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HOUSES SELL BUT HOMES SELL FIRST EVERY TIME

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with people first...then business Ran Right Realty 636943 licensed to thrill

A few years ago when the market was just starting to slow, I used to visit all the listings in my area just to keep current and monitor the values. I noticed a set of homes in one area that were slow to sell. One day there was an open house at one of them and I stopped in

CURB APPEAL

It was absolutely gorgeous as you walked up the driveway and to the front door. Curb appeal was up and working. Then, a lovely door bell that played chimes followed by a quick hello and come in. I was instantly over whelmed with a positive and inviting flow

THE HOUSE HELD YOU IN ITS ARMS

It didn't let up either. Whether I looked around in the room I was in or glanced further around, I was not disappointed. The home was speaking to me steadily, pleasantly a sort of welcome that wouldnt stop.

WHY ARE YOU MOVING...ITS SO NICE

I was moved to ask why the sellers are selling as they have such a nice home. Small talk ensued and then the agent let me know that the whole house was staged. I was impressed as it looked like it was lived in but kept immaculate.

HOUSES SELL BUT HOMES SELL FIRST

This house sold and the houses on the left and right of it sold too but at a later date. I contacted the agent and asked him some questions in regards to staging. He said he always stages a home and always gets good responses.

SHAKESPEARE SOLD US

A good stager will bring the home out of a house. Shakespeare said...All the world is a stage and men and women are...the players...How true..William... How true

Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Staging really does provide that welcome you experienced, Richie. Done properly, it helps potential buyers see how they could live in the home, the spots (inside and out) they would make their special places.

Jan 30, 2012 02:53 AM
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Lottie...then the proof we are seeking is in the pudding which in my case tasted sweet...

Jan 30, 2012 03:14 AM
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Richie, the homes staged, curb appeal, etc. will definitely sell better.   Even in the busiest markets, you need more than a sign in the ground!

Jan 31, 2012 02:44 AM
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Hello Joan...tis true Joan...What an amazing market we are in and even more amazing is how agents stay current with it all...

Jan 31, 2012 03:36 AM