Jul. 25, 2006 - A dog, a cat, a fish and a ferret?
When an agent lists a condo, the phone starts ringing off the hook with agents asking "Can they have a dog? A cat? A dog AND a cat? Two cats? Two dogs? A dog, a cat, a fish and a ferret?
So this time I decided to include a picture of the dog. Having the photo also helps people viewing property on the internet, without benefit of the mls internal remarks, to see quickly that YES, they can have a dog and YES there's a place for the dog to hang out.
I put a bunch of other photos to show that this two bedroom condo was very difficult to stage. Usually I bring in color. But t his one already had lots of color. So mostly I moved lots of the owner's stuff around (several boxes of his stuff into my basement) and came up with this "look"..
Of course it's hard to decide what to do when there's all this color. Do you tell the owner to paint it all white? Local people will "get this", it's a two bedroom condo up by Chelsea Village in Juanita near the beach for only $199,999 with 1.25 baths. I know many agents say...paint it all white! But this place even has a jetted tub! There's nothing on market this cheap at the moment and I really think condos are always so drab and all the same.
I decided to take a chance and let the owner's colors show! It's the only game in town and has tons of upgrades, even new hardwood floors. So hopefully people will COME and LIKE the color scheme.
Generation X is surprising us and the old "REALTOR BEIGE RULE" is going out...at least I think so.
The color looks good and so does the staging. REALTOR® beige is definitely out. Ralph Lauren color is in. My 4 bedroom listing which was pristine and had all new mechanicals (furnace, central air, windows, siding, roof, water softener all less than 2 years old) hasn't sold. Why? It's boring on the inside . . . all off white with little pizzazz. Of course, my dragon house has lots of color and it hasn't sold either (but the mechanicals, condition and price are entirely different)! If the color works, my buyers like it. If it's some awful combination they don't. I'm amazed at how few buyers know how to paint these days and subsequently consider changing paint color to be an issue.
Looks like you are right, Bonnie. I put it in the mls last night and my phones been ringing off the hook. Got a call that someone's writing an offer tomorrow morning...expect at least two by tomorrow night.
One agent called to ask if I took my own photos.
Jul. 29, 2006 - re: A dog, a cat, a fish and a ferret?
Posted by Anonymous
Oh, keep the color AS IS! It's what today's homes love! Can't you just hear them screaming out, "I'm SO over white! Please give me some color!"
Generation X isn't the only group that likes color. This old Boomer loves it, too! I love when I get asked to list a house and it has a decent color on the walls! For me, those sell the quickest!
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