A quiet shout-out to all you real estate professionals out there. I know the market is brutal now and has been for some time but there is light at the end of this tunnel. I do believe we have hit the bottom. It is a tough road back. Buyers are still calling the shots but with a little help, you can give your clients a little more leverage. In this market, as always, your listing needs to stand out...way out! Please advise your clients that a few hundred dollars can get it sold. I have consulted and staged many scary, out dated, cluttered and overly personalized homes and every one of them sold within weeks of a staging after being on the market for months and sometimes almost a year! It doesn't need to be drastic (Ala Designed To Sell) just substantial cleaning, organizing, arranging and packing up will have sweeping changes.
If you have a listing that needs help but you would like to keep your relationship intact with your client, call me. I'll be the bad guy. Until the house gets an offer finally, then I get to be the good guy! I've worked with many Realtors and am happy to share referrals with you.In the mean time, hang in there, it's only going to get better from here on out.
As for everyone else, if your home needs a good once-over-twice (you know who you are) let's get together and see what we can do to make your home more comfortable, organized, livable and stylish...your style, not mine. That is what makes a good house and a wonderful home.
I have to say... as one of your "Realtors in the House", You have done amazing work with some of our more difficult clients. It is much more effective to have you come in and make suggestions than for us to awkwardly tell clients to lose the 1970's couches covered in plastic.
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU OH-SO-MUCH! YOU KNOW I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO BE THE BAD GUY. WE JUST WANT TO HELP THEM GET THE HOUSE SOLD. JUST REMEMBER...NO PAIN, NO GAIN. IT HOLDS TRUE HERE, TOO.
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