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When it Comes to Holiday Decorating Should Sellers GRINch or BARE it?
Last fall I blogged about whether or not it was wise for a home seller to put up decorations for Halloween... and while at that time many people gave varied opinions, I stated that I thought it best not to.
SO... what about decorations for Christmas? Should a home sellers decorate their houses? My answer is a definite and resounding... YES, BUT with conditions.
Decorating a house for sale at Christmas is a bit different then decorating for Halloween. First the Christmas selling market is MUCH slower; and second, Christmas decorations are not as scary, creepy or offensive looking as Halloween decorations.
That being said, keep in mind that any decorations still can be distractions. So if a property is for sale in the market and if a seller chooses to decorate (out side and/or inside) during Christmas, my advice is to tastefully tone-it-down... way down in some cases. Remember in December home sellers are still "selling" a house first... not Christmas.
So my advice is that for one selling season leave the elaborately beautiful displays of Christmas for the neighbors to create and in the windows of department stores.
Stage it forward...
Craig (Me)
2 comments:
I have something on my blog that bleongs to you. For some reason I could not find an appropriate picture for todays post. I am really sorry.
http://www.stpaulrealestateblog.com/st_paul_real_estate/2006/12/abstract_or_tor.html
Hi Craig,
I couldn't agree with you more. By the way, thank you for inviting me to Active Rain! It is one of my favorite things now!!!
Back to the subject...
As a home staging consultant, I advise my members and subscribers at how2homestage.com to prepare a small table at the entrance of their home for agents and potential buyers with goodies to make them feel welcome and "expected" when they arive.
Another good tip is to fill glass vases and other see-through containers with colorful ornaments and set them around the house instead of santa's and angel hair.
Another good tip is not to set out the family presents under the tree until it is almost time for santa to arrive, avoiding the temptation that may arrise when strangers are prancing through the house.
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