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Preparing your house for sale-How to make it easy!

Reblogger Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Real Estate Agent with Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area BR534744000 & BR540649000

Kathy Streib "Pack it up!!!...Inexpensive...Requires Very Little Skill... and You’ll be doing it soon anyway... your house will sell and you’ll be moving so this stuff has to go somewhere."

Right on target - and - re-blog!

Original content by Kathy Streib

Preparing your house for sale-How to make it easy!

 

It’s stressful selling your house!  Agents, home inspections, painting, cleaning, not to mention buying a new home and getting readyquestion for the home you’re moving to.

 

And then that annoying cable show is telling you that you have to stage your house too! Knock down this wall, remove the cabinets, replace the countertops.

 

Well yes, all of the updates would have been nice but sometimes it just doesn’t fit into the budget or timetable.

 

Let me give you the one thing you can do (well there are many but this one is important) that is relatively inexpensive, requires very little skill, and something you will be doing sooner or later.

 

What is it?

 

Pack it up!!!

 

home staging before and after

 

1.Inexpensive

All you need are some trash bags, packing boxes, and packing tape.

 

2.Requires Very Little Skill

Pick it up and either throw it away, put it in a box to donate or give away to someone, or put it in a box to be stored until you move into your new home.

 

3.You’ll be doing it soon anyway.

Seriously your house will sell and you’ll be moving so this stuff has to go somewhere. And more to the point...the sooner you edit what you have, the sooner you’ll sell your house.

 

before and after staging

This seller packed up their personal photos and replaced the area with a mirror...less distracting, right!

 

In an ideal staging world, walls would be painted a lovely shade of neutral gray/taupe with white trim. Kitchens and bathrooms would be updated and the house would look like it just stepped out of House & Garden.

 

But, when you can’t, one thing you CAN do is pack up...edit the extraneous, and let your buyers see the possibilities.

 

 

home staging before and after office

Even though this office was just off the Master, look at the difference made by packing up the extras. 

 



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About the Authors - Updated 2018

If you are considering a Traditional or Short Sale of your home in Phoenix, Scottsdale or any location in Maricopa County Arizona, you owe it to yourself to talk with Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty to determine whether Tony and Suzanne Marriott are the best real estate Brokers in the Phoenix and Scottsdale metropolitan area to help you with the Successful Sale of your home.

Tony and Suzanne have personally Listed, Sold and Closed more than a hundred Short Sales with the highest list to close rate in the Phoenix Metro Area!

Tony Marriott - Chief Executive Officer - Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Suzanne Marriott - Chief Learning Officer - Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Associate Brokers, REALTORS
Haven Express
Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Comments(4)

Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Good morning Tony and Suzanne - Kathy Streib breaks it down nicely and makes it easy to execute.

Aug 26, 2017 06:18 AM
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

She does indeed Grant Schneider and - thanks for stopping by with a comment!

 

Aug 26, 2017 06:38 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

Such a great choice for a reblog, Kathy Streib is always right on target, as you have stated!

Aug 26, 2017 08:20 AM
Dave Halpern
Dave Halpern Real Estate Agent, Inc., Louisville, KY (502) 664-7827 - Louisville, KY
Louisville Short Sale Expert

Great reblog!

"You'll be doing it soon anyway" is a simple yet profound statement. If you want to sell your house faster and for more money, pack it up and move it out.

Aug 26, 2017 01:41 PM