Professional home staging is the art of preparing a home for sale in an attempt to make the home more appealing to buyers, so that the house spends less time on the market.
This post written by Steve Loynd points out a mistake that many sellers make when listing their home...listing too high. Professional staging and the right price will save you time, money and stress.
Live like you are dying, the lyrics of this Tim McGraw song speaks volumes to many different people.
As I listened to what this song is advocating, It occurred to me many sellers should heed this lesson. They put a price on a property that they think "someday" it may sell for. If moving on with your life requires the sale of a property you own...there is not an infinite amount of time to accomplish this sale. Life is Short.
What got me thinking about this, is I have several short sales a bank owned sale and a probate property that are pending. With these sales the process to close will be longer (in some cases much longer) than the time it took to find a buyer. The price was right, the buyers where motivated and the sellers showed their willingness to sell, by pricing the property to sell.
List like the market is dying. Life is Short.
#1 If you are going to buy after this sale...the sooner you sell the sooner you are in the buyers shoes (you are merely trading equity...if you buy a replacement property).
#2 Moving on is far less painful than hanging on (how many months of mortgages, taxes, insurance utilities will be spend holding...after you admit you want to sell).
#3 You may be better off renting for a time (dropping the major maintenance costs and healing your credit may put you in a better place in the long run than draining your savings, while waiting to score on unrealistic re-sales).
My Bucket list doesn't include living in a home I can't afford...and waiting for someone to over pay me for the same privileges. Life is Short.
Steve Loynd, White Mountain New Hampshire real Estate Expert
steve@alpinelakes.com toll free 800-926-5653 /cell 603-381-7898
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What a great concept! It makes perfect sense! Thanks for bringing it to our attention. Steve is right on!
Sheila: And...I love Tim McGraw!
Sharon, thanks for the reblog. As my wife would tell you I'm the most patient man in the world, but when it comes to sellers unrealistic expectations...the bus stops here.
Steve: I know what you mean, it is very difficult to remain patient when sellers are being unrealistic.
Hi, Sharon. Thanks for re-blogging; this post deserves it! I especially like #2..."moving on is easier than hanging on." It's hard to realize it at the time but once you do get on with it, you think, "I wish I had done that sooner!"
Leslie: We have all done it, wished we figured it out sooner! Live and learn, right?