Comments on: 5 Reasons Empty Rooms Are a Bad Idea When Selling Your House http://www.sixelements.com/5-reasons-empty-rooms-are-a-bad-idea-when-selling-your-house/ Six Elements Home Staging, Interior Redesign, Color Advice and House Staging Training Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:19:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Why your empty house isn’t selling – Week 1 | Skinner Properties & Investments, Inc. Broomfield, Westminster, Northglenn and Thornton CO Real Estate http://www.sixelements.com/5-reasons-empty-rooms-are-a-bad-idea-when-selling-your-house/#comment-75 Why your empty house isn’t selling – Week 1 | Skinner Properties & Investments, Inc. Broomfield, Westminster, Northglenn and Thornton CO Real Estate Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:33:22 +0000 http://www.sixelements.com/?p=354#comment-75 [...] any of these articles for additional reasons why your empty home isn’t selling: 5 Reasons Why Empty Rooms Are A Bad Idea When Selling a House It’s a Fact, Vacant Houses and Apartments Don’t [...] [...] any of these articles for additional reasons why your empty home isn’t selling: 5 Reasons Why Empty Rooms Are A Bad Idea When Selling a House It’s a Fact, Vacant Houses and Apartments Don’t [...]

]]> By: Jon http://www.sixelements.com/5-reasons-empty-rooms-are-a-bad-idea-when-selling-your-house/#comment-72 Jon Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:43:30 +0000 http://www.sixelements.com/?p=354#comment-72 Debra My agent at the time and I discussed the timing issue and she assured me that although November thru February was the least desirable time she followed it up by saying that March thru May would be the most desirable time. The staging was more in line with the HGTV simple but elegant theme. After having it off the market for 2 months I listed it for $4500.00 under the agents listed price. The selling price to my surprise ended up being only $400.00 below my former agents listing price. The comments about nothing hidden from view was directed at not having to look around head boards and night stands and the like. They liked being able to view all the walls and wookwork which you can't when you have furnishings and art work. I had several people state that they liked viewing the house free of belongings because they felt more comfortable going thru all the cabinets and closets. Debra My agent at the time and I discussed the timing issue and she assured me that although November thru February was the least desirable time she followed it up by saying that March thru May would be the most desirable time. The staging was more in line with the HGTV simple but elegant theme. After having it off the market for 2 months I listed it for $4500.00 under the agents listed price. The selling price to my surprise ended up being only $400.00 below my former agents listing price.
The comments about nothing hidden from view was directed at not having to look around head boards and night stands and the like. They liked being able to view all the walls and wookwork which you can’t when you have furnishings and art work. I had several people state that they liked viewing the house free of belongings because they felt more comfortable going thru all the cabinets and closets.

]]> By: Debra Gould http://www.sixelements.com/5-reasons-empty-rooms-are-a-bad-idea-when-selling-your-house/#comment-66 Debra Gould Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:47:17 +0000 http://www.sixelements.com/?p=354#comment-66 Jon, congrats on your selling success! I find it interesting that not only did you undo the staging (which may have been inappropriately done or over done -- staging shouldn't hide anything and shouldn't be so personal people complain) but you also sold it on your own <strong>without an agent</strong>! I'm wondering what month you listed the home the first time and what month it was when you put it back on the market (since seasonality can play a role) and whether you listed it at the same price in both cases. You might find this article interesting too: http://www.sixelements.com/when-home-staging-doesnt-sell-your-home/ Again, thanks for sharing your experience! Jon, congrats on your selling success! I find it interesting that not only did you undo the staging (which may have been inappropriately done or over done — staging shouldn’t hide anything and shouldn’t be so personal people complain) but you also sold it on your own without an agent!

I’m wondering what month you listed the home the first time and what month it was when you put it back on the market (since seasonality can play a role) and whether you listed it at the same price in both cases.

You might find this article interesting too:
http://www.sixelements.com/when-home-staging-doesnt-sell-your-home/

Again, thanks for sharing your experience!

]]> By: Jon http://www.sixelements.com/5-reasons-empty-rooms-are-a-bad-idea-when-selling-your-house/#comment-62 Jon Sat, 05 Mar 2011 01:25:52 +0000 http://www.sixelements.com/?p=354#comment-62 I have heard this over and over again. But my experience was much different. I had my house up for sale in 2009 with a realtor for 6 months and we did the staging thing. Then it was you need to remove your modern art it's to personal. It's was do this do that to no avail. Not one offer. So I dropped the realtor and took my house off the market for 2 months. I emptied the house and listed it myself and had it under contract in 2 months for over listing price because of multipule offers. The people that came thru the house commented that they liked the fact that they could clearly see everything and nothing was hidden from view. I have heard this over and over again. But my experience was much different. I had my house up for sale in 2009 with a realtor for 6 months and we did the staging thing. Then it was you need to remove your modern art it’s to personal. It’s was do this do that to no avail. Not one offer. So I dropped the realtor and took my house off the market for 2 months. I emptied the house and listed it myself and had it under contract in 2 months for over listing price because of multipule offers. The people that came thru the house commented that they liked the fact that they could clearly see everything and nothing was hidden from view.

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