should I put it on the market now?

[Judd]

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[Debbie]

Hmmm, if I were a buyer, I'm not sure I'd want to wait that long before the house is ready. Plus, lots of people certainly lack in imagination so they NEED to see the completed house. That includes staging in house.

If I were in your shoes, I'd wait til the house is finished, then stage, then sell.

Boy, that makes me feel tired already :SM069:

[Dan Auito]

WAIT!

[Judd]

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[Jim Johnson]

I was thinking of putting the house up when all my cosmetics are done and placing pictures of the new kitchen in the kitchen and putting the fact that the kitchen is coming on the brochure. I was also going to put on my yard sign that a new roof is on its way since the roof is visually bad and ugly.

I really want to do the kitchen since most of the houses in this area have new kitchens, baths etc and I need to compete with them.

what would the downside be of putting the house up when the kitchen is still not here?

I know this is a big surprise... but I would put the home on the market ASAP. Whenever I am renovating a home it has a open house sign in the yard when people are working in it. If it is a contractor, I request they have the sign in the yard and will pay them $500 if someone comes in and buys the home. I have presold the last 2 homes I rehabbed without having to list them on the MLS. If you bring people in early enough they can pick some colors, or carpet and they really get attached to the home. All that said... I am a different duck, as anyone who knows me will testify to...

[Debbie]

I know this is a big surprise... but I would put the home on the market ASAP. Whenever I am renovating a home it has a open house sign in the yard when people are working in it. If it is a contractor, I request they have the sign in the yard and will pay them $500 if someone comes in and buys the home. I have presold the last 2 homes I rehabbed without having to list them on the MLS. If you bring people in early enough they can pick some colors, or carpet and they really get attached to the home. All that said... I am a different duck, as anyone who knows me will testify to...


Impressive, Jim. I'll have to remember that for future my home sale(s). Just one of the reasons why I like Jim so much: He's smart and a good mentor.

Now, Jim----you still haven't answered my question about a class.......:SM125:

[Dan Auito]

If you can't wait then follow the rules according to Jim. Nothing wrong with it, but be careful to get a sizable non-refundable deposit before you start decorating it to the supposed new buyers tastes! (They do back out on occasion)

No real problem either way, I just like to have people taste the cake after the frosting has been layered on.

[Judd]

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[Jim Johnson]

I was thinking about that. I would require at least enough to cover the costs +some.

I charge for twice the hard costs of most changes as a non-refundable deposit, and also twice the labor rate. I explain it this way... if you back out... I need the money to bring it back to neutral taste... So if you want green carpet... you will deposit for brown at the same time... If the changes are not radical... its just the hard costs plus a labor estimate.




good luck!