and went back to the office to place the order.

When the frames were delivered, we installed them for the homeowner. The results are fabulous!

Check out the video now!

Plano Homes for Sale: Foreclosure Fridays, A New Video Series

Plano Homes for Sale: Foreclosure Fridays, a New Video Series

My friend, Scott Vann, an excellent real estate agent, has created a new video series called "Foreclosure Fridays". This video series is great because you get to take a tour of a variety of homes in Plano. Get the details on the condition, amenities, and price of each home from your computer or mobile device!

I have joined Scott in the videos and I will share what I like best about each home and what you can do to update the various spaces.

Check out the videos and details here.

If you would like more information on any of the homes, contact Scott Vann: scott@scottvann.com, 214-354-0355

And of course, if you need help decorating or staging your home, contact me!
Holly Bellomy

Selling a Home with Pets

Selling a Home with Pets

We love our furry friends but not every one is keen on pets; especially some of those potential home buyers. That is why it's very important to make sure that your home is free of pet odors, hair, and any pet items. In other words; make it look and smell like no pet has lived there!

As a home stager who meets home owners every week, I understand that it can be difficult to remove your pet from the home for a showing. If you work out of the home it can be almost impossible to pick up your pet for a 2:00p.m. showing.

I suggest asking a trusted neighbor or family member to pick up your pet for the times when you are not home; especially if you are the owner of a large dog! A friend of mine told me that a potential buyer came to look at her home but as soon as the buyer saw her large dog, he/she turned the other way and left! What a missed opportunity!

So, for those of you out there who are selling your home, don't miss an opportunity for an offer by not taking care to remove, board or crate your pets. For more information; watch this video starring my puppy, Penny!

Adding value to your home,
Holly
For more information about staging your Dallas home: http://www.dallasrealestatestaging.com/

Is Your Address Visible?

So, I have been experimenting with various move making software. I made my recent movie in Picasa. It was easy and I have to admit that it was fun! Technology often overwhelms me but I think that I have gained a few skills.

I took photos of a small project and strung the photos together, added some music (from a sample of a few songs that were on my computer), wrote a few titles and voila, a movie was made and here it is!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7YUv_2JMD4

Tip: make sure that your home address is visible. It's important for emergency vehicles (and their drivers :) to find your address!

Happy Spring!
Holly
www.dallasrealestatestaging.com

Holly Gives Home Staging Advice!

Holly Gives Home Staging Advice on Facebook!

Are you thinking about selling your home? Is your home currently on the market? Do you or does someone you know need home staging advice?

On Friday each week, I will choose one room from one homeowner and provide suggestions and ideas for staging that room. Just “like” our page, Dallas Real Estate Staging, and visit our page every Friday for valuable tips and ideas.

Please note:
1. Send 1-3 photos of any one room in your home and include your first name, city and state.
2. If your photos are not chosen one week, you may send them again the next week.
3. Submit your photos by Thursday at 8pm CST.
4. The room of the week will be chosen and revealed on Facebook on Friday by 8pm CST.
5. The photo will be showcased along with a list of tips, ideas, and suggestions.
6. By submitting your photos you give Holly Bellomy and Dallas Real Estate Staging permission to use your photos, first name, city and state for any and all marketing purposes.
Send your photos to photos@dallasrealestatestaging.com today!

Home Staging Dallas

Home Staging Dallas
I had the opportunity to stage a beautiful home in Dallas, TX. The home was newly renovated with extra square footage. Some wall art and accessories had been place in the home, but it was difficult for potential buyers to see how the long entry, living room and dining room could be used.

Here is a photo of the long space from the perspective of the dining room before the staging:
Here is a photo after the dining set is in place:

Here is a photo of the Dallas home from the entry before staging:

This is a photo of the living room after home staging:

Here is another perspective before home staging:

And, this is the photo of the living room and dining room after the staging:
The home is warm and inviting and now potential buyers can see the possibilities for each space.

Holly Bellomy, RESA-Pro

214-532-9677

www.dallasrealestatestaging.com

holly@dallasrealestatestaging.com