Tips for Selling a House
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Comments (18)I use clove scent around the kitchen and lemon or vanilla in the rest of the house. I'm getting ready to sell my parents' home and planning for the staging furniture pieces, interior scent, and flowers outdoors is our next step. Large pots near the garage door and the front door with yellow mums and some silk maple leaves in fall colors is on the agenda. Windows have all received new treatments, in light colors and fabrics. Floors have been thoroughly cleaned, polished and scrubbed to reflect as much light as possible. Carpeting is steam cleaned and all kitchen surfaces are disinfected and sweet smelling, including the insides of cupboards. Staging pieces are shiny and only the most interesting bits have been chosen, to look tidy and homey at the same time. Esthetics are everything when you sell a house. How it looks and how it smells can make it or break it. If the roof is new or the furnace is high effeciency, buyers can't see that and won't really care. They want clean. Cheryl...See MoreDamage to home during viewing
Comments (20)Infodivamary3, that reminds me of when we were looking at one particular house. We were upstairs and I noticed a smell -- then we noticed poop tracked throughout the hall and 2 bedrooms -- then we found it on my dh's shoe. We at first assumed he had tracked it in from the back yard, but when I saw that there were no tracks on the carpeted stairs, we started checking around and found the dog pile on a small throw rug in one of the bedrooms. Our agent just calmly set to work cleaning it up. She found an old washcloth in the linen closet and then searched out some carpet cleaner -- cleaned it all up, including the original pile. Took the washcloth with her when we left, and never mentioned it to the homeowner. The incident flustered us, but it didn't faze her in the least. Five weeks later we bought that house (and ripped out all the carpet!)....See MoreTips for selling an unbuilt lot
Comments (18)Lyfia: Thanks for the list. I can gather all that info and provide it on a flyer/website. NC: I certainly wouldn't price my house based on internet friends' assessments. :-) But it is helpful to understand the assessing mechanisms and the factors that go into valuing waterfront lots. Chisue: Our original plan was to do what you suggest. But Mr. Weedy bumped into the neighbor a few weeks ago, mentioned we'd be selling, the neighbor said he was interested in buying the lot, we actually discussed a price, and then a week later they changed their minds. Since we had mentally started travelling down that road (I had contacted our mortgagor about a partial lien release), and the Parade of Homes was coming up, we decided to hang out a shingle and see if anything bit. I think we're going to go back to Plan A at this point. We did get 2 inquiry calls from the sign, and we'll leave it up. But we'll refrain from actively marketing the lot until we put our house on the market and see if the buyer wants the lot as well. If not, we'll kick the marketing into high gear and follow the advice above....See MoreStaging house for sale?
Comments (40)In this photo, this is what you see walking in from the front door. There is a step down from the entryway/front door. This is the view directly to the left as you step down into the living room. That brown loveseat will get moved- just need some help. This wall is the navy blue one. You can see there that it’s basically a large walkway into my dining room. Standing in the corner of the room, directly next to wall of windows. You see the step up to the entryway off to the right, the left step by the fireplace goes into my dining room. So this is both the lightest and largest rug I have. I left it because I have small children who play frequently in the living room. I hope it doesn’t detract too much from the floors. I also shifted the furniture farther over to accommodate the fireplace. I will get some lighter throw pillows, as the ones I have are very dark. I have some new curtains coming from Target that will fit the windows properly. I’m going to give my best shot at getting that TV down! I also have a round mirror coming for above the mantle. Just wanted you all to see I appreciate your help!...See MoreK R
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