I walked into a house today with a client looking at the competition in our area for his million dollar listing. This property had a monkey lamp that had the monkey holding the pole for the lamp with one hand and a group of bananas with the other hand. Really? I know Target and Pier 1 have simple lamps for less than 100 bucks, but this goes a long way in selling a house, keep it simple.
On another house there were two small dogs that were yapping and following us around the property. I had called, made the appointment with the listing agent and was never told about the dogs. Really? Owners could not put up their dogs before I arrived? When my client and I first saw this home, they were ready to turn around and leave after the first five
minutes. The previous owners had painted the baseboards orange and baby blue. Baby blue! Wallpaper from Tony Manero’s house in
Saturday Night Fever adorned pretty much every room.
The reality is that if you have vision, you can get past ugly wallpaper and crazy baseboards, but you need a Realtor to assist you and get past this. Your Realtor works for you and is more than just a salesperson, they are your representative in this transaction and this is ALL they do, see houses, see what they can be, and help their clients buy and sell real estate. They know what people want to see in a house, the smells of the house and what is needed to close quick transactions.
If your house is not selling, call me for ideas on why. I just helped 5 clients sell their homes last week.
Liz
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