Home Staging Tip…Leave Out the Post-It Notes!
Recently Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 wrote a post that shared how she makes it a point to be at every listing appointment for her properties. This may or may not be what works for you, however, her post reminded me of a staging consultation I did many years ago.
The listing agent reached out to me because this property had showings but no offers. Initially, the seller and agent thought the home would sell quickly so wanted to skip suggestions for preparing the home for sale.
The seller could not have been more gracious. Her beloved husband had passed away and it was time to return north to be with her children.
She wanted to do whatever she could to sell her home and 
move on. I could tell that she took great pride in her home and enjoyed the years she spent there.
As I walked through each room, I saw yellow post-it notes on the kitchen counter, the bar area, her vanity, and everywhere I looked!
She had written notes pointing out features that she thought potential buyers would like…
“The counter is perfect for entertaining. You can place trays here.”
“We recently updated the vanity top to granite.”
“The bar fridge was replaced 2 years ago.”
These were just a few of at least 30 post-it notes I saw!
I asked her what her agent thought of the notes and her reply was- “I haven’t seen her since she was here while the MLS photos were being taken. I talk to her almost every day though.
The seller thought that since she would not be present during the showings, she needed some way to let her buyers know these things.
I told her that those perks were probably in her MLS listing and that all of the post-its were distracting the buyers from seeing her space.
When you work with an experienced professional agent, they’ll make sure that what you want your buyers to know about your home is in the MLS.
Save your Post-it Notes!!!
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