I thought this was a really funny (but true) post from Greg Nino, Houston real estate agent. Most of the tips are either tips I've given my home staging clients or information I've passed on through my Los Angeles home staging website. The comment about fake cookies made me laugh. It reminded me of a post I wrote a while back:
Fake Food Is Not Fit For Human Consumption
What is the perfect showing? Let me tell you..
1. The house is just like the pictures, It doesn't mysteriously back up to nuclear power plant or federal compound for the mentally insane.
2. The home is spotless, well kept and very organized. All the blinds are opened just enough to allow the natural light in. Nobody is home, no food is left out and the televisions are off. Tupac is not playing in a small boom box laying on the floor in one of the bathrooms.
3. The seller has stowed away all their bras, guns, drugs, Ouija board's, how to perform a coup de ta for Dummies book, cartons of cigarettes, sex toys, dogs, cats, birds, elephants, tigers, snakes, flesh eating worms and bug collection.
4. The yard is GORGEOUS! Filled with thick green grass, tall trees, excellent curb appeal, clean windows and freshly painted trim. A house where I don't walk through a spider web upon entry and gag on a small spider.
5. The neighbors are walking their dogs, playing with their kids and being civilized. They aren't walking their pit bulls in their boxers, laying on their cars or shouting at their kids from the other side of the street.
6. The home smells fresh, clean and airy as my wife would say. It isn't stuffy, dusty and filled with the scent of candles, potpourri or some other weird scent.
7. The furniture goes with the house! It's in good shape, clean and matching the rest of the house. A 1 million dollar home with particle board furniture makes you wonder...
8. The temperature is perfect! It isn't blazing hot or freezing cold.
9. All improvements and upgrades were done professionally.
10. The alarm system keypad is in a convenient location. I don't have to hurdle over couches, slide down a pole, rotate a book case and provide the answer to any riddles to turn it off.
11. There are no dead bugs anywhere.
12. The pool sparkles and is even prettier in person.
13. Nobody is pretending to be sleeping when we come in so we can catch them naked. FREAK!
14. REAL COOKIES are left out for the buyers and Realtors. I once bit down on a fake cookie. Fake cookies are worthless and completely unnecessary.
15. The tile matches the other tile. You don't have 4 rooms with 4 different colors of tile!
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fake cookies i love it. Your other comments and notes are very cool but fake cookies that really got me
Charlie: Greg compiled a neat list, don't you think?
Michelle- thanks for re-blogging. I've been busy and would have missed this!
Glad to be of service, Kathy.
I missed this post as well. Thanks for re-blogging. The cookie reminded me of your post which still makes me laugh.
Kathy
I love this..how do you get the neighbors to be civilized? Thanks for the reblog
You're welcome Kathy.
Tori: My husband is 6'5" and built like a linebacker. Our neighbors are very civilized :o)