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Another Home Selling Tip from Craig Rutman, Your Humble Raleigh, Cary, Apex Area Real Estate Agent!!!

By Craig Rutman

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September 20, 2012 01:01 AM

Another Home Selling Tip from Craig Rutman, Your Humble Raleigh, Cary, Apex Area Real Estate Agent!!!

Folks, as of today, September 20, 2012, there are currently 22,041 properties listed on the Triangle (Raleigh, Cary, Apex area) MLS,

If your home is one of these, as you can see, you have a little competition.

With that being said, please remember that perspective buyers want to be able to imagine themselves in your home. What they don't want to do is feel as though they are displacing you. However, on a subconscious level, that's exactly what they'll be thinking when they see all the pictures of you and your family hanging on the walls.

So, if you want a better shot at selling your Raleigh, Cary, Apex area home... DEPERSONALIZE it today!

And, if you want a Real Estate agent to assist you in selling your Raleigh, Cary, Apex area home, give me a call. I'll be happy to help!

Another Home Selling Tip from Craig Rutman, Your Humble Raleigh, Cary, Apex Area Real Estate Agent!!!

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Craig Rutman is a North Carolina Residential Real Estate Specialist that can assist you with the purchase and/or sale of real estate in the Raleigh - Cary – Apex metro areas; or any place else in the country by connecting you with a relocation professional in your destination of choice.

To find all available homes for sale in the Triangle area of North Carolina, please visit www.justnchomes.com

Call me TODAY at 919-349-9530

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Kerrie La Guardia

ActiveRain, Community Manager - Kirkland, WA

Let it Rain!

Looking pretty fly in that sleuth detective hat Craig. You're making the ladies smile too!!

Sep 20, 2012 06:36 AM

Alan May

Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL

Home is where the hearth is.

humble?

Sep 20, 2012 07:17 AM

Jeff Dowler, CRS

eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA

The Southern California Relocation Dude

Craig - that is always a great tip for sellers to hear, but so often they don't seem to understand OR don't think it will make a difference. I'd say you have, in a very clever and creative way, illustrated this tip handsomely.

Sep 20, 2012 07:22 AM

Adrian Willanger

206 909-7536 AdrianWillanger-broker.com - Seattle, WA

Profit from my two decades of experience

Craig, cleaver and to the point, what more can we ask for?

Thanks,

Sep 20, 2012 07:43 AM

Evelyn Kennedy

Alain Pinel Realtors - Alameda, CA

Alameda, Real Estate, Alameda, CA

Craig:

This is the perfect post to show to my clients to make them understand about depersonalizing their home. Love the pictures.

Sep 20, 2012 09:23 AM

Praful Thakkar

LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA

Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Craig, not only family pics, I'd say pictures that describe religious belief, too.

Sep 20, 2012 10:07 AM

Kathy Sheehan

Bay Equity, LLC 770-634-4021 - Atlanta, GA

Senior Loan Officer

Anyone that wants to sell should start packing and those should be the first in the box.

Sep 20, 2012 10:14 AM

Ed Silva, 203-206-0754

Mapleridge Realty, CT 203-206-0754 - Waterbury, CT

Central CT Real Estate Broker Serving all equally

One issue a seller may have when they do take down the photos of the family is that the need to paint will be clearly left behind by the faint shades of the pictures that came down.

Sep 20, 2012 11:14 AM

Jill Sackler

Charles Rutenberg Realty Inc. 516-575-7500 - Long Beach, NY

LI South Shore Real Estate - Broker Associate

That's not only attractive and creative, Craig, but educational as well.

Sep 20, 2012 11:16 AM

Lou Ludwig

Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL

Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Craig

Your insight is right on target when we're selling a home is has to be de-personized and prepared to be sold.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Sep 20, 2012 12:33 PM

Christine Donovan

Donovan Blatt Realty - Costa Mesa, CA

Broker/Attorney 714-319-9751 DRE01267479 - Costa M

Craig - Are you saying that home hasn't been de-Craigized?? Seriously, depersonalizing is important.

Sep 20, 2012 12:59 PM

Craig Rutman

Helping people in transition - Cary, NC

Raleigh, Cary, Apex area Realtor

Kathy - Thank you!

Debb- Good luck getting those sellers of yours to take down those pics! Maybe this post will help!

Nick - It's a tough thing to get people to de-personalize. But when their home is on the market, it's just something that has to be done.

Jason - You have pics of your grandma and grandpa in bathing suits? You scare me more and more every day my friend!

Roger - I'm hearing you!

Sep 20, 2012 09:55 PM

Craig Rutman

Helping people in transition - Cary, NC

Raleigh, Cary, Apex area Realtor

John - Thank you my friend!

Dorie - I've been working on my exceptional this year! Thank you!

Sharon - Ha! Ha! Ha! I'll let her know!

Anita - Despite the silly picture, that's the entire point of this blog.

Kerrie - Awww shucks!

Sep 20, 2012 09:57 PM

Craig Rutman

Helping people in transition - Cary, NC

Raleigh, Cary, Apex area Realtor

Alan - Was that ever in question?!!!

Jeff - Clever and creative! I like it! Thank you!

Adrian - What more can we ask for indeed!

Evelyn - Show them! Show them! If it helps you can send checks to the Craig Rutman Early Retirement Fund!!!

Praful - Agreed my friend. Anything that might steer a buyer away from making the purchase needs to be removed.

Sep 20, 2012 10:01 PM

Craig Rutman

Helping people in transition - Cary, NC

Raleigh, Cary, Apex area Realtor

Kathy - You're going to have to pack those pictures up anyway. Might as well start before putting your home on the market.

Ed - Good point. But I'd rather paint than have my buyers feel as though they're buying a home than displacing a family.

Jill - Score one for me! Thank you Jill.

Lou - Once you've made the decision to place your home on the market, it becomes a commodity. It needs to show its best.

Christine - Ha! Ha! Ha! "de-Craigized"!!! I think Webster's needs to add that to its list of new words for 2012!!!

Sep 20, 2012 10:05 PM

Amanda Christiansen

Christiansen Group Realty (260)704-0843 - Fort Wayne, IN

Christiansen Group Realty

Dang it. Alan beat me to it. :)

Good stuff Craig. Creative as always!!

Sep 20, 2012 10:28 PM

Craig Rutman

Helping people in transition - Cary, NC

Raleigh, Cary, Apex area Realtor

TCT - You have to get up pretty early in the morning to beat that Alan guy to the punch!

Sep 20, 2012 10:34 PM

Debbie Cook

Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc - Silver Spring, MD

Silver Spring and Takoma Park Maryland Real Estate

Craig,

Wonderful way to illustrate and get this important point across!

Sep 20, 2012 11:03 PM

Craig Rutman

Helping people in transition - Cary, NC

Raleigh, Cary, Apex area Realtor

Debbie - Thank you Debbie! And thanks for stopping on by today. My blog has an open door policy. So feel free to come back again soon!

Sep 20, 2012 11:17 PM

Goran Utvic

Goran Utvic Real Estate Broker/Construction Consultant - Chicago, IL

Chicago 2 Flat Specialist

Great tip Craig! You should come up with a list of them and call it, oh wait, nevermind. :)

Sep 21, 2012 02:46 AM

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