Son and assistant Joel suggested one day, after watching a client do what we told her NOT to do, that we should write down the crazy things we see people do. These are usually things that sabotage their own sale or purchase, and we are left shaking our heads, because we had the discussions with them.
So here goes, with more next month:
THINGS I WANT MY CLIENTS TO HEAR
Have you been to the doctor, attorney, dentist, auto mechanic, and you were given advice for a problem, or a project, such as improving your health, writing a trust, keeping your teeth for years, or making the car run without problems? The Realtor does the same thing, give advice. Actually, it’s often more than simple advice. I can call it INSTRUCTIONS on how to manage your real estate purchase or sale.
The most important thing you can do is….LISTEN.
LISTEN to your Realtor’s instructions. Sometimes my sellers do everything I give them to do for homework, and/or things we decide together which would make a house more marketable….BUT, lately I’ve had a couple sellers take the suggestions,…but they did them OUT OF ORDER. The instructions are no longer the same instructions out of order.
For instance, I had a client paint the unit AFTER the staging was removed. Of course it was hard to sell the place…staging with fresh paint is much better than staging with old paint. She heard me advise new paint. She just didn’t want to do it. Was it the cost? Was it the time? Or was she impatient? She wasn't getting the buyers, we finally removed the staging, and THEN she painted. That's backwards.
Real estate is like sewing. I heard this on a sewing podcast, only the podcaster compared sewing to gardening. Projects like gardens, sewing garments or quilts, or selling/buying real estate, are a PROCESS. Plans must be made, and the steps must be completed IN ORDER, no cheating out on time or money. We’ll help you if you are stuck. We always have advice to get back on track. But stay the course, take it a step at a time, how slowly or rapidly you need to go; BUT plan to do the preparation IN ORDER.
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