The Seasons are Changing. Giving Home Sellers the Advantage in Oakhurst CA and Everywhere USA

Thank you Maureen.  I do have to learn to appreciate it more.  When we bought this property it was just granite and grass, so I'm happy with how I've been able to transform it. 

Janet, southern cal. and many of our coastal areas have no seasons either.  Where I was raised I didn't know what it was like to have seasons and now I don't want to live without them.....especially when we can escape to Hawaii from time to time.  Thanks for your comments!

Valerie, glad to hear that you do that.  It's something I've always done plus a fact sheet for things unseen.  I don't understand why more people don't do this and everything else that they can if they really want to sell.  Thank you for commenting. 

Sharon, I believe that showing and telling people what may be unseen, at any one time, just makes good selling sense.  I always suggest this to sellers but surprisingly few do it and I don't know why.  Doesn't everyone have pictures of their home?  I appreciate you commenting, thank you. 

Shar, I hear you and when I wrote this blog I was considering all of my staging colleagues in climates much more severe than us in the winter.  When I watch HGTV shows and the buyers are looking at homes in severe winter climates I often wonder, how can they imagine what the exteriors/curb appeal really look like?  I also agree with your pet peeve regarding those MLS photos and especially when they have a date stamp on them that shows that the photo was taken long ago...duh, what are they thinking??  Thank for your thoughts!!

Sally, LOL.  It makes me think of my first visits to your city and discovery of a ski mountain overlooking the Vancouver...I was very surprised and ended up skiing there many times when visiting your area...frequently when I lived in Oregon.  Our Sierra Mountains get an abundance of snow, thank goodness or California would blow away in a dust storm due to no rain for months on end.  Glad to help with your geography lesson and thanks for commenting. 

Janice, thank you.  Our hummers would surely win you over as we've counted up to 35 here at one time.  It's a chore keeping the 6 feeders full during the spring and summer.  Winter we're usually down to a hardy one of two.  Yes, photos of the pool and it's staged surroundings would certainly be important too.  If you were here now you probably wouldn't notice our sizeable pond plus the ducks and geese that frequent it. 

Well Beth, brilliant isn't an adjective I'm use to hearing, but thank you.  When the June gloom arrives at the coast, I would certainly want some So. Cal photos with sun in them, especially if there's a view.  I can remember many Christmas's spent outside on the patio because it was 80+ degrees in the Valley.  AND I do remember a lot of leaves (I had to rake them) in the fall but they were rarely colorful.  I appreciate you commenting!

Sharon, glad to hear that.  Now when and if you decide to list your property, potential buyers will know what you have to offer.  I imagine that winter looks quite different than now???

Thanks Michelle.  Your DVD plan is awesome but since agents here don't do Open Houses (seriously) and since most sellers are clueless about helping sell their homes, I really cannot imagine them doing this but I'm going to plant that idea in my head for future reference.  Thanks for sharing. 

So true Tessa.  I think that it's time to write a blog to remind agents that if they're taking a new listing, NOT to take photos that have Christmas trees/decorations in the house or in the yard and leave them on MLS beyond the holidays.  Thank you for you thoughts and for commenting!! 

Amy, thanks for the affirmation.  Put it on your list to tell clients and they will appreciate your advice even more.  Followup to this blog coming soon.