home sellers: The Pristine House Test
- 09/07/09 12:58 PM
Dirty grout. Broken tiles. Ripply roof. Scuffy floors. Chipped cabinets. Scraggly radiators. Faded countertops. Outdated colors. Appalling old wallpaper. Peeling ceilings. Jumbly closets. Rumply bedding. Dingy curtains. Overgrown landscaping. Scary basements. MOLD! Etc.In other people's houses, ugh! That's what typical buyers today think when they're viewing homes. If owners don't care enough to prepare for a sale, then buyers don't care enough to buy. Of course, sellers with financial issues may not be able to compete in the Pristine House Test, but those who can and don't...this market will leave you behind!Clients of mine texted me this weekend with a no-go after I took … (2 comments)
home sellers: The Value of Trust in Real Estate Transactions
- 09/06/09 11:59 AM
On various socially-oriented portals such as this, Realtors vie for business by trying to be the first to answer questions posed by buyers and sellers. Others host Sunday open houses where they can chat in person with prospective customers and convey the knowledge and enthusiasm that may lead to business. Those are but two ways that agents and the public interact in a world full of choices. As we all hunker down in this distressing economic climate and reach out for the familiar, the buyers and sellers among us are thinking more deeply about who they know and trust. We've … (0 comments)
Award-winning agent, team leader and HGTV "Bought & Sold" cast member Roberta Plutzik Baldwin ruminates on the real estate biz from a New Jersey/so-close-to-NYC perspective. Follow The Team at twitter.com/TheBaldwinTeam.
Dirty grout. Broken tiles. Ripply roof. Scuffy floors. Chipped cabinets. Scraggly radiators. Faded countertops. Outdated colors. Appalling old wallpaper. Peeling ceilings. Jumbly closets. Rumply bedding. Dingy curtains. Overgrown landscaping. Scary basements. MOLD! Etc.In other people's houses, ugh! That's what typical buyers today think when they're viewing homes. If owners don't care enough to prepare for a sale, then buyers don't care enough to buy. Of course, sellers with financial issues may not be able to compete in the Pristine House Test, but those who can and don't...this market will leave you behind!Clients of mine texted me this weekend with a no-go after I took … (2 comments)
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