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Long Island Home Sellers Listen Up - Buyers Do Not Want These

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Real Estate Agent with The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803

Unless You Are Looking To Sell Your Long Island Home "As Is"  To An Investor, Long Island Buyers Have Told Us What They Are NOT Looking For In A Home...

 

As Long Island REALTORS® we are listening to Home Buyers who Know What They Want In A Home, And They Know Especially What They Don't Want.

 

Here Are 10 Examples of What They Have Been Telling Us They Don't Want:

  • Rooster Wallpaper
  • Heavy Window Treatments
  • Dark Painted Rooms
  • Ceramic Tile Counter-Tops
  • Unpleasant Odors 
  • Carpet in Bathrooms 
  • Wall Paneling
  • Shag Carpets
  • Popcorn Ceilings
  • Pastel Tubs/Sinks/Toilet/Tiles in their Bathrooms
  • Linoleum Floors

Other turn-offs to many Long Island buyers is they do not want a home where do-it-yourself projects were started but not completed. They don' t want to finish work that a homeowner began, but never finished. They also do not like looking at crowded countertops and definitely do not want to see bugs!

 

When you're ready to sell your Long Island Home, Call Lawrence And Sheila Agranoff at our Cell: 631-805-4400. We will price it where home buyers believe the value is and want to say I WANT THIS HOME!

 

 

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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

No they don't, Sheila and Larry! And they don't want those things here in Charlotte either. The image of rooster wallpaper really made me laugh this morning.

Aug 29, 2022 04:04 AM
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Larry and Sheila. Remember the old commercial "you can pay me now or pay more later"? Remove the negatives and enjoy the positives that come! Enjoy your day.

Aug 29, 2022 04:10 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

This is very good advice to share with prospective home sellers.

Have a productive week.

Aug 29, 2022 04:17 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Larry and Sheila,

AMEN!! Your list is a good one of what buyers are not looking for. Remove those negatives and you have a saleable home!

Aug 29, 2022 05:18 AM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Sheila and Larry - some turn-offs you describe turn into opportunities for buyers with a vision.  They usually come with a "price" that does not work in the favor of a seller who understands as Barbara Todaro says, "the eye buys".  

Aug 29, 2022 05:59 AM
Grant Schneider
Performance Development Strategies - Armonk, NY
Your Coach Helping You Create Successful Outcomes

Hi Larry and Sheila - they don't want that anywhere.  Those sellers are stuck in the 70's.

Aug 29, 2022 06:06 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

I think it is really funny when sellers actually believe that buyers will want those things, haha.

Aug 29, 2022 07:51 AM
Ray Henson
Retired - Goodyear, AZ
Retired Real Estate Agent

You have provided a very good list.  I can only think of one person who would love those shag carpets, Austin Powers.  I doubt he will be making an appearance.  😜

Aug 29, 2022 08:37 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Hi Larry and Sheila- when buyers see these and more there is a calculator going off in their heads adding up everything it will cost them in time and money IF they even want to pursue the house. 

Aug 29, 2022 11:13 AM
Sheri Sperry - MCNE®
Coldwell Banker Realty - Sedona, AZ
(928) 274-7355 ~ YOUR Solutions REALTOR®

Hi Sheila,

I have seen some outdated wallpaper that makes the home look O-L-D. But Rooster paper has never been on the list in Arizona! 

I got my home for $25K off the list price because of the wallpaper.  And yes, it was a bear to pull off and get someone to do the work.

I can see most of the other issues on your list. 

Aug 29, 2022 01:55 PM
Rocky Dickerson
Realty One Group - Las Vegas, NV
Superior Service!

O M G - yes indeed, I do remember the old rooster wallpaper

Aug 29, 2022 04:42 PM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

You nailed it Sheila. You are absolutely correct and Long Island is lucky to have Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400 

Aug 29, 2022 09:24 PM
Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY
Long Island Condo and Home Specialists

Thank you all for your comments. Larry &  appreciate them very much!

Aug 30, 2022 01:38 AM