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They Told Me To Remove All of My Furniture...
They Told Me To Remove All of My Furniture...
 
It happened again to my caller. They decided to list their home at the beginning of summer, with the hopes of being moved and settled by the beginning of the school year. They have already closed and moved into their new home.
 
Unfortunately, some well-meaning friends told the homeowners that they should remove everything, including their furniture because a vacant home would be easier to sell.
 
No one told them any different. The caller told me that no one had ever mentioned staging.
 
And, even though they’d moved, they did leave some items behind.
 
Well...ok, maybe we can work with it!
 
After inquiring, I discovered that what they had left was a dresser in one bedroom and an old desk in another. Oh yes, they had patio furniture in the back but it really was old and needed to be trashed.
 
Had it been painted?
Well, yes, they’d painted the living room, dining room, and family room walls white.  The bedroom walls had nail holes in them. And they never touched the other rooms. But, the wife said she hung some clothes up in the closets!
 
How about the kitchen...had it been updated?
Minimally...which I took to ... more

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