Selling Empty Homes

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Selling Empty Homes, Do they sell?

Yes Empty Homes Sell.

But without being prepared (which includes staging), the bigger question is WHEN will it sell and for WHAT PRICE?

In a very hot market like Portsmouth, NH it may not matter if a home is empty or staged. If it's within walking distance (like a couple of blocks) to the center of town, chances are good that prospective buyers are influenced more by the location than whether the home is empty or not. On the other hand, properly preparing a home even in a hot market (especially with competitive listings), is going to improve the potential of selling quickly and for the terms and conditions one is looking for.

Of course there are many other variables that influence how quickly a home will sell and at what price that one needs to consider.

Everyone will offer an opinion and mine is to listen to the suggestions presented by your professional REALTOR® when it comes to preparing and staging your home to sell (which by the way is only part of the process). 

I can write until my fingers are numb about the benefits of staging, but rather than go into all the reasons a homeowner should stage their home, I came across a great blog post today that demonstrates the benefits of staging "visually." Here are some other tidbits from that post.
#1. An empty home leaves an empty canvas to paint negative thoughts on. Prospective buyers will find imperfections or they’ll not be interested or overlook features. An empty home amplifies negative thoughts.

#2. Empty homes lack a vision of its layout. What is this room? A staged home shows off how the home flows and how each space can be used...

...Check out the original post to see some compelling before and after images.

Home Staging Works!

Portions of this post were reprinted with the original authors permission - For the full blog post go to http://www.julea.com/home-staging-interior-styling-blog/2015/4/7/why-empty-homes-dont-sell.