Tuesday, February 22, 2011
WIRE HANGERS ARE OK...
Long before HGTV, way before it was called Staging, I have always advised sellers on the importance of market perception/buyer attraction regarding premarketing repairs and decor face lifts so their property looks great for the first appt. You only get one chance for that first impression! Many times a seller has the inclination to remove all signs of normalcy or everyday behavior from the property. Not such a great idea. The inviting but slightly tattered chair in a bedroom, a worn but clean vibrant runner in a dull hall, the funky art you made in Provincetown, these all evoke normalcy, comfort, everyday life...and a soul. My friend and interior designer Rebecca Paul says a little patina is a good thing! I never forget that. Not many buyers warm up to a house that screams Mommie Dearest.
Friday, February 18, 2011
AGENT ETIQUETTE 101
Sometime between 2000 and the "new economy" many new real estate agents appeared en mass armed with cell phones and computers but without basic people skills or respect for the personal property of others. Late last night I received a phone call from one of my sellers after a buyer came through her house, sharing that her toddler's toys were either missing or lost from her Family Room...no agent wants that kind of phone call...ever. Quite frankly it is a little appalling that some agents let their buyer's kids run amok through a property for sale let alone touch decor or toys...burns me up 'cause it's not Gymboree.
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