Our home in Tech Terrace sold earlier this month.  I shared last month about our frustration that it hadn't sold, lagging showings, etc.  We ended up paying for a crew to come in and paint several rooms, neutralizing and brightening the look of the house.  My husband rebuilt the fence on the east side of our backyard.  And lastly, we staged the home ourselves.  Two weeks later we had a contract!   So even though it cost some money, time, and energy, the changes we made did help sell our house.  I'm now, more than ever, a fan of staging.  What a difference it can make.

After we closed the buyer's agent called to wish me well and to tell me about the near tragedy that happened the day before.  We had agreed to let the buyer's have the keys three days prior to closing.  They just wanted in to clean and I didn't see any harm and was trying to be "nice".   Their little girl was running through the house, fell and hit the edge of a window.   This resulted in a cut near her eye, lots of blood, 911 being called, a firetruck rushing to the scene and great panic and consternation.  At first they thought she might have lost her eye.  Well, all is well that ends well in that the little girl is fine.  But the buyer's agent and I both agree, NEVER NEVER NEVER for any reason give the buyer's early access to the home.  This freak accident just goes to show what can happen.