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Selling A House With A Shop - Leave It For Showing Or Empty It?
On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 21:04:04 -0400, wrote:
On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:51:40 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:03:56 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 09:09:02 -0700, Electric Comet wrote: On Wed, 26 Apr 2017 20:20:51 -0700 (PDT) DerbyDad03 wrote: So much for letting potential buyers use their imagination as to what the room could be used for. ;-) the point of removing furnishings is to make the space look and feel bigger There is a limit to that. There should be enough in a room to make it look useful but not enough to make it junky. A lot of people can't "see" their bed in an empty room. OTOH, if there is a queen bed in the room, it's a lot easier to imagine your king in the same room. There is a reason people pay big money to stage homes. Total waste of money in this local market where there are multiple bids on virtually every listing, and they usually sell way over listed price - with no conditions, and often sight unseen. Crazy I know, but that's the market in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Probably but it makes the point that you shouldn't totally empty rooms. De-junkify, absolutely. Remove everything? Not necessarily. In a "normal" market you want the house look like it's liveable. A bit of furniture gives it some "scale". I think an empty house is a harder sell - in a normal market. If nothing else it detracts from some of the normal "wear and tear" |
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Selling A House With A Shop - Leave It For Showing Or Empty It?
On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 22:31:39 -0400, wrote:
On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 21:04:04 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:51:40 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:03:56 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 09:09:02 -0700, Electric Comet wrote: On Wed, 26 Apr 2017 20:20:51 -0700 (PDT) DerbyDad03 wrote: So much for letting potential buyers use their imagination as to what the room could be used for. ;-) the point of removing furnishings is to make the space look and feel bigger There is a limit to that. There should be enough in a room to make it look useful but not enough to make it junky. A lot of people can't "see" their bed in an empty room. OTOH, if there is a queen bed in the room, it's a lot easier to imagine your king in the same room. There is a reason people pay big money to stage homes. Total waste of money in this local market where there are multiple bids on virtually every listing, and they usually sell way over listed price - with no conditions, and often sight unseen. Crazy I know, but that's the market in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Probably but it makes the point that you shouldn't totally empty rooms. De-junkify, absolutely. Remove everything? Not necessarily. In a "normal" market you want the house look like it's liveable. A bit of furniture gives it some "scale". I think an empty house is a harder sell - in a normal market. If nothing else it detracts from some of the normal "wear and tear" Exactly. That's the point I've been making but even in a hot market it may matter but it's unlikely to be worth hiring decoy furniture. |
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#164
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Selling A House With A Shop - Leave It For Showing Or Empty It?
On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 22:39:54 -0400, wrote:
On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 22:31:39 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 21:04:04 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:51:40 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:03:56 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 09:09:02 -0700, Electric Comet wrote: On Wed, 26 Apr 2017 20:20:51 -0700 (PDT) DerbyDad03 wrote: So much for letting potential buyers use their imagination as to what the room could be used for. ;-) the point of removing furnishings is to make the space look and feel bigger There is a limit to that. There should be enough in a room to make it look useful but not enough to make it junky. A lot of people can't "see" their bed in an empty room. OTOH, if there is a queen bed in the room, it's a lot easier to imagine your king in the same room. There is a reason people pay big money to stage homes. Total waste of money in this local market where there are multiple bids on virtually every listing, and they usually sell way over listed price - with no conditions, and often sight unseen. Crazy I know, but that's the market in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Probably but it makes the point that you shouldn't totally empty rooms. De-junkify, absolutely. Remove everything? Not necessarily. In a "normal" market you want the house look like it's liveable. A bit of furniture gives it some "scale". I think an empty house is a harder sell - in a normal market. If nothing else it detracts from some of the normal "wear and tear" Exactly. That's the point I've been making but even in a hot market it may matter but it's unlikely to be worth hiring decoy furniture. In a red hot market where people are bidding sight unseen, it's a total waste |
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#165
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Selling A House With A Shop - Leave It For Showing Or Empty It?
On 4/27/17 9:39 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 22:31:39 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 21:04:04 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:51:40 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:03:56 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 09:09:02 -0700, Electric Comet wrote: On Wed, 26 Apr 2017 20:20:51 -0700 (PDT) DerbyDad03 wrote: So much for letting potential buyers use their imagination as to what the room could be used for. ;-) the point of removing furnishings is to make the space look and feel bigger There is a limit to that. There should be enough in a room to make it look useful but not enough to make it junky. A lot of people can't "see" their bed in an empty room. OTOH, if there is a queen bed in the room, it's a lot easier to imagine your king in the same room. There is a reason people pay big money to stage homes. Total waste of money in this local market where there are multiple bids on virtually every listing, and they usually sell way over listed price - with no conditions, and often sight unseen. Crazy I know, but that's the market in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Probably but it makes the point that you shouldn't totally empty rooms. De-junkify, absolutely. Remove everything? Not necessarily. In a "normal" market you want the house look like it's liveable. A bit of furniture gives it some "scale". I think an empty house is a harder sell - in a normal market. If nothing else it detracts from some of the normal "wear and tear" Exactly. That's the point I've been making but even in a hot market it may matter but it's unlikely to be worth hiring decoy furniture. I love when so many "experts" show up on usenet to offer their ignorant opinions. The bottom line is a good realtor knows the trends in their area and adjusts/stages accordingly. It just so happens we are in the hottest sellers' market in 20 years. You could stage your house with dead horses and crime scene tape and you'd probably have a bidding war before it was officially on the market. But no, a bunch of retired woodworkers on a dead internet medium know more than people who are actually doing the job of selling real estate. It's entertaining, at least. -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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#166
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Selling A House With A Shop - Leave It For Showing Or Empty It?
On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 22:35:19 -0500, -MIKE-
wrote: On 4/27/17 9:39 PM, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 22:31:39 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 21:04:04 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:51:40 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:03:56 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 09:09:02 -0700, Electric Comet wrote: On Wed, 26 Apr 2017 20:20:51 -0700 (PDT) DerbyDad03 wrote: So much for letting potential buyers use their imagination as to what the room could be used for. ;-) the point of removing furnishings is to make the space look and feel bigger There is a limit to that. There should be enough in a room to make it look useful but not enough to make it junky. A lot of people can't "see" their bed in an empty room. OTOH, if there is a queen bed in the room, it's a lot easier to imagine your king in the same room. There is a reason people pay big money to stage homes. Total waste of money in this local market where there are multiple bids on virtually every listing, and they usually sell way over listed price - with no conditions, and often sight unseen. Crazy I know, but that's the market in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Probably but it makes the point that you shouldn't totally empty rooms. De-junkify, absolutely. Remove everything? Not necessarily. In a "normal" market you want the house look like it's liveable. A bit of furniture gives it some "scale". I think an empty house is a harder sell - in a normal market. If nothing else it detracts from some of the normal "wear and tear" Exactly. That's the point I've been making but even in a hot market it may matter but it's unlikely to be worth hiring decoy furniture. I love when so many "experts" show up on usenet to offer their ignorant opinions. Including yours? The bottom line is a good realtor knows the trends in their area and adjusts/stages accordingly. It just so happens we are in the hottest sellers' market in 20 years. You could stage your house with dead horses and crime scene tape and you'd probably have a bidding war before it was officially on the market. But no, a bunch of retired woodworkers on a dead internet medium know more than people who are actually doing the job of selling real estate. Since you're retired, maybe you could take some time to take rudimentary reading classes. I said nothing about how hot, or not, any particular market is. It's entertaining, at least. I'm so glad I could be of service. |
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#167
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Selling A House With A Shop - Leave It For Showing Or Empty It?
On 4/28/17 7:23 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 22:35:19 -0500, -MIKE- wrote: On 4/27/17 9:39 PM, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 22:31:39 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 21:04:04 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:51:40 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:03:56 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 09:09:02 -0700, Electric Comet wrote: On Wed, 26 Apr 2017 20:20:51 -0700 (PDT) DerbyDad03 wrote: So much for letting potential buyers use their imagination as to what the room could be used for. ;-) the point of removing furnishings is to make the space look and feel bigger There is a limit to that. There should be enough in a room to make it look useful but not enough to make it junky. A lot of people can't "see" their bed in an empty room. OTOH, if there is a queen bed in the room, it's a lot easier to imagine your king in the same room. There is a reason people pay big money to stage homes. Total waste of money in this local market where there are multiple bids on virtually every listing, and they usually sell way over listed price - with no conditions, and often sight unseen. Crazy I know, but that's the market in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Probably but it makes the point that you shouldn't totally empty rooms. De-junkify, absolutely. Remove everything? Not necessarily. In a "normal" market you want the house look like it's liveable. A bit of furniture gives it some "scale". I think an empty house is a harder sell - in a normal market. If nothing else it detracts from some of the normal "wear and tear" Exactly. That's the point I've been making but even in a hot market it may matter but it's unlikely to be worth hiring decoy furniture. I love when so many "experts" show up on usenet to offer their ignorant opinions. Including yours? The bottom line is a good realtor knows the trends in their area and adjusts/stages accordingly. It just so happens we are in the hottest sellers' market in 20 years. You could stage your house with dead horses and crime scene tape and you'd probably have a bidding war before it was officially on the market. But no, a bunch of retired woodworkers on a dead internet medium know more than people who are actually doing the job of selling real estate. Since you're retired, maybe you could take some time to take rudimentary reading classes. I said nothing about how hot, or not, any particular market is. It's entertaining, at least. I'm so glad I could be of service. With most of your posts, I get the feeling that you're an old curmudgeon who's only entertainment in life is to belittle people in this group. If if brings you joy, who am I to argue? You go on being you and enjoy. -- -MIKE- "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life" --Elvin Jones (1927-2004) -- http://mikedrums.com ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply |
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#168
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Selling A House With A Shop - Leave It For Showing Or Empty It?
On Fri, 28 Apr 2017 22:36:31 -0500, -MIKE-
wrote: On 4/28/17 7:23 PM, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 22:35:19 -0500, -MIKE- wrote: On 4/27/17 9:39 PM, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 22:31:39 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 21:04:04 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:51:40 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 14:03:56 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 27 Apr 2017 09:09:02 -0700, Electric Comet wrote: On Wed, 26 Apr 2017 20:20:51 -0700 (PDT) DerbyDad03 wrote: So much for letting potential buyers use their imagination as to what the room could be used for. ;-) the point of removing furnishings is to make the space look and feel bigger There is a limit to that. There should be enough in a room to make it look useful but not enough to make it junky. A lot of people can't "see" their bed in an empty room. OTOH, if there is a queen bed in the room, it's a lot easier to imagine your king in the same room. There is a reason people pay big money to stage homes. Total waste of money in this local market where there are multiple bids on virtually every listing, and they usually sell way over listed price - with no conditions, and often sight unseen. Crazy I know, but that's the market in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Probably but it makes the point that you shouldn't totally empty rooms. De-junkify, absolutely. Remove everything? Not necessarily. In a "normal" market you want the house look like it's liveable. A bit of furniture gives it some "scale". I think an empty house is a harder sell - in a normal market. If nothing else it detracts from some of the normal "wear and tear" Exactly. That's the point I've been making but even in a hot market it may matter but it's unlikely to be worth hiring decoy furniture. I love when so many "experts" show up on usenet to offer their ignorant opinions. Including yours? The bottom line is a good realtor knows the trends in their area and adjusts/stages accordingly. It just so happens we are in the hottest sellers' market in 20 years. You could stage your house with dead horses and crime scene tape and you'd probably have a bidding war before it was officially on the market. But no, a bunch of retired woodworkers on a dead internet medium know more than people who are actually doing the job of selling real estate. Since you're retired, maybe you could take some time to take rudimentary reading classes. I said nothing about how hot, or not, any particular market is. It's entertaining, at least. I'm so glad I could be of service. With most of your posts, I get the feeling that you're an old curmudgeon who's only entertainment in life is to belittle people in this group. If if brings you joy, who am I to argue? Exactly the opposite but I'm game any time you want to go there, which seems to be a regular sport of yours. You go on being you and enjoy. Back at ya'. |
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