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15 years ago @ At Home In Cheverly - More Road Construction... · 0 replies · +1 points

hehehe...I only report - I don't influence! But I do agree with you. It's a short merge.

15 years ago @ At Home In Cheverly - And The Award Goes To... · 0 replies · +1 points

You must - you keep coming back for more :)

15 years ago @ At Home In Cheverly - And The Award Goes To... · 0 replies · +1 points

As many as 4? Just 2, but they bought over and over again :D

15 years ago @ At Home In Cheverly - 5 of 52: Make Your Fro... · 0 replies · +1 points

While I agree that I wouldn't necessarily put on a new door to sell the house, the idea here is to do things that you'll enjoy while you live in the house, that will also help when you go to sell.

For me, a new or freshly painted door would make me smile every time I walk up to the house. A new roof did that for me for over a month. I would get out of the car and just gaze at the roof and smile. It was such an improvement over the old one!

Thanks for your comment - I will write a very short opening paragraph to highlight the fact these are ideas for things to do now with selling maybe a few years out.

Why can't you read what I intended and not just what I wrote?

15 years ago @ At Home In Cheverly - Seller Un-sells House · 0 replies · +1 points

Poetic, huh?

I suspect that in this case, the owner has little else to do with his time. And I agree about hiring a professional to sell the house...'cause it will take a buyer who can tune out the seller to buy this house.

By the way, welcome home.

15 years ago @ At Home In Cheverly - Seller Makes Bad Decis... · 0 replies · +1 points

Funny but I don't think I've ever had anyone ask me to do an "exclusive" listing, which sort of amazes me. And I like the saying - never heard that one before!

15 years ago @ At Home In Cheverly - 4 of 52: If Your Carpe... · 0 replies · +1 points

Carpet allowances seldom work, do they? Same with painting allowances. So many buyers can't see past what is there when they see the house. Some don't want to be bothered with having to arrange for the work to be done on top of packing, moving, etc.

The only time I sold a house that was seriously out-of-date and the buyer was totally fine with it was because the house was immaculate - you could eat off the basement floor and you could tell the seller kept it like that all the time, not just for showings. The kitchen appliances were turquoise (circa late1950s) and looked brand new.

15 years ago @ At Home In Cheverly - Will Driving to a Chea... · 0 replies · +1 points

That's an interesting idea - first I've heard to only fill it 3/4 full. I'll have to do a little searching on that. Thanks for the idea though.

15 years ago @ At Home In Cheverly - Deal-Killer Home Inspe... · 0 replies · +1 points

Good points all - and I know you and I have very similar views on this topic. I don't mind the laundry list if it is presented as "future stuff to be dealt with" and "more urgent stuff". I get upset with inspectors who don't differentiate between ongoing maintenance and more urgent things.

It's all in the presentation! I used the laundry list in the inspection when I bought my house as a guide to what to work on next. 20 years later and I still haven't gotten to a few of them!

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