Before the money if there is any to put into house renovations preparing for a Maine home sale, three simple things have to happen.
For a Maine home to sell, in front of all the marketing hoopla to get the property out on the information highway to shock and awe, some basic steps need taking. Read all about it in the Mooers Realty Blogging Channel post today.
Properties priced right, marketed full throttle with passion sell quicker and for more money.
But the return on the sale and time frame for the passing of the keys on a Maine home at a real estate closing speed centered around the basics. Make it smell good or not at all. Light it up with all the rooms, areas like attic and cellar, garage bright, safe and easy to wander around. When a buyer needs to see what he is buying. And thrash, over stocked furniture and just all around reduction of the stuff loading the place to the gills.
Only Two Reasons Property, Real Estate In Maine, Any Kind Does Not Sell Video.
Deep six all that junk in the trunk before opening the front door and inviting Maine real estate buyers inside for a look see. To sneak 
a peek and consider could they see themselves living in their four walls? Under this roof? Raising their kids, spending their weekends, holidays and entertaining in this particular Maine house listing? Help the process, take the steps.
Maine, she is down to Earth natural, simple, basic and so refreshingly honest.
Andrew, good points. Don't cha just want to scream when you tell a seller exactly what to do, they do not and then have the nerve to say "why didn't my house sell?"
All great points as usual Andrew! Have a Happy Easter you and the family!
Happy Easter To You To Jim Crawford!
C and D .. Didn't see you sneak in the back blog post door. (Door slam sound) Yes, the you didn't do anything when you got a marketing hernia and the clean up, a little staging and smell of cat box city makes you wish you had a head cold during showing it. We try, suggest but also in fairness, life happens where health and divorce, other factors like messy tenants cause what you have to work with to be less than stellar. But make it work anyway as the little red hen wearing the blue and gold "R".
Great, nongegotiable points as far as I am concerned. If the seller doesn't want to follow your advice, they probably aren't the type of seller having.
I like the video also. Short, sweet, catchy and to the point. I've been saying it for close to two years now, but I need to do more with video.
You're so right. It's frustrating when the marketing gets 100 showings, but they are all disappointed in the need for work.