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Selling Your New Hampshire Home is a Team Sport, Who Is On Your Team?

By
Home Stager with Sharon Tara Transformations

Any winning team will tell you that their success is not based on any one individual player.  

 

It takes the individual talents of many, working as a unit,

each knowing the strengths and weaknesses of their

teammates to be a winning team.

 

When it comes to selling your home, who you choose to be on your team will determine whether or not you win or lose. 

 

 

Red Sox number one

 

I consider myself a Red Sox fan...I wear my Boston cap proudly. 

I've only been to Fenway once and I don't watch every game, but I really enjoy the games that I do see. 

I know most of the players names and I have my favorites.  

 

 

I tell you this so you will understand that I have no other real interest in sports and I really have no business writing a "sports" analogy post.  

I could use a little help from some real sports enthusiasts.    Feel free to step up to the base, or is it bat? (sorry, pun intended) and help me out here.

 

Back to real estate...who is on a "House for Sale" winning team? 

Let's make the homeowner or seller the coach, they assemble the team and they ultimately make the final decisions.  The coach should choose his players carefully, based on their expertise.

Varitek

 

The Realtor is the captain of the team, and is responsible and accountable  for strategy.  They are the go-to guy, the leader who facilitates between the teammates and the officials.

The real estate attorney...let's make him the referee.                    

Our MVP is the Home Stager, whose transformation  gives the property

an advantage over the competition. 

 Other players on the team...loan officer, home inspector, painter, plumber, landscaper, electrician.

 

 

Bottom line here is "it takes a village" ...  Ooops, wrong analogy...sorry!

 

YOU, the seller, are the coach and it's up to YOU to

assemble a qualified and experienced team.

 Work together and work smart to

 outplay the competition.  

Comments(6)

Judy Tuscano
Prudential Verani Realty - Nottingham, NH
NH Real Estate Professional

Sharon, Nice post. Selling a home does take a team and of course the owner is the manager, captain, boss.

Jun 04, 2008 03:07 PM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Judy  Thanks!  I knew you would agree...you use "team" in your name...Team Tuscano!  Go Team!

Jun 05, 2008 12:25 AM
Pam Faulkner
Faulkner House Interior Redesign - Herndon, VA
Room Transformations Fairfax & Loudoun Counties VA

Sharon, love this analogy!  My husband owns a minor league bseball team in McKinney, Texas, Blue Thunder, so baseball is a big part of our lives.  As stagers, the home run we are looking for is the best sale for our clients. 

Jun 06, 2008 04:31 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Pam   Thank you...love the point about home runs!  It must be awesome to own a baseball team...how fun!

Jun 06, 2008 06:27 AM
Pam Faulkner
Faulkner House Interior Redesign - Herndon, VA
Room Transformations Fairfax & Loudoun Counties VA

Sharon, it is fun and we get to meet lots of great people.  Do you have a minor league team nearby?  You might want to check it out for advertising and promotional potential.  Read my post about it here.  You could really have a team behind your business.

Jun 06, 2008 07:01 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

Pam  I will have to look into it, I'm not sure.  Thanks for the idea!

Jun 06, 2008 02:08 PM