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By: Sherry

Sherry — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 05:44:46 +0000

Great, thoughtful article – AGAIN!
. Holiday decorating is one touchy subject. Beginning mid November, I ask my clients about their decorating, using a “less is best” suggestion. I encourage my sellers to ‘”holiday-stage” their home for real. The owner usually leaves the home like the photos. (If the homeowner is a lousy photographer, they ask a well-equipped photographer-friend.) These photos will be added to their “Photos of Our Exceptional Home & Neighborhood Book”.
. Few sellers offer an organized home pictorial. Agents don’t ask for one. HOWEVER, a seller’s strong suit may not be in decorating, but their gardening $kill$ are unbelievable. Photos showing the house during other seasons, or showing in bloom (now dormant) plantings, make an impression. A picture is (possibly) worth thousands here. When the Homeowner is off property, the book speaks directly to the buyer. [The Book is a continuation of the Stager’s presence: a few cards placed inside often disappear & a call may follow months later.]
. (A) Buyers enjoy seasonal photos of a home they’re considering: tease photos: how the house decorates; the lawn in summer if late fall/winter; how lovely the home is in snow. If the homeowner is a gardener: lists of plants; photos of blooms; if a trellis of jasmine, lilac, or flowering bushes/plants, these photos are golden! Interior Christmas decor may lack something, but if the seller plants bulbs galore, those photos are priceless WHEN SEEN & imagined as belonging to the buyer.
. (B) Some neighborhoods are exceptional: don’t assume prospective buyers know this. Have a Professional Pamphlet w/pools, ball fields, trails, golfing, info, etc. A separate photo book includes info RE: holiday contests; yearly picnics; decor on their street, etc. Anything special? One staged home was in a sub-division that held a yearly Christmas hay ride w/horse drawn wagon, outfitted w/jingle bells in FL.
. Photos tell a story too often overlooked by the agent & the homeowner. As a stager, I make certain the untold stories are beautifully told!

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