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Making Your Listing
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| It is time to make your home shine! Don't
over do it-you don't want prospects to feel
they're invading your space.
1. Introduce soft aromas-Bake cookies
and brew a pot of coffee for open houses;
keep a pot of cinnamon or vanilla in a
small crock pot to add to the aromas in
the air.
2.Organize-Be sure to make it feel inviting
and not invaiding. Make your home feel
like a happy home.
3. Add Light-Three out of four corners
of a room need to be lit by lamps, except
in smaller rooms. Place uplights in large
plants.
4. Add warmth-If there's a working fireplace,
light a fire before prospects arrive.
Or arrange candles along a table or mantle,
using one color for greater impact.
5. Use real flowers and greenery-Arrange
tall branches of fresh cut flowers in
vases in different rooms. Cover soil potted
plants with moss or vines.
6.Add mood music-During open houses or
a scheduled showing play classic Frank
Sinatra for a blast of retro-cool. To
be hipper, play jazz: Miles Davis or Wynton
Marsalis.
sources: Realtors Magazine, October 2004,
pg. 64 |
| What's Hot & What's
Not |
Hot ... Cozy small homes
on big lots
.... Not - MCMANSIONS
Hot ... Earth colors- brown,
green as well as handmade accessories
.... Not -The cold look of modern
Hot ... Informal living spaces,
like an oversized family room and an open
kitchen
.... Not - Formal dinning rooms
Hot ... Exotic hardwood floors
like bamboo and Brazilian cherry.
.... Not - Carpeting
Hot ... Mudrooms with cubbies, chests, and benches for kids
and dogs.
.... Not - Leaving all of your junk in the foyer or the coat closet
Hot .... Marble, Limestone,
and concrete countertops
.... Not - Granite countertops
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