Since we've been in the real estate business for many years it is really interesting to talk to a lot of Atlanta homeowners. We get to see perspectives. This is a market that has been driven buy luck and rates and ceap money for manyy years. Most agents in teh business have never seen a real estate estate market let alone a downturn. Many home owners and would be investors have deluded themselves from bad advice and from watching too much TV. They feel they can buy low and sell high by making a few cosmetic and cheap improvements to the property. Some believe erroneously that a pool will return its value, it won't! Especially with he drought we are having in Atlanta. It reminds me of the stunt men on TV that would warn children watching the show not to try this at home, that they were trained professionals! The consequences could be dire if you tried this by yourself!
It isn't so far fetched when you are visiting a potential listing in the Atlanta. The wrong choices of personalized colors, carpeting, floor coverings, paint trim, tile selection, and appliances could be a disaster in the making for sales, or not making a sale. Aqua blue walls, and the retro look on a budget may send a different picture to the potential buyers. In the Atlanta real estate market where we are blighted with a total excess of inventory you are guaranteed to get less buyers looking at your home. Thew closest a potential buyer may get to actually visiting your home may be from the interior home photos they view on the Internet. Since over 85% of all home purchases start on the Internet with todays buyers, than the converse is true also. There may be a reason you are getting no traffic in your home. Potential buyers may be turned off by the colors of your dining room walls, deco wall paper or personalized projects you thought would sell your home at a hefty project! I do not want to be the person to tell you, but your best friend that advised you on home decorating tips... they need to get a day job.
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