Having trouble selling your home…not if your home matters
In today’s real estate market it’s not unusual for smart, savvy home sellers to look at all of their options when it comes to selling their homes. I’d like to share with you a fabulous story of how a smart and wise home seller found their way to look for a home stager despite opposing advice.
I received a call from a homeowner, asking about our services and if we could help her stage her property. She went on the say that they had a second home already bought and time was of the essence. She explained to me, that she had told her agent that she was going to have her home staged and did not want it on the market until the staging was complete. She told me that she was surprised at her agent’s response. The agent had told her that her home was in a terrific location and that the quaint town was very desirable and that she did not need to spend money on staging her home. She continue her story and told me that she thought about her agents advice for a few seconds and asked her agent about why her neighbor’s home is still sitting on the market after 5 months.
I staged her property on Jan. 14th, 2008 and received a call on Jan. 18th, 2008 from a very excited homeowner telling me they had just accepted a full price offer. “Whoo Hoo” she said. She went on to tell me that she was extremely happy with herself in that she decided to follow her own personal research and listened to her own instinct. We too, are thrilled for her and her family and wish them many happy years in their new home.
August 29th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Our house has been for sale for about 6 weeks. We cleared clutter, did some yardwork, moved a lot of our stuff to our new house, but have only had 2 people view our house. The first said she was interested, but we haven’t heard back in 4 weeks. Our two-mortgage-a-month payments start in a month, and we’re getting worried. Luckily, our agents put up a virtual tour last week. But still no showings. We’re waiting until the cooler days of September to see if they encourage anyone to shop (I assume fewer people shop during the hottest month of the year?) But if no one shows up in a few weeks, I have a feeling we’ll consider staging…
November 11th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
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