November 12, 2007
If you are wrining your hands over the condition of the market and longing for the good old days…STOP! Take a deep breath, evaluate your services, and up your game. This letter from my client says it better than I ever could.
You can read it and weep or make a decision to up your game by teaming up with a stager.
Letter of Reference
Susan Peters/Tim O’Connor
RE/MAX Mutual Realty
November 12, 2007
Imagine how you would feel if you were shopping for a bridal gown. If you’re having a hard time visualizing a bridal gown, imagine you are buying a car. After looking all over town you find the perfect one. A little more than you wanted to spend but it’s perfect! They you notice a tag attached to the train that says, “Train doesn’t go with the gown: Store will replace it with a cheaper one when you pick up the dress.”
That’s exactly how a buyer feels when they walk into a house and see that note attached to a gorgeous chandelier, window treatments, or even a Wolf Range. It feels like bait and switch, and sets the wrong tone from the get-go.
Even worse is to say nothing and then counter with it when an offer comes in.
Yes, you can take it with you. When you’re preparing your home for sale, just take it down, pack it away and replace it before you list. If the buyer never has a chance to see it, they don’t know what they are missing and you will have a much smoother transaction.
November 12, 2007
According to Barbara Walters that would be a big mistake. Twenty years ago, Barbara was going to buy an apartment, in teh same building that Jackie Onassis lived in, for about $250,000. NYC was in a slump, kind of like our market now. She asked her then boyfriend Alan Greenspan what he thought. He told her not to do it! It was a bad investment. She listened to him and of course you know the rest. The same unit in now worth over 30 million dollars!
This story just proves my theory: when single women decide to invest in real estate, every man they’ve ever known, comes out from nowhere and attempts to give them advice. Some of these guys may still be living in their mother’s basement, but they know what’s best. Well, if Alan Greenspan doesn’t know what he’s talking about, then who does? The time to buy is when you find something you can love and afford! It may be a long time beofre you can find a better time to buy.
