| This house was on the
market for 6 months with only a handful of showings. The last 3 months
the place stood empty as the owners had already moved on to their new
home. Unfortunately, without any furnishings, this brightly coloured,
open concept bungaloft was very difficult for buyers to imagine
themselves living in. Furniture placement was an issue and the colours
were overwhelming. I
was brought in right before the new agent, who is a "Sell Your House in
One Day" approved agent, had pictures taken. Time was very tight and we
had minimal furnishings to work with on such short notice.
Unfortunately, as my helper and I arrived at the property, we realized
we were in the midst of a blackout and the staging had to be done in the
one evening by candlelight. Not exactly ideal conditions.
We placed some furnishings
to allow potential buyers to visualize the space better and to give the
rooms some purpose. Art was used to help the bright colours make sense.
Overall, very little was actually done.
The great thing is that it
worked. The agent had marketed the property appropriately and over 50
separate groups of people were through the open house and the property
sold conditional, for full list price off the first open house. |