What's Been Left Behind in Your Listing?
Taking a final stroll through your home before leaving it as vacant and on the market is a must. You would be surprised at the things you can overlook when packing up the moving boxes. And of course, you want to make the best possible impression on buyers, or tenants, that are touring the home.
The first oddity we encountered really took the focus off the grand size of the master suite. Instead, all eyes focused on the toilet paper roll left in the room. Maybe it fell off the top of the last full box when the former tenants were leaving. That's what I envisioned. Nonetheless, it captured way too much attention and was the butt of many jokes.
Of course, not all items left behind are as disposable or innocuous as a roll of toilet paper. In yet another home that my tenant-clients and I toured we saw something a bit more troubling.
This particular piece stood out like a sore thumb to those of us touring the home, but was obviously overlooked in the move. At first glance, all the adults saw was the gun. What the ....? Who leaves a framed gun in a home that strangers will be walking through?
A closer look revealed what we believed to be a framed prop from the movie Scarface. But just because we came to the common sense conclusion that this was a movie prop, doesn't mean that any of us would like to have the prop pointed at us. Looks real enough.
And if this is a movie prop, wouldn't it have value to the owner? This seems like a collector's item to me. Personally, I would want to box up first if I was moving. Instead, it has been left behind in the basement of a home.
Taking one last walk through is a great idea when moving. And when marketing a vacant listing, a Listing Agent would be wise to take care to notice items like these.
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