staging: $1.39 Home Staging
- 11/26/12 05:01 AM
See this switch plate? Yes, all the switch plates in a home that someone was trying to sell were like this. The house was vacant, but these said everything a buyer needed to know about the house -- it screamed "estate sale". It screamed "granny". It screamed "desparate seller". It screamed "clueless Realtor".
It would have cost the seller (or agent) $1.39 each to replace. When talking to clients about listing their property, the first thing I do is ask for permission to be blunt. (I say blunt or frank because I hate it when people say "To tell … (4 comments)
Recently during property previews for buyers in Treasure Island & Madeira Beach I've encountered situations where, on the phone & throughout the entire showing, the listing agents apologized & made excuses for all the things that were not done to the property or the listing itself.
A steady stream of comments like:
That pile of debris is where they cut down a tree. They just haven't cleaned it up yet. The boat lift motor is broken, but they're going to fix that. We're going to get those carpets cleaned. Sorry it's such a mess - we're … (1 comments)
See this switch plate? Yes, all the switch plates in a home that someone was trying to sell were like this. The house was vacant, but these said everything a buyer needed to know about the house -- it screamed "estate sale". It screamed "granny". It screamed "desparate seller". It screamed "clueless Realtor". 
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