Creating House Lust

In a story about model homes in an Annapolis development, The Washington Post discusses steps decorators perform in an attempt to "create house lust." Anyone considering putting their home on the market this summer should read the story, and think about how it applies to the resale market.

While I'm not a huge advocate of extensive staging, certainly it is worth looking at a home from the position of a buyer. Frequently, a new coat of paint, and a little bit of nice furniture can help. In my case, when I bought my current house (and my previous house, for that matter), I think other buyers may have been scared off by how MUCH furnitute was in the house. In each case, I sat at closing worrying about, "is the house big enough?" In each case, seeing it with no furniture, or with my own more simple decorations, found me saying, "This house is almost too big!"

If you are considering listing your house for sale, and would like to talk about options, please don't hesitate to give me a call at 410-999-6095. I'll be happy to come by, discuss what you may want to do to make the house more attractive to buyers, and to do a free, no obligation, competitive market analysis.