Open House season can be a great time for sellers. I actually love Open House Season. I can see all the new listings, the competition, and challenges. This year seems to be a huge disappoinment. Now that the market has improved, it seems that too many people who bought those foreclosures or distressed properties are dumping them. Open House Season can be a great time for sellers, if you do it right. If you're lazy, and not prepping your home to be move in ready, you're going to lose out on the best offers. The better offers.
In the last 48 hours I visited 3 different homes' Open Houses. They were horribly filthy, the paint colors looked like something from a carnival, and one look like it had been abandon years ago! (Only it wasn't)
I listen to the pitches that the agents give too, and decide right then and there, that they are not agents I will ever work with. They are merely looking for a commisssion, and could care less about the condition of the property. Open House Season can be a great time for sellers, and a realtor should point that out!
* Buyers want move in ready,... so make it that way for them.
* Declutter your "stuff" . That is NOT staging, ..and if a realtor tells you that fire him or her
* Clean your house. Especially the kitchent and baths. Every single Open House I went to had
greasy dirty kitchen. No woman wants to clean up a kitchen before she moves in.
* Paint the rooms soft neutral colors. This week I have seen Neon Orange, pink, purple and marigold
Open House House Season can be a great time for sellers,...but not so much for the buyers. IT will be very discouraging for them if this trend continues. Renaissance Home Staging of Chandler, can help it change, and can get your home to sell faster in a market that needs nice properties. Call us today for more details 480-857-1437
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