Comments on: It doesn’t have to be a bad thing… http://salemoregonrealestatehomes.com/2009/11/12/it-doesnt-have-to-be-a-bad-thing/ The home truth and nothing but the truth Mon, 21 May 2012 02:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Selling real estate and Staging a home in Salem Oregon | A Salem Oregon Real Estate and Homes Blog-The Real Estate Jumble http://salemoregonrealestatehomes.com/2009/11/12/it-doesnt-have-to-be-a-bad-thing/#comment-506 Selling real estate and Staging a home in Salem Oregon | A Salem Oregon Real Estate and Homes Blog-The Real Estate Jumble Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:28:17 +0000 http://salemoregonrealestatehomes.com/?p=2654#comment-506 [...] recently wrote a post about someone that listed with another agent because I told her that her home needed to be [...] [...] recently wrote a post about someone that listed with another agent because I told her that her home needed to be [...]

]]> By: Melina Tomson http://salemoregonrealestatehomes.com/2009/11/12/it-doesnt-have-to-be-a-bad-thing/#comment-505 Melina Tomson Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:14:01 +0000 http://salemoregonrealestatehomes.com/?p=2654#comment-505 Well that's why I wrote "lose" in quotes. I think if sellers don't trust what I have to say, then they shouldn't work with me because I didn't show them value. Well that’s why I wrote “lose” in quotes. I think if sellers don’t trust what I have to say, then they shouldn’t work with me because I didn’t show them value.

]]> By: Margaret Oscilia http://salemoregonrealestatehomes.com/2009/11/12/it-doesnt-have-to-be-a-bad-thing/#comment-504 Margaret Oscilia Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:43:57 +0000 http://salemoregonrealestatehomes.com/?p=2654#comment-504 What is worse - to "lose" a listing or to list a home that isn't prepared or priced properly? I think its important for agents to help their clients "see" their home from a buyer's perspective. Too often I see homes that enter the market unprepared and only after they suffer a price reduction and months of waiting do the call in a stager to get better looking MLS photos. It isn't a reflection on someone's taste to advise a stager - even beautifully decorated homes need changes to be ideal for showing to potential buyers. (And yes - decluttering, a slipcover and some great pillows do wonders!) What is worse – to “lose” a listing or to list a home that isn’t prepared or priced properly? I think its important for agents to help their clients “see” their home from a buyer’s perspective.

Too often I see homes that enter the market unprepared and only after they suffer a price reduction and months of waiting do the call in a stager to get better looking MLS photos. It isn’t a reflection on someone’s taste to advise a stager – even beautifully decorated homes need changes to be ideal for showing to potential buyers.
(And yes – decluttering, a slipcover and some great pillows do wonders!)

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