By Themy Gitersos
“It has to feel right” For it to be a home
A home is much more than a place to hang your hat. It's your sanctuary, your escape, your security, your place to run away from the world and feel safe. I truly believe that a house has feelings. When you love your home and take care of it, it pays you back ten fold by allowing you to take advantage of its space and creating memories you will cherish forever. When it's time to move on and a new family enters the home, they will feel the amazing energy left behind, a happy home, well taken care of, and instantly feel at home too. So many times I feel that something is not right walking through the doors of a home that’s for sale. An invisible force field…..I can feel it creeping over my skin as I enter. An uneasy feeling. Edgy even. As I walk through and take a glimpse into the life behind those walls, the wear and tear of years of procrastination and neglect begin to emerge. The carpets are worn, the walls are battered and bruised. The bathrooms are damp and the yard is being overrun by little yellow weeds seeking to overthrow the once vivid green of a well manicured lawn. The home is sad. A sense of reclusiveness….waiting, patiently for the caring family to adopt it and return it to its former glory. Revitalization from the inside and out. It so wants to be happy again. My clients feel it too. Maybe, just maybe they could help this home. But in the end, it’s too much time and work to bring it back to life. My clients move on and the home sulks back, sitting and waiting once again.
As a professional realtor in the Fraser Valley in British Columbia Canada, I come across this situation far too often which is what inspired me to write the story above. I’ve had buyers walk into a home, take a few steps inside, turn around and walk back out. When asked what the reason was, they simply say “it didn't feel right”. Selling a home is much more than putting up a for sale sign and hoping the right buyer comes along. There should be pre-list preparation to address curb appeal, tending to bumps and bruises within and the right staging utilized to capture the essence of the home. When a potential buyer steps inside, the staging must capture their attention quickly and produce “the right feeling”. It should induce a mesmerizing feeling…one of comfort, security and
safety. Metaphorically speaking, that feeling you get when you’re wrapped in a warm blanket. This is a crucial part of what sells a home. Take a step back and look at it from a buyer's perspective and prepare accordingly as it’s something so simple, yet overlooked time and time again. Presentation is key and with a little extra effort you can maximize the chances of a successful sale and to optimize the return on investment. For your best chances of a successful sale in any type of market, take the time to not only address the outside of the home, but to take extra special care of the inside. Do something today that your house will thank you for tomorrow!
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