I recently picked up a listing in Glenmary Estates which is one of the newer sections in the Glenmary Development. This house was vacant and in its history, had been listed with 5 other real estate agents. Among other things, we decided to rent some furniture and have it professionally staged.
I had shown the house to a client a couple of months ago; he is a careful shopper and will be making a decision in May. His girlfriend liked it, but he did not care for it. I convinced him to come back for a second look last week and he reluctantly agreed. He was immediately impressed when he opened the door and ended up staying for an hour. The staging helped define area and gave the house a “lived in” look that helped him imagine what it would look like with his furniture.
Our open house had people “oohing” and “aahing” equally. Now, let’s have one of them make an offer.
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