Today I showed a property with what could only be described by Conn Igulden as being “The Julius Caesar tribute bed." Complete with ginormous posts with massive gold leafing at the top of each post, it was obviously built to commemorate Caesar's victory over Gaul. However, instead of being in a Roman museum this monument resides in a bedroom in South Edmonton that is barely big enough to hold a bed half its size. It did make me think about my last trip to Rome, and it did the same for my clients, totally distracting them from the task at hand.
Another big distraction I've seen numerous times in the bedroom is "risky photography." It certainly is an uncomfortable distraction when you walk into the master bedroom and you're greeted by a photo of the home owners in a compromising position. Depending on how well you know your clients this can be something you laugh off or something that causes you to quietly and quickly leave. We always tell people to take down personal photos before having buyers look at the home, photos from the "boudoir" certainly fall under the personal category.
A few months ago I was showing in the west end, and sitting on the night stand in the master bedroom was a large stack of self help books. I never would've noticed except the books had very large titles like "The sexless marriage" and "Improving your libido." My clients noticed too and left that home thinking they should wait for the divorce before making an offer.
The master bedroom is one of the most personal spaces in a home - buyers want to be able to picture it as their personal space. If you're trying to sell, remember to remove your personal touches from the bedroom.
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I understand a bed would be a difficult thing to just “put away” for the showing but risky photography/personal books?
Also reminds me of the homes with poor MLS photographs. Would it be that hard to clean the kitchen before taking your pictures? Are these sellers serious?
Also I have a major problem with the fish bowl view. Who are they fooling with this skewed view? People can see the house is 800 square feet, it’s going to take more then a fishbowl view to convince them it’s a mansion.
That is hilarious. You raise a good point about presenting houses for sale. Are there any companies that offer this service, such as temporarily clearing out clutter?
There is a new company starting up that does this…I’ll be posting on it soon!
It is absolutely incredible how many people leave inappropriate photos up while trying to sell their home. What is the listing realtor thinking? It is the listing realtors job to make the house attractive and comfortable for potential buyers. The creepiest home I ever showed to clients was owned by a nudist senior citizen couple who were into photography…you do the math.
Does this mean I have to pry the mirrors off my ceiling prior to listing my house