Peter Hawley's Blog, Falmouth, MA

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words and Maybe a Lost Buyer...

Attention all Sellers, please let me share with you how important it is to have any and all pictures of a property you are selling, be reviewed, BEFORE they are posted on any web site.

I had just arrived at my office in Falmouth MA, where I List and Sell Real Estate, (www.peterhawley.com), and met with a client that I have known for some time. I had emailed some properties that I thought she might be interested in, and her first response was "I do not want to look at any of these, did you notice the condition of the interior of every property?" Well maybe I did not review as close as I might have, so we sat down and reviewed each listing. The properties were of good value, in good locations, priced well, and not falling down, but what my client saw was interior pictures of cluttered rooms, unkempt closets, messy kitchen counters, toy strewn floors and more, which left her with the impression that the interior of these properties were a wreck. Valid point, now that I looked closer.

I appeal to all Sellers, that when pictures are being taken of your property that first you walk around and pick up the clutter, make the bed, put away the ironing board, hang up your clothes or at least close the closet doors, take the pots and pans off the stove as well as the cat. This also applies to the exterior, pull the weeds, rake a few leaves, and put away the lawn mower.

Remember you are attempting to Sell your property, you want to have potential Buyers who view your property online, be interested in seeing more, walking around your yard, walking through your living room. They just will not come to learn more if they think they might have to leave a trail of crumbs to find their way out.

If I can assist you in staging your property so that it has the BUY ME look, I may be reached at phawley@jackconway.com