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Do you REALLY want to sell your home? Take control.

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Home Stager with Hampton ReDesign, Home Staging and Redesign

If you really want to sell your home then you are going to have to make some changes. Changes to your lifestyle (no more leaving dishes in the sink or an unmade bed), changes to the way you view your home (it'smessy  bed now a commodity on the open market), and the biggest challenge of all is not taking it personally when someone doesn't love your home.

Change can create stressful feelings in most of us. By nature we are creatures of habit. The habits we form help us create order out of our sometimes chaotic world!

Moving is change, there is no getting around it. Whether you have decided to move voluntarily or your move is due to a life transistion or job transfer, it's still change.

But what happens if you commit to the change? What if you decide that the outcome is going to be a positive one? Don't you think committing to your decision, taking action and then believing in the best outcome beats doubt and worry?

By making the decision to move forward you take control.

Selling your home is a commitment. tidy   bedIt's not a long term one (hopefully) but if you want a good outcome you need to make a commitment to the process.

Too often sellers feel that moving in itself is  enough of a a burden. They may resent the idea of having to do more to get their house sold. Whether it's repairs, painting, staging their home or packing ahead of time, it can be overwhelming to think of all they have to do to get their home sold.

You know what? Ask for help. It's out there. Take it a step at a time but get started today. Do one thing. And then feel good about getting that done.

  • Call your local agent and make an appointment to get an idea of market value.
  • Contact a reputable handyman or contractor to take care of any repairs
  • Ask your agent or google "home staging" in your town and find a home stager to help you organize and present your home in it's best light.
  • Start packing
  • Set a date to reward yourself for all your hard work. Each time you accomplish one step give yourself a little treat!


Think of the times you committed to something and followed through. Now remember a time when you didn't decide or didn't make a plan. What happened?

Once you decide, and act and believe in the outcome, results follow.

You can sell your home. Commit to the change and watch what happens!

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Tessa Skeens

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Comments (16)

Janice Sutton
1st Stage Property Transformations - Murrieta, CA
Home Stager - Temecula Murrieta

Amen Sister Stager!! ;)  I love it when Seller's take control and decide that they need to make a change!! It is music to my ears when Sellers, Investors, Agents tell me to "Do whatever you want to do!" and leave the changes up to me!  It is always a Win-Win!

Sep 15, 2010 06:31 AM
Tessa Skeens
Hampton ReDesign, Home Staging and Redesign - Grand Junction, CO
Staging For Realtors, Builders & Investors

Janice have you noticed that when the sellers are fully on board and on the same page, what a big difference that makes? I have. I think it even trumps price as the magic ingredient to getting a house sold. I've seen it happen again and again. Thank you for commenting! Hope your business is doing well!

Hi Barb, you and I both know when you walk into a  house ready to do a consultation the vibe is either there or it isn't. I've seen couples where one wanted to move and the other didn't. Since they couldn't decide to move forward together the house couldn't sell itself. Appreciate your comments!

Sep 15, 2010 09:20 AM
Vickie Slade
Colorado Landmark, Realtors - Boulder, CO
Service You Can Trust ~ Someone You Can Depend On

Tessa,  I couldn't agree more.  Home owners have to be a partner with the agent if they really want their home to sell.  They have to take control as you said.  Loved this post.

Sep 21, 2010 01:03 PM
Tessa Skeens
Hampton ReDesign, Home Staging and Redesign - Grand Junction, CO
Staging For Realtors, Builders & Investors

Vickie I talked to a frustrated homeowner yesterday with a house still on the market and she said "it used to just take 3-4 weeks to sell our homes".  I understand her frustration. I don't think we should lower our expectations but instead recognize that we need to change our expectations and perceptions to get a house sold in this market.

With that change comes getting clear on how to work together with their family and their agent to make the home ready to sell. Thanks so much for commenting and will be getting back to you soon!

Sep 22, 2010 01:51 AM
Tessa Skeens
Hampton ReDesign, Home Staging and Redesign - Grand Junction, CO
Staging For Realtors, Builders & Investors

Hi David...Thanks for swinging by! I had an epiphany yesterday. I have been getting ready to put my own home on the market and realized I wasn't fully committed to selling it. So I'm in the position of needing to take my own advice which is never easy ;)

When we get in the habit of counseling others it's easy to be objective but going through this process myself has opened my eyes and I think I have a better understanding of what our sellers are going through. Hopefully that will make me a better home stager or redesigner.

Great minds think alike! :)

Sep 24, 2010 02:16 AM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

It's never easy to take your own advice, but we all know you will!  Great advice and written so sellers can really understand the concept!

Sep 30, 2010 03:53 AM
Tessa Skeens
Hampton ReDesign, Home Staging and Redesign - Grand Junction, CO
Staging For Realtors, Builders & Investors

Thanks Sharon for the atta girl :)

Oct 01, 2010 04:01 AM
Pat Haddad, ABR, CRS, ePRO, GRI
Keller Williams Indianapolis Metro NE - Carmel, IN
Carmel, Fishers, Westfield IN Real Estate Expert

Tessa--This was as good as any pep talk given by any Big Ten coach!!  Sellers sometimes get overwhelmed with the tasks that lay before them.  This post spells it out making it not only manageable, but a way to take control of their entire life!  I see this was written a few weeks ago, but I think it would make a great feature, so I am suggeting it!

Oct 05, 2010 01:34 PM
Tessa Skeens
Hampton ReDesign, Home Staging and Redesign - Grand Junction, CO
Staging For Realtors, Builders & Investors

Hi Pat, I'm so glad my "pep talk" resonated with you. I have seen that overwhelmed look many times in the eyes of the sellers I consult with and I try to put myself in their shoes. Selling your home dredges up a lot of emotion. But you're right it's a good metaphor for the way we live our lives. Somehow once you decide, it becomes easier to move forward!

Oct 06, 2010 06:44 AM
Lisa Hicks
Hoang Realty - Augusta, ME
Serving Central and Southern Maine

Tessa - I just discovered your posts through a reblog.  Great advice here (and in the previous one I read about "Makeunders."  Just subscribed!

Oct 12, 2010 10:07 AM
Tessa Skeens
Hampton ReDesign, Home Staging and Redesign - Grand Junction, CO
Staging For Realtors, Builders & Investors

Hi Lisa - so glad you stopped by! Hope business is doing well for you in Maine. I used to live in Mass. and I'll always feel a kinship to my fellow New Englanders :)

Oct 12, 2010 01:56 PM
Sandy Shores FL Realtor®, Melbourne Real Estate
M & M Realty of Brevard Inc. - Melbourne, FL
Brevard County Real Estate, Florida's Space Coast

Hi Tessa, Great post - if a seller is not committed to the idea of getting their home sold, then it will never move off the market. It has to be a mutual effort between the home stager, the listing agent and the sellers.

Oct 20, 2010 05:57 AM
c m
Colorado Springs, CO

So true, the comments about homeowners on board have a completely different attitude/mindset/experience than those who hesitate...When they let us jump in and do our job it is amazing what can be accomplished.  I assisted on a job last week where we had all sorts of restrictions, don't touch this, don't do that, don't move this, don't change that...We did what we could, (the agent was paying), and we left, certain that all that could be accomplished had been.  The lead stager forwarded an e-mail later, from the owner saying she LOVED what we did, how we uncovered the beauty in her home...

Oct 20, 2010 04:01 PM
Tessa Skeens
Hampton ReDesign, Home Staging and Redesign - Grand Junction, CO
Staging For Realtors, Builders & Investors

Amen Sandy!

Don't you love to get that kind of feedback Cheryl? Makes all the effort worthwhile :)

Oct 22, 2010 06:32 AM