How to Look at Your Home Through Buyers' Eyes

I LOVE your idea of taking a picture in each room.  That's brilliant girl!  I'm going to recommend my sellers do this.  Good article!!

That is an interesting concept asking homeowners to take some pictures and to do an examination!  Thanks for sharing!

Hi Karen

Your words are so true.  Sometimes it's hard for sellers to really see what their homes look like to buyers.

Photos and Videos do not Lie.

A great technique for getting Sellers to face Reality, Karen.  Thanks for the suggestion!

I also take photos and find sellers notice things their eyes no longer see otherwise.  I'm going to try the black & white photos also and see what difference that makes.

Great post.  You're right - you need to look objectively through the buyer's eyes.  Love the picture idea.

Good morning Karen,

I think this is an excellent way to help sellers face the reality of what they need to do. It involves them and makes them accountable..great post!

Hi Karen, a great perspective and one that should work to make sellers be more aware of what they're trying to sell. When they take those pictures, they should also ask themselves if they would have bought the house if it looked like that when they were looking.

Hi Karen - What a great way for sellers to get a new perspective on their homes. They can really see how their home will look on the MLS - and have a good idea of what they need to do to improve those photos! I hit Suggest on this one.

Karen ~  This is such great advice.  It is so easy to simply look past those pesky decorating fauz pas because we see them everyday and have become immune.  Taking pictures to then review is an excellent idea.  Had to lean . . .

I have seen many homes where the Sellers should have taken this advice Karen! 

Karen ~ Having the buyers look at their home through a photo is really the best way for them to understand how their home actually looks.  I like to use home photos in my staging reports, so a seller will understand what needs to be done.  Great blog.

Karen,

Great Post!  I love the idea of having a homeowner look at their home through photos.  It's can be very revealing!  Thanks for sharing this great idea!

Karen I like that.  Everyone always seems to think their house looks better than it does, and this might put them in touch with reality.

Karen, great lob.  I'd like to add that asking a good friend to come by and give suggestions is another avenue.  Maybe ask for one or two suggestions from the friend - what would he/she suggest, what is his/her impression.  My last house, I asked a fried to come over for just that reason.  She had a simple, but effective suggestion - she thought that my "pot shelves"/ledges were too cluttered.  So, I grabbed the ladder, took down a few things (which I had thought looked okay) and sure enough, it looked "sleeker, cleaner, less cluttered.

Very well stated. Photos will, or at least should, help the seller be objective. Although I personally feel the phrase "objective seller" is an oxymoron.

Karen~ Great advice! Hekping the seller see it from the other side is an art and I think you have it all figured out!

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Good Morning Karen, thank you for posting the excellent concept.  Home sellers will appreciate it.

Thanks for your well written advice. I posted your blog on my Facebook business page.

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Hi Karen, I just commented on this same post that was reblogged by Juli. I have to tell you this is wonderful advice!  Those photos tell sellers a lot.  I know this because I have practiced taking interior shots in our house and there would be several improvements needed before placing it on the market!  Selling a home is much different than living in one!