| Posted on June 10, 2009 at 7:31 PM |
In today's market it is more important than ever to have your home stand out above the rest. For example, recently a CMA was done on a house that came in at $380,000.00. I was called in and the owners spent approximately $1600.00 on some minor work like wallpaper removal, painting and staging the house. Then a new price was attached and the house sold for $405,000.00 in just 11 days! That's a full $25,000.00 more than what they originally thought the house would sell for! The homeowners were so happy they've asked me to help them arrange their new house once they move.
Who wouldn't want this kind of return on their investment?
Another recent house was listed previously with two different top agents in the area but wasn't selling. It was a newer very large, higher end home which was devoid of furniture and lacking any accessories or personality. The homeowners weren't using half of the home which tells potential buyers that the home is just too large, and this was exactly the feedback that they were getting. The third listing agent called me in and the house was staged showing tru e use of the spaces, adding much needed interest and warmth. This 'hard to sell' house had a solid offer after 45 days and was sold firm! The clients were ecstatic!
Both of these examples happened within the last month, in this supposedly slow market.
Will you be my next success story?
Categories: None