<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Home Staging &#187; Good Luck</title> <atom:link href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/tag/good-luck/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog</link> <description>Home Staging as a Business</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:58:03 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1</generator> <image><link>http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog</link> <url>http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/wp-content/plugins/cbnet-favicon/icons/favicon-26.ico</url><title>Home Staging</title> </image> <item><title>Is staging really necessary or can I sell a house empty?</title><link>http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/staging-a-house/is-staging-really-necessary-or-can-i-sell-a-house-empty</link> <comments>http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/staging-a-house/is-staging-really-necessary-or-can-i-sell-a-house-empty#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:37:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Staging a House]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Decorating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Furniture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Good Luck]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hardwood Floors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Having An Estate Sale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[House For Sale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[House Sale]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Job Lot]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Necessary Repairs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nursing Home]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Realtor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sell A House]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sell House]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shopping]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stressful Job]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Timeline]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Whole Lot]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/staging-a-house/is-staging-really-necessary-or-can-i-sell-a-house-empty</guid> <description><![CDATA[I am tasked with selling my mother&#8217;s house now that she has gone into a nursing home. The realtor is insisting that I complete a long shopping/decorating list to &#34;stage&#34; the house for sale. I had assumed it would be sold empty, after a few necessary repairs and upgrades. The idea of staging completely throws [...]<p><a href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/staging-a-house/is-staging-really-necessary-or-can-i-sell-a-house-empty">Is staging really necessary or can I sell a house empty?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog">Home Staging</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am tasked with selling my mother&#8217;s house now that she has gone into a nursing home. The <a href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/tag/realtor" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Realtor">realtor</a> is insisting that I complete a long shopping/decorating list to &<a href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/tag/quot" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Quot">quot</a>;stage&<a href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/tag/quot" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Quot">quot</a>; the <a href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/tag/house-for-sale" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with House For Sale">house for sale</a>. I had assumed it would be sold empty, after a few necessary repairs and upgrades.</p><p>The idea of staging completely throws off my timeline in terms of having an estate sale to sell <a href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/tag/furniture" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Furniture">furniture</a>, etc., having the house professionally cleaned by a service, having the hardwood floors refinished, etc., etc., etc. It makes a really complicated, stressful job a whole lot worse for me.</p><p>Is staging really necessary or can I just tell her I want to sell it empty? I&#8217;m not looking to soak every possible dollar out of the sale, I just want to get it done.</p><p>Thank you.<br /> <br />They are only suggesting what they think will sell the house more quickly. You are the seller and in control and remember they are working for you. So do what you want to do, if they insist, get another agent.<br /> <a href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/tag/good-luck" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Good Luck">Good luck</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/staging-a-house/is-staging-really-necessary-or-can-i-sell-a-house-empty">Is staging really necessary or can I sell a house empty?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog">Home Staging</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/staging-a-house/is-staging-really-necessary-or-can-i-sell-a-house-empty/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Our house is on the market &amp; we have a lot of traffic at our open houses-but no one is calling to view?</title><link>http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/staging-a-house/our-house-is-on-the-market-we-have-a-lot-of-traffic-at-our-open-houses-but-no-one-is-calling-to-view</link> <comments>http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/staging-a-house/our-house-is-on-the-market-we-have-a-lot-of-traffic-at-our-open-houses-but-no-one-is-calling-to-view#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:52:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>admin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Staging a House]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Angie]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Closing Costs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Comps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Conflict Of Interest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Factories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Flyers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Freak]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Good Luck]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grocery Stores]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Model Home]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Neighbor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Open Houses]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Quot]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rambo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Seller Concessions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sensitive Issue]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Showings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thanks In Advance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tudor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wiggle Room]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/staging-a-house/our-house-is-on-the-market-we-have-a-lot-of-traffic-at-our-open-houses-but-no-one-is-calling-to-view</guid> <description><![CDATA[Our agent says we are priced below our comps and that we get a lot of traffic on the internet and at open houses. Our house has been on the market for 38 days and we have has a total of 2 viewings apart from our open houses. Our house is nicely staged and it [...]<p><a href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/staging-a-house/our-house-is-on-the-market-we-have-a-lot-of-traffic-at-our-open-houses-but-no-one-is-calling-to-view">Our house is on the market &amp; we have a lot of traffic at our open houses-but no one is calling to view?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog">Home Staging</a></p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our agent says we are priced below our comps and that we get a lot of traffic on the internet and at open houses. Our house has been on the market for 38 days and we have has a total of 2 viewings apart from our open houses. Our house is nicely staged and it looks like a <a href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/tag/model-home" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Model Home">model home</a>. What gives? What should we be asking of our agent? We basically have about $25,000 wiggle room in the price and we were hoping to use that as a &<a href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/tag/quot" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Quot">quot</a>;haggling&<a href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/tag/quot" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Quot">quot</a>; cushion. Should we shave the price now? Our house is a 1928 tudor in a neighborhood where comps are really difficult as no 2 properties are alike. Is it too early for me to freak out? Should I be concerned about lack of showings if we&#8217;re doing well with open houses and on the web as far as hits? Thanks in advance for any wisdom you can impart!<br /> Also our next door neighbor is our agent and friend so it&#8217;s a lot more of a sensitive issue &#8211;so we can&#8217;t go all Rambo on our agent <img src='http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt="icon smile Our house is on the market &amp; we have a lot of traffic at our open houses but no one is calling to view?" class='wp-smiley' title="Our house is on the market &amp; we have a lot of traffic at our open houses but no one is calling to view?" /><br /> Oooooo&#8212;good point, Angie! I didn&#8217;t really think about that.  Do you think there&#8217;s a conflict of interest here?<br /> <br />How long is the contract with your realitor?  Conflict of interest or not &#8211; it is is not selling, list it with someone else or try it on your own for say 30 days.</p><p>Offer seller concessions of up to 6 percent of the <a href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/tag/closing-costs" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Closing Costs">closing costs</a> may help.  Offer to pay the appriasal.   Print up flyers to hospitals, factories, businesses, grocery stores, with the picture of your home.  Listing price, selling price, give up some equity in the home if need be. <a href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/tag/good-luck" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Good Luck">Good Luck</a> to you. (ok)</p><p><a href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/staging-a-house/our-house-is-on-the-market-we-have-a-lot-of-traffic-at-our-open-houses-but-no-one-is-calling-to-view">Our house is on the market &amp; we have a lot of traffic at our open houses-but no one is calling to view?</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog">Home Staging</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.homestagingguide.net/blog/staging-a-house/our-house-is-on-the-market-we-have-a-lot-of-traffic-at-our-open-houses-but-no-one-is-calling-to-view/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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