Real Estate Seller Mistakes – 8 Things That Turn Off Cumming, GA Homebuyers

Real estate articles that are made up of just lists are now being called “listicles”—and there are certainly plenty of them around.  This list that appeared in Bankrate’s “7 things that could turn off homebuyers” is a must read!

The actual listicle may not have been the product of much real research into houses for sale, but it was amusing.  In the best social media tradition, I’d like to add a few thoughts in order to come up with a modified/improved “things list” (for starters, here are 8):

 8 Things Bound to Offend Cumming, GA Homebuyers 

1. Uncaged animals or “scary pets” such as large, loud dogs or snake & reptiles.

2. Animal trophies:  Better to pack them up.  Dead animals can offend some non-Ernest Hemmingway fans.

3. Flags:  An American flag is okay, but Confederate flags just get people thinking about controversy instead of the house.

4. Sports teams memorabilia:  This one is questionable, especially in a nicely understated den or TV room.  Trash-talking posters, not so much.

5. Nudity: The Bankrate article was describing artwork—the point being that for some homebuyers, even tasteful artwork produces a degree of shock value.  Universally showable homes strive to avoid shock value.

6. Mystery rooms:  If the idea is to help potential Cumming, GA buyers to picture themselves as owners, then rooms without obvious purpose or worse yet, a locked door, works against the goal.

7. Odors (bad or exotic ones, that is):   Our sense of smell is a powerful memory trigger, and if the lingering aroma of a cigar or onions predominates, it could easily make buyers associate the property with something in their past.  Whether the “something” is good or bad is anyone’s guess.

8. Owners: Even if the potential buyers turn out to be exactly your kind of people, that too is a distraction from the business at hand.  It’s hard enough for buyers to visit a series of properties and remember which place had which features—so it’s a relief for them not to have to go through the social niceties of meeting new people—owners included.

This should be a fairly non-controversial list.  Once we’ve all agreed that the owners should step out for a walk while the showing is in progress, the rest will be easy to accept.  For other proven ways to speed your own Cumming, GA house for sale into the ‘sold’ category, give me a call anytime!

 

 

 

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