The listing agent asked me to talk to this couple about getting their home ready to sell.
He felt the extra clutter and some of the outdated features of the house would delay the sell of the house and he was right. I gave them a lots of suggestions for making the house look more appealing to buyers. I also spent a great deal of time explaining why its important to do these things. (I've learned that when people understand the "why" they're more inclined to listen.)
When I suggest they replace certain light fixtures and some hardware in the bathrooms that is dated, I get back that they don't want to spend any more money on fixes to the house, let the new owners do it...
Well here is a surprise, guess what the new owners don't want to do it either! Buyers in this market do not want to buy a 'to-do-list'. They want all those things done already, so they can move right in. They are probably just making the downpayment and are not going to have extra funds to spend on those updates so they want the sellers to have it done already!
Like many sellers they're discouraged. But 'Sellers' understand this if the buyers do make a 'todolist' and the inspector finds things in the inspection too then..... Guess what, the buyers are going to ask for a big allowance to cover that, in most cases 200 to 300 percent more than it would have cost you to go ahead a do it before hand.
Until sellers and agents understand that there are going to be houses that continue to sit on the market for yrs. Don't wait til you have had to reduce the price twice to finally get around to hiring a Professional.... Its going to be cheaper to go ahead and hire the professional Home Stager to see what you need to do up front....
Call me and lets arrange a time for a Walk thru Consultation and see what needs to be done!
Owner Brenda Hughes
Certified Home Stager
I was born & raised in Vanderburgh County so I have the pride of community.
You are more than a client, you may be my neighbor.
Contact me to set up your consultation and let me help you get your home ready to sell or redesign a room or rooms you are tired of looking at…
Cell Phone ~ (812) 319-4376
E-mail ~ Brenda@evansvillehomestaging.com
Website ~ http://www.evansvillehomestaging.com
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