When you hire a professional home stager, you want to make sure you are getting the very best. Here are 10 questions to help you hire the best home stager in the San Antonio and Austin area. 1. How long have you been in business? Stagers with experience will have referrals, testimonials, and recognition. BY Design Home Staging launched in 2007, and has won numerous awards, including Top 10 Best Luxury Staging Team in North America. 2. What services do you provide? BY Design Home Staging is a full-service home staging company in the San Antonio and Austin, Texas area. Besides occupied and vacan ..read more

Your short-term rental can be much more than just a place for guests to rest their head. Investing in professional short-term rental design can turn your Airbnb or VRBO into a cozy home-away-from-home and bring in much higher profits. Thoughtful, professional design for your short-term rental will create an inviting and comfortable atmosphere that may increase your revenue. BY Design maximizes your potential heads-in-beds, and increases your potential profit by creating a space that is appealing to guests in online listing photos and earns 5-star reviews after their stay. BY Design was re ..read more

The real estate market is transitioning from crazy hot to… slowing? Yes! There is growing evidence that the real estate market is beginning to cool in San Antonio and Austin. The current interest rate, while not historically high, has increased at a pace that has sent shock waves across the real estate industry. In September 2021, a 3% interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was possible for buyers with good credit. The current rate is almost double that. Read on to learn what higher mortgage interest rates mean for South Texas REALTORS®, homebuyers, and sellers.  Homeownershi ..read more

Photo by Adrain Garcia, Onward Group Staged by BY Design (not virtual) You  may have noticed a rise in virtual staging, and wondered if this option would be a good fit for your listings. Virtual staging is the use of photo editing software to digitally add furnishings to online listing photos. While virtual staging can be less expensive than hiring professional San Antonio home stagers, there are several problems with choosing that route. You may think you are saving money with digital home staging, but you will actually lose money in the long run. You need real home staging in order to ..read more

You know that BY Design staging sells your listings for more money and faster. But, your clients don't sell houses every day and might not be familiar with home staging. Here is your script to get them on board. Zig Ziglar taught that every sale has 5 basic obstacles:  No Need No Money No Hurry No Desire No Trust Let's take a look at each of those and explore some appropriate responses. This is your script for handling each situation. No Need The home seller may say something along the lines of "I didn't stage my last house and it sold fine," or "My home was professionally decorated," o ..read more

Shhhhh... Don't tell anyone but we are going to let you in on some juicy trade secrets. This is classified information, normally known only to home staging industry experts.  If you thought home staging was just a matter of placing some furniture in a room, think again. Staging is interior design, psychology, and marketing - all rolled into one. BY Design Home Staging knows the secret strategies to market a home and help sellers net the greatest profit on their real estate investment, whether those sellers are homeowners, builders, or investors. So here are 5 of our ho ..read more

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