Exercise equipment snaps do not sell homes.

May 13, 2008

Keeping yourself physically fit and in shape is important and to be encouraged, but when selling your home, sellers should put the exercise equipment away.

We need visiting buyers to be able to see how they could live in the home, not how you live in your home.

Have a look at the following ‘for sale’ snaps as posted by real estate agents on a public listing site in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Would you choose to visit these properties based upon how these rooms look? Can you tell the price range of these homes? Answer below.

Moving the clutter out of the way is the first part of this owner’s get-fit routine. Buyers want large bedrooms, put the gym equipment away.

Just what buyers want; a home office and free gym membership. Most buyers want a roomy home office - remove the gym equipment.

Ahhh, for the outdoors type. This is Florida, buyers want to have an outdoor seating area for relaxing/entertaining, put the gym equipment away.

Finally, the fully equipped gym. Not a square inch wasted. No room for anything else. I think you get the picture, buyers prefer an extra bedroom. Put the gym equipment away.

These ’snaps’ are not ‘Marketing photographs’.

ANSWER: All these homes were listed for sale between $550k and $650k. Surprised?

Over 85% of buyers search for properties onlineand photographs of your property are how they decide which homes to visit. Buyers typically short-list properties that meet their price, location, etc. search criteria online, and further refine their short-list of homes to actually visit based on how the home looks in the online photographs.

As a result, how your property for sale looks online is critical in getting buyers to visit - the more visits, the better chance of an offer. Your property needs to look better than the compedition.

Give us, the Open Door Staging team 15 minutes, and we will tell you how to make your listing look better than the compedition online to sell your property faster.

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Open Door Staging sponsors Greater Fort Lauderdale Realtor IDOL 2008 winner.

May 12, 2008

April Mc Adoo, sponsored by Open Door Staging, wins RAGFL Realtor IDOL 2008.

South Florida Realtors® displayed their vocal talents at the second-annual RAGFL “Realtor® Idol” contest. Hosted by radio personality Jay Michaels, the May 8th competition showcased RAGFL Realtors’® singing skills and talent. Over 180 contestants’ family, friends and peers packed Zo’s Off the Hook Sports Bar & Grille in Fort Lauderdale to cheer on the sixteen contestants.

And with the esteemed panel of judges - the Honorable Jeremy Ring, State Senator, District 32, the Honorable Martin Kiar, State Representative District 97 and the Honorable Lori N. Parrish (Broward County Property Appraiser) - the night was destined to be a success. The contest, which raised $7,000 for the Realtor® Political Action Committee (RPAC), lasted over 3 hours as each contestant belted out one of his or her favorite tunes.

With a tight competition, the three contestants with the highest scores moved into a second and final round where they each sang one last song. The loudest round of audience applause determined the winner. April McAdoo of Bradley Realty walked away with the grand prize of $500 and the title of RAGFL Realtor® Idol, Anita Yeates of Acquis Realty Advisors cam in as a close second and JoAnn Goldstein of ERA Ace Realty took home a $50 gift certificate. RAGFL and RPAC would like to thank everyone involved in the event; in particular the contestants, judges and sponsors! We look forward to seeing you all again next year!