It better shine!
Recently I was contacting a seller back and forth about the condition and markability of her property. It's the situation where we have no 'wow' factor. It's not that her home isn't clean - it's just OK. Everything in every room of the house is just OK.
No pizazz, no sparkle, no shine.
To better attract an offer, I began to have the worn out discussion with the seller that we've got to punch it up to the next level - add that shine! Everywhere! I want everything scrubbed - polished - brushed and then shined again!
The drill sargeant's (that's me) directions were very specific: all chrome fixtures - I want to be able see my face in it! All appliances in the kitchen sprayed and cleaned with windex to remove all the cooking grime - I want sparkle! I want it to shine!
Fluffy towels and super clean bathrooms! I want it to shine!
To punch it up that added notch - I'll bring over my own duvet cover and we'll redo your Master Bedroom into a 'relaxing retreat' instead of the current 'college dorm' motif. We'll add pillows and do the best we can with the budget that we have - which is $zero$. Clean is a huge factor to add - shine is even better!
So to my surprise the weekend came and went and no word from the seller on the house. Was she overcome by cleaning products and windex fumes? When can I come over and see the 'transformation' of my plans?
Well, when I went to the house I found it only partially completed. Like the balloons bursting at a children's party - no shine! Waaaa Waaaa Waaaa Waaaa .... my shoulders beginning to droop. The transformation I was hoping for just wasn't there. An email finally came from the seller saying she was going to work on it again tonight after work. What's to work on?
We've got to get that shine - do I have to send Jack over?
Sellers just don't seem to understand that the competition in today's marketplace is fierce. In fact, there are 5-6 homes similiar in this sellers subdivision alone. What would make a buyer choose hers?
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