How to name a house
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Comments (26)This one will make ya groan... The Purple Mart Inn Not sure if it should look like a store or a big hotel for Purple Martins. he-he I do like "Tarred and Feathered" he-he Reminds me of that old Shake N Bake commercial where the little girl tells her family that she "hep'd" her mom make supper....See MoreJust for Fun! Help me Name My Farm :)
Comments (79)Since you have so many plans and dreams, maybe something like Dreamy Acres or Dreamland Woods? or Hopes and Dreams Hollow (Hopes n Dreams Hollow). But you don't want it to sound like your hopes and dreams are hollow (not coming to fruition). OMG, I just looked at this definition ! (warning, if I ever name my place I may use this word, but I will only be in the south, north too cold for me): Fruition: fru÷i÷tion noun 1. the point at which a plan or project is realized. "the plans have come to fruition sooner than expected" fulfillment, realization, actualization, materialization, achievement, attainment, accomplishment, resolution; More 2. literary the state or action of producing fruit....See MoreArticle link: "How listing buzz words can affect a home’s sale price"
Comments (34)Here's why I personally feel buzz words don't work. It's a little like custom features. Everyone's idea of what "luxurious", to use one example, can vary wildly. Even words like "large" can often be disputed as what may be a large backyard in your own neighborhood, may be a postage stamp in someone else's. We've sold FSBO three times and each time when we let the buyer do most of the talking, we discovered interesting information about their home search. And with every home we've had buyers who were downsizing. Had we wasted time in our ads or trying to convince them that our "fabulous deck area" will sell our home, we would have found out that maybe they don't want the maintenance of a deck. Or that the deck they currently home is massive compared to ours. For the majority of people, a home will be the single most expensive thing they ever purchase. So it stands to reason that most of us don't want to over pay. Superfluous adjectives create high expectations. And whenever those expectations aren't met, the buyer sees that as an opportunity to create objections in their own mind in order to offer less. The idea of the ad is just to get buyers in your home. Period. When the buyers show up, you want them to leave thinking that the property has SO much more going on than even the ad promised. That creates value in the mind of the buyer and it pushes them to make a decision because they know their competition (other buyers) will probably be feeling the same way....See MoreName a Driveway?
Comments (41)Just noticed that this thread popped up again, so thought I should update. Decided to go with another realtor, so didn't make the call to the county. It just seemed like such a hassle for little, if any, gain. We did sell our house after being on the market for almost a month. I think we had good traffic through the house, with multiple showings on some days, and even had requests to see the house after it was listed as sale pending (we declined). So the street we lived on didn't seem to have much impact on selling. We also made sure the listing described the house as sitting off the road in a private location. Interestingly, one feature that appealed to our buyers was the seclusion and privacy, especially in the backyard. They had no worries about the road or location....See Morelana_roma
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