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Three Ways to Convince Your Seller that ‘Less is More’

Blog Contributor Sales & Marketing, Sales Tips & Techniques, Sellers 2 Comments

By Susan Brown Helping a seller get their home market-ready can be stressful.  Appearance needs to be addressed.  Collectibles are lovely, but don’t have the same meaning to a prospective buyer.  As the listing REALTOR®, you want to ask the home owner to declutter in a diplomatic way. 1. Use a Home-Stager.  We offer this service as part of our …

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Accentuate the Positive? Maybe Not!

Blog Contributor Business Challenges, Professional Development, Sales & Marketing, Sales Tips & Techniques 17 Comments

By Patricia Kennedy How do you market a house that’s beyond awful? You price it right. But it’s more important to lower the expectations of colleagues and buyers – and to do it in a way that still gets them in the door and makes them laugh. In one of Washington, D.C.’s worst ever markets, some dear friends called. Both …