Take IT or Leave IT PART V
July 27th, 2010
How does your house look in the public eye?
This is the last of the series; Take IT or Leave IT.
Whenever a client trusts Turpin Real Estate, Inc. to market their property our overall goal is to have the house prepared in such a manner that the BUYER will TAKE yours and LEAVE the competition behind.
Often homeowners become accustom to the way their home looks and feels. That’s a natural positive response. When the time comes to put the house on the market and move on, what seems natural is not.
Preparing your home can be a challenge because of the emotions and personal connections. Imagine yourself as a perspective buyer and walk around your home, take some pictures while you are at it. Ask yourself, “What do I see?” Are you seeing a lot of personal items? Multiple objects on surfaces such as book shelves, table tops, piano and kitchen counters? If the answer is yes, then you have some work to do.
Recently clients were looking at homes in Chatham and Madison. The question was asked, 
“Why did you purchase one over the other?” The answer was simple, “We couldn’t imagine where our furniture would go because there was too much going on in the other house.”
Buyers more often than not, get involved with items that they see while previewing homes for purchase. They need to focus on the house, not the items. As beautiful as they may be, our advise it to start packing.
The reduction of items is the number one necessity for a seller. If you get stuck, I may be able to help you out.
Encourage the buyers to take your home not to leave it.
Hope you have enjoyed the series.
Posted by: 
Caroline Vanleer
