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Happy homes sell faster...get that negative energy OUT!!!

By Terrylynn Fisher

Real Estate Agent with Dudum Real Estate Group - BuyStageSell.com

April 10, 2009 07:17 PM

Don't you just love it when you call a client and they are upbeat and positive about what you are doing? The post I wrote about the http://activerain.com/blogsview/1016230/First-home-Ive-ever-listed-that-didnt-need-to-be-staged-first the first home I've listed that didn't need to be staged first, is not entirely accurate, they actually DID do everything that was required to make the home show staged and ready. Thank you to them for listening and doing what they trusted would work.

SO when I call today to see how they are doing, they are just as excited and upbeat as the day we listed. WHY? Because they have a wonderful home and are confident that when we take it on broker tour next week, someone will have a buyer who appreciates all they have done. What if that doesn't happen? Well, it's likely to happen, because I find happy homes generally sell. they must be well priced of course...

Have you ever noticed how unhappy circumstances in a home can cause a sort of "negative" energy in the home and surroundings? It is subtle, sometimes not so subtle, but definately affects buyers going through the house. I try when I list a home to be sensitive to some of that and have had counselling sessions with sellers who may be resisting the move, or one spouse or child resists, and it casts a sort of "spell" on the house. Clearing the air can relieve alot of the house stress and lighten the flow of energy. Sound funny? Not really, feng shui experts and others will tell you it is true.

My previous posts on this topic illustrates how hard it is for the buyer to see your home as a potential home for themselves... http://activerain.com/blogsview/700391/YOUR-Home-or-OUR-Home-We-want-to-buy-OUR-home And, clutching your memories can be just as devastating to a home potential home sale... http://activerain.com/blogsview/394860/Clutching-your-memories-keeps

Terrylynn and Bob Fisher, Diablo Realty, Walnut Creek, California If you are looking for persistent and hardworking Realtors who will tell it like it is and guide you through the reality of the market we are in, we're here, ready, willing and able to help you assess your real estate needs in 2009. Call us, won't you? 925 876-0966 Terryshomes@astound.net

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Vanna Siackhasone

Real Estate Brokers of Alaska 907-720-4663 - Anchorage, AK

Anchorage Real Estate 907-720-4663

Hmmm.. this idea is kind of hard for me to grasp. Do you have any statistics or data? Either way, thanks for the information.

Apr 10, 2009 08:28 PM

Barb Szabo, CRS

RE/MAX Above & Beyond - Cleveland, OH

E-pro Realtor, Cleveland Ohio Homes

Terrylynn, That's an interesting perspective. I know my buyers and I do get a "feel" from a house the moment we walk in but I don't know if that's the mood or just the condition of the house.

Apr 10, 2009 11:52 PM

Ginger Foust

Certified Staging Professional - Oakhurst, CA

Home Stager Oakhurst CA, Dream Interior Redesign & Staging

Terrylynn is this ever true. Too many times I get that "bad vibe" when I do the consult and then after the fact the agent tells me that it's a divorce or separation situation. Perhaps it's good that they don't tell me in advance or I may not want to go. Rarely do those consults go smoothly and I don't think any of those homes have sold...we're talking over 3 years now.

Apr 11, 2009 02:06 AM

Terry Haugen STAGE it RIGHT! 321-956-2495

Stage it Right! - Melbourne, FL

TerryLynn, absolutely right on! Especially today when many people are having to give up their homes, the negative energy engulfs the dwelling. I'm not sure how we can work to reverse that. I for one would not be able to change my energy if I were facing the loss of my home. It would be like mourning.

Apr 11, 2009 02:31 AM

Terrylynn Fisher

Dudum Real Estate Group - BuyStageSell.com - Walnut Creek, CA

HAFA Certified, EcoBroker, CRS, CSP Realtor, Etc.

Vanna, as a Realtor showing homes have you not had the experience of a buyer just needing to leave a home and they counldn't really put their finger on why or what it was, it was just a "feeling". That is what I am talking about. Sometimes staging can assist with the cleaning out of the space emotionally as well as physically, sometimes it takes more. WHOOOO WHOOOOO I have been know to do a little sage dusting of a property, especially after messy divorces. It helps.

Apr 11, 2009 03:34 AM

Terrylynn Fisher

Dudum Real Estate Group - BuyStageSell.com - Walnut Creek, CA

HAFA Certified, EcoBroker, CRS, CSP Realtor, Etc.

Barb, the condition is a visual thing, the "feeling" is what I am talking about. Just think about yourself on tour, some homes just feel good and others feel oppressive? IF our feelings affect us and others that are around us...and our "stuff" is everywhere, it holds onto some of that.

Apr 11, 2009 03:37 AM

Terrylynn Fisher

Dudum Real Estate Group - BuyStageSell.com - Walnut Creek, CA

HAFA Certified, EcoBroker, CRS, CSP Realtor, Etc.

Ginger, omg that's amazing. There is the statistic for Vanna actually. I know others have had this experience and I have had a couple of condos, same complex, same amenities, same price, etc and one will sell and one just sits? Go figure? The only difference was the circumstances of the seller and the "happy" factor. I dusted that house twice and it finally sold. Hummmm. Perhaps we can collaborate on a book or something (in our spare time)...

Apr 11, 2009 03:39 AM

Terrylynn Fisher

Dudum Real Estate Group - BuyStageSell.com - Walnut Creek, CA

HAFA Certified, EcoBroker, CRS, CSP Realtor, Etc.

Terry, yes...well mourning does have it's stages too, right. I usually talk about that and the stages and try to get them to a less oppressive, resistent stage. I recently consulted with a woman who was resisting a great deal and she really wanted to stage!!! She finally said "I know I am resisting, I just don't want to move, even though it is good for our family, and I feel like you are wiping ME away. And my THINGS represent ME." We had a cup of tea, and later she said she prayed on it and realized that she was inside and that this was a way of the universe (God) making it easier for her to move by letting her release first by packing up her things to go along, then removing some of them to get them packed away and last stage to do the actual move. She loved the STAGES analogy once she got that picture. It helped ALOT.

Apr 11, 2009 03:43 AM

Karen Otto

Home Star Staging - Plano, TX

Plano Home Staging, Dallas Home Staging, www.homes

Houses certainly do give off vibes and energy from the inhabitants in it (even when they're not present), it's rather strange to feel it when you do.

Apr 11, 2009 03:52 AM

Terrylynn Fisher

Dudum Real Estate Group - BuyStageSell.com - Walnut Creek, CA

HAFA Certified, EcoBroker, CRS, CSP Realtor, Etc.

Karen, you are so right, sometimes people are not aware of what gives them that "feeling" but it's surely there. THANKS for commenting.

Apr 11, 2009 03:20 PM

Laura Cerrano

Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY

Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

Terrylynn, Everything is Energy...and the imprints it holds behind in homes. I know the feeling well and so do my clients, they can FEEL it. Most people can and I'm glad you opened up this topic again...Great post, I'm sorry I was late getting here!

Apr 12, 2009 01:01 AM

Terrylynn Fisher

Dudum Real Estate Group - BuyStageSell.com - Walnut Creek, CA

HAFA Certified, EcoBroker, CRS, CSP Realtor, Etc.

Carole, YES I know that, just don't always know how to explain it. You do that sooo well. THANKS for your wisdom and the dimension you add to the topic with your expertise. I thank you.

Apr 12, 2009 09:10 AM

c m

Colorado Springs, CO

We JUST staged a house like that... very nice couple, clients of my associate, "ready to move on", TERRIBLY distressed after staging, because it was not "home". All their things, mind you, (we brought in 2 pieces of art, a throw and a couple of pillows), but just not in the same places they have always been. 2 weeks, he said, 2 weeks, get it sold and he would let it be, then back to where it was...

Apr 19, 2009 01:45 AM

Sheridan Corrie

Upstage, LLC - West Linn, OR

It is so true that homes just have this energy. I know I felt the happiness when I walked into the home I live in now. On the flip side, there's a house in my neighborhood where the last three homeowners have ended up divorced. That's a place that really needs an energy overhaul!

May 14, 2009 03:53 AM

Angelia Garcia

Pure Realtors - Dallas, TX

I showed a home once that had a medical office in the back. This home had lots of square footage. When we finished viewing the home, my clients told me they felt weird. Like the hairs on their arms were standing up. It kinda freaked me out. I did not feel anything.

May 29, 2009 03:55 PM