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We'll Leave the Light on for You! (And the heat, too)

Reblogger Lori Cain

Real Estate Agent with Own Tulsa License #142914

December 16, 2009 07:36 AM

This Seattle home stager has some excellent advice for home sellers.

Also, when my Buyers find a home they like, I like to sit down there and discuss a possible offer. So Sellers of vacant homes, at least stage one or two rooms - a living room to discuss the offer, and a dining room table to write notes or possibly a contract!

Lori Cain, Tulsa Realtor, Chinowth & Cohen Realtors, 918-852-5036, www.LoriCain.com

During these cold, dark winter months in the Seattle area, it is important to welcome prospective buyers to your vacant home. The exterior lights should be on timers so they are on at dusk and off at day break.

Interior lamps (not overhead lights) should also be on when it gets dark outside. We suggest leaving the lamps on 24/7 or put them on timers to go on around 3 p.m. and off about 10 p.m.

Buyers will often drive by your listing prior to scheduling a tour. If your house looks warm and inviting, a positive first impression has been made.

And remember...keep the temperature comfortable, no lower than 66 degrees. A cold house will send buyers fleeing back to their warm car!

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We look forward to working with you!

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Rob Thomas

Prestige Homes of The Tri Cities, Inc. CALL....423-341-6954 - Bristol, TN

Bristol TN-VA & Tri Cities Agent, ABR, GRI, e-Pro

Lori...great idea. I will use this ever chance I get. Thanks and have a great day.

Dec 17, 2009 12:15 AM

Michele Reneau

Certified Staging Professional (CSP) Elite Instructor - Summerville, SC

Realtor, GRI ~ Charleston, SC Relocation Experts Team

Lori-I agree. A cold (or extremely hot) house is a turn off for buyers. Extreme temperatures make it hard for a buyer to enjoy walking through a home and they are more likely to rush in and out to get back into their cars where temperatures is more comfortable. Also as it gets dark quicker, an overhead outside light is a nice for agent fumbling with lockbox and keys.

Dec 17, 2009 01:43 AM

Dec 17, 2009 01:44 AM

Peggy Givens

Staging Tulsa - Tulsa, OK

Professional Home Stager, Home Staging in the Tulsa Oklahoma Area

Make a house 'feel' like home with the warmth of light and heat. Furniture in a vacant house also provides a 'sense' of warmth. Practical and appealing. Great post Lori.

Dec 17, 2009 02:39 AM

Lori Cain

Own Tulsa - Tulsa, OK

Midtown Tulsa Real Estate Top Producer

Thanks for stopping by every one! I was showing houses last week and had to retrieve my flashlight from my car to be able to SEE my keybox display key - just to GET INTO the house. Vacant home did have electricity on, but it was darn cold -- needless to say, we didn't stay long.

Dec 17, 2009 08:26 AM

Sidney Kutchuk - Realty Works Temecula Kutchuk - Realty Works Temecula

Realty Works Temecula - Temecula, CA

Realty Works Temecula

Great ideas for staging a home in winter. I agree, just staging one room can make a big difference.

Dec 17, 2009 01:02 PM

Teresa Berry

Seattle, WA

Hi Lori this is excellent & timely - thanks for posting! How fun to say hello to you in Tulsa and find a little bit of home :)Cheers and Happy Holidays to You!

Dec 17, 2009 04:19 PM

Jane - the longer you can get Buyers to linger there, the more it will feel like home to them. So, yep, stage AT LEAST one room in vacant homes - and a card table does NOT count as staging! :-)

Teresa - are you from Tulsa or have family here?

Dec 17, 2009 05:40 PM

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