This week I received a contact form via my website, in the comment section it read: We need your help! I immediately called the client and listened to her lament of how she and her husband transferred from Ohio to Maryland. Just to have his job transfer them back in a year.  They put their home on the market and were ready to settle, unfortunately, two days prior to settlement the buyers financing fell through.  Now, they are living with her in-laws because they cannot afford to buy another property until they sell the property in Maryland.

Here's the rub, she asked me approximately how much it would cost to Stage their property.  I said,   "To Stage your master bedroom, dining room, baths and kitchen it will cost around $2000.  I will include the first thirty days of rental. If you go under contract within that time you owe me nothing further."  I also shared that my last two Staging clients went under contract in twelve days (Washington D.C.) and seven days (Silver Spring, MD). Expressing how I would love to help them do the same.

She said she needed to speak to her husband and the Realtor and get back with me.  The next day I got an e-mail from her saying, "Thanks for your help, instead of Staging we're going to reduce the price."  This piqued my curiosity, so I looked out on the system to see how much of a price reduction. Lo and behold, $10,000.  Hmmm, let's see subtract 2 from 10 and how much does that leave you?  Eigt thousand, that's right $8000!

Oh well, maybe I'm the only one who finds this perplexing.  After my head spun around like Linda Blair's in the Exorcist, I composed myself and sent a return e-mail, wishing her the best with her endeavors selling the property!

Before                                                                                          After - Under contract in 7 days!