Staging and Real Estate

Criticizing a House

A real estate agent can look at your home and criticize it the same way as the buyer will do. Comments like: I love that, it is spacious, it is pretty, this will work perfectly, our furniture will fit, are not what you may hear from buyers.

Instead, you may hear: look at this dirty drapery, dog hair is all over the place, look at these messy pet bowls, what is that smell? what is up with that wall color? it is so cluttered, and it feels crammed.
The major problem in this situation is that the buyer is not really looking at your house to develop a desire to buy it. In fact, he or she is occupied and distracted by looking at your way of living, and that translates into loosing your buyer.

Eliminate Distraction

If you hear criticism, do not take it to your heart. Take it as a reality check for the purpose of improving the presence of your home. The good news is that there is an easy solution to eliminate all the negative remarks and gain lots of positive comments about your house. A home stager can help you to enrich your home appearance and displaying quality.

Evaluate the Competition

Your real estate agent can bring you side by side comparison information that compares all the similar houses in your neighborhood that are in market with your home. Having photos of individual rooms of competition houses and compare them with photos of your house. It can quickly give you visual comparison to evaluate your house and its selling chance. It motivates you, and defines what needs to be improved.

Selling Fast

There are times that selling fast is very important to the home seller. Getting help from a home staging designer can be a great way of preparing a house that attracts potential buyers, and can help selling the house faster.

For example, if seller has acquired additional financial obligation that overlaps with his existing financial obligation on the house, he may need to act fast to sell. Instead of lowering the price of the home when you can’t find a buyer, try hiring a stager. It is going to be money well spends, to improve finding and attracting more buyers that are willing to pay the full asking price for your house.

Selling and Buying at the Same Time

Selling a Home and Buying another Real State Property at the
Same Time is a Challenge.

In addition to concern about preparing and staging your home for open house, selling one home and buying another at the same time can get complicated and be an emotional burden for many people. In most cases, people need the equity from the sale of their home for the down payment of the new home. Home sellers present home that goes on the market may be sold before they can find another home they want to buy. Or the home buyers may find the perfect home before their present home has a solid offer.

It is a good idea to consult with your real estate agent before planning to sell and searching to buy. You may need to examine your options of being flexible on the closing date because in a buyer's market it is usually easier to locate a home that you want to buy than to sell the home you own and want to sell. In case you have found the house you like consult with your lender, who may be able arrange a short term bridge loan to help you to buy the home that you are interested in while waiting to sell your existing home.

Bridge Loans - Giving borrowers a break. Bridge loans can be used for a variety of real estate transactions, from residential properties to commercial properties. Bridge Loans are usually 90 days to a one year term with options for extension. The bridge loan amount ranges from $1,000,000.00 to $50,000,000.00 on most property types. Bridge loans are paid off when the existing property is sold. Bridge Loans are also called Swing Loans.