Empathy For Home Sellers
Often I read other real estate blogs, to keep abreast about what is going in our industry and to see if other agents are doing something creative. Charles Turner’s Portland Real Estate blog is one that I read. I found his recent article on empathizing with home sellers to be insightful and amusing. A fellow Realtor friend says that part of every Realtors license renewal should be that they move every five years so that they don’t forget the feeling of having their home on the market (it’s been six years for us so it is time). Just for the record, I moved two years ago and...
Read MoreSold with Home Staging
I recently sold a home on Habersham Rd. in Buckhead. The home sold in just under 6 months, which was under the Buckhead average of “days on the market” for that price range. The homeowners had already moved across the country and were getting sick of the hassle of being an absentee owner. After a few months of marketing the vacant home, I discussed with them the idea of having a home staging company place a home manger in the property. I’ve mentioned the benefits of home staging on this blog before, so I was already an advocate. Once the homeowners agreed to a home...
Read MoreThe Value of Home Staging
As an experienced realtor, working in Buckhead and North Atlanta, I’ve seen it time and time again: furnished homes sell better than vacant ones. Keep in mind, when using your own furniture, less is more. In a down market here in Atlanta, I sold my home in three months. One of the first things I did was rent a storage shed and move out 1/3rd of my furniture, decorations and clothes. It seems the catchall phrase for preparing a home to make its best first impression is “home staging”, which can actually mean 4 different things: Utilizing existing furnishings for a home sale Paying an...
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