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Are You Trying To Sell A Vacant House?

It is reported that forclosures will hit the "big time" in the next 3 years. This translates into desperate sales and vacant homes, abandoned structures, and sad stories.

I hurt for the upcoming onslaught of abandoned dreams and it makes me want to help!

My immediate response is "Write something down that can be used immediately by anybody!" So I did.

If you have vacant homes you are trying to sell, then you don't want to miss this ebook. "How To Sell Your Vacant House" is a to-do list that awakens the spirit of Home Sweet Home in an otherwise dead space full of lost hope.

Because I am new to Active Rain and I do not want to sell as much as I want to offer help to those who need it, if you want to have this ebook I will forward you a link offering it to you at half price. No kidding. Feel free to ask me about the ebook and how I can help!

Posted by Sheron Cardin - how2homestage.com on 12/03/2006 10:07 AM

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Originally posted at: Sheron Cardin's Input...: Are You Trying To Sell A Vacant House?

8 Comments on Are You Trying To Sell A Vacant House?

DEC

2006

Hey Sheron,

I think it's a great idea to stage a home that is vacant! Giving the home a feeling of a home again with simple touches can make a dramatic impact on the offer and time on market...

When you do a stage, do you work your fees into the sale at escrow or do you ask for payment upfront?

Scott

Hi Scott,

I did both. But staging a vacant house can be done by the agent as a service by using what the agent and seller already have access to. It is really quite simple. The agent needs to stage it himself/herself to the point of being proud to invite guests in while showing the house. Each agent will find their own comfort zone.

DEC

2006

Staging empty homes even "rudimentarily" (is that a word??) really does extinguish that sense of "abandonment" one sometimes feels when roaming through a stark, empty house. Sometimes it just "feels" sad inside.

If you want to know how to stage a vacant home to be the neighborhood favorite...I have written How To Stage A Vacant House with details as mentioned before...

DEC

2006

I loved the description of a vacant home as "abandoned" and "sad". That is so true and I think this is a wonderful description of how one feel when touring a vacant home. As a feeling type I can relate so well to emotional terms. I am curious as to how many home stagers are "feeling" types as opposed to "thinking" types? Anyone care to share?

Thank you everyone for responding.

James, did you read your copy of How to Stage a Vacant house? Those sound like my words...if so, what is your point of view now? Start a blog about emotions and I will comment

I am offering Active Rain members a 50% discount and you can start reading it right now...just email me at californiamoods@sbcglobal.net and I will forward you your link.

turtles

DEC

2006

Well... Yes... those are your words-I took them directly from your post above and that is why I put quote marks around them. Since I was responding to your post, I did not think that I needed to reference the remarks. I thought it would be rather obvious that I was using them from your post. I hope I did not offend you.

Yes, I have read your fine book I purchased and I have gained a great deal from it and I am sure I will continue to do so.

I am not sure if this is the place to start a new blog on emotions. Since I have spent twenty years working with people's emotions- you do not want to get me started. I just thought your blog would be a good place to sneak in the question about "feeling" types vs "thinking" types in the staging business. Just something I am curious about. Which type are you? I am afraid I am a card carrying feeling type.

I guess my interest stems from my thinking about the different ways to approach a homeseller, or Realtor, according to their personality type as a way of fine tuning my presentations to make them more effective.

Hi James,

I thought those words were familiar...I didn't realize they were in my post.

Your thoughts on feelings is huge! I think it is a great place to post about feelings. If you didn't use your feelings, you couldn't create feelings. Homes are generally sold on feelings except for the many greedy that just past through our world. I think you know what I mean by that.

Anyway...yes, I use my feelings first, my intuition second, and my knowledge to put it all together. If a person uses only knowledge then they create uninspired spaces. When a person creates from feelings then they create art. When a person creates from feelings and uses their knowledge then you have inspired spaces. If a person is inspired and uses their intuition they create masterpieces.

Why don't you start a blog on feelings and really get into it. I would like to hear what those are and I am sure I am not alone

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