2011 December Blogging Challenge: I'll Show Them MY House if They Want to See It!

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Real Estate Agent with California Lifestyle Realty DRE# 1780607

I have a listing on a house very similar to mine just down the street.  Our homes were built by the same builder back in 1978-- and the listing is still in original condition.  It is a project... and it needs work-- but it has huge potential.  We re-modeled our similar home several years ago and  love our Casa Schowe hacienda!  Who better to sell that house than I?

Today I showed my listing to a young couple from Orange County and their parents-- and after spending a good hour looking around the house, and walking the neighborhood-- I invited them to come take a look at our home.  They were grateful to have a glimpse at our ideas and to see the ways that we updated the home, while still keeping the hacienda charm.  

It isn't the first time I have done this... so my husband is never surpised when I bring strangers home to check out our house.  He knows I am doing my best to sell my listing down the street!

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Kathy Schowe   760.333.8886  California LifestyleRealty  California Lifestyle RealtySchowe Properties                                           

        

                  
                                   

Comments (9)

Mary Sheridan
Keller Willliams - 1033 Hamilton Place,Johnson City TN 37604 - Johnson City, TN
Creative Marketing, Buyer Agency 423-943-7655

In Maryland, before we moved to TN, we were for a while in a subdivision that had only six fairly similar plans.   In addition to ours, I had a couple of other good friends who had done all one could do to those homes and who were willing to let theirs be my "model" homes for those for which buyers needed some help seeing potential.    Ours here is unique, but I enjoy having people come to my home office and sometimes take the tour.  Who knows - one of them might offer to buy it and I just might sell it.  

Dec 11, 2011 09:34 AM
Kathy Schowe
California Lifestyle Realty - La Quinta, CA
La Quinta, California 760-333-8886

I sure don't want to sell my house-- or move-- but my husband would if the price was right!  K

Dec 11, 2011 10:01 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Kathy,

Good for you, and we are sure you will sell this house.  Wishing you the very best with this listing. A

Dec 11, 2011 10:22 AM
Florida Tolbert Team Keller Williams Advantage
Keller Williams Advantage III Realty in Lake Nona - Orlando, FL
Keller Williams Land Luxury Division Specialist

Good use of your lazy Sunday. I am right there with you. Nice day to just do cool things like AR and blogging.  And watched the Dolphins lose again. 

Dec 11, 2011 10:25 AM
Vern Eaton
Askov, MN
Realtor 651-674-7449

I know other agents that have showed their home for ideas, including my Broker.

Dec 11, 2011 10:44 AM
Jerry Newman
Brown Realty, 210-789-4216,www.JeremiahNewman.com - San Antonio, TX
Texas REALTOR, San Antonio Military Relocation

Kathy, Showing your home to clients to give them some remodeling ideas will surely help you sell your listing just down the street. Keep up the Good work.

Dec 11, 2011 12:07 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Kathy that is a great way to market  your listing, do you offer dinner and drinks too:)? just kidding.

Dec 11, 2011 03:10 PM
Kathy Schowe
California Lifestyle Realty - La Quinta, CA
La Quinta, California 760-333-8886

Endre... sometimes I include a glass of wine... if they make an offer they get dinner!  :-)

Dec 11, 2011 03:27 PM
Charles Stallions
Charles Stallions Real Estate Services - Pensacola, FL
800-309-3414 - Pensacola, Pace or Gulf Breeze, Fl.

So true Kathy, I bought a Model home one time and rented it back to the builder which worked great but after I moved in and he had but a few lots left people would still knock on my door thinking it was still model although it clearly wasn't I sold the rest of his lots that way.

Dec 12, 2011 08:28 AM

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