Top 5 Secrets your House is telling Buyers about You

As a Professional Home Stager who consults with many home sellers, I've been continually reminded that it's important to keep your house's mouth shut.

"Houses can't talk!" you say.

Oh yes they can.

And you'd be surprised just how much they're revealing about you to potential buyers.

Top 5 Secrets to keep from buyers

1. How much money you make and what bills you owe
   • Notoriously found in home offices on desks or kitchen counters when you run out in a hurry for a showing or just take for granted no one is snooping.
2. The state of your physical health
   • Any medical equipment you have in your home may reveal a number of ailments or the thought of them to prospective buyers
3. The state of your emotional well being
   • Self help books, videos, DVDs, CDs from divorce recovery, grief, addiction, depression (or even what movies you enjoy of the horror or adult nature) are common things found in many homes on shelves, racks and side tables. These give away a lot of information most would rather keep to themselves
4. The prescriptions that you take and what ails you
   • With the advent of TV commercials and magazine ads touting the benefits of medications for a variety of conditions from male "ED", depression and high blood pressure to name just a few, most people readily know what medication treats what ailment. I say, "Viva the sale of your property not Viagra"
5. A new home you purchased or want to purchase
   • Photos and brochures of the new place or information on it or the development you'd like to move to should be out of sight while showing

Can you see how these things can pose a variety of potential problems when it comes time to negotiate the sale?

Think of it as a game of poker and you want to make sure you've got your hand covered. Buyers can and will use these things against you when it comes time to negotiate.

Keep your poker face and make sure the house is on your side too.

Proudly helping keep the house quiet for Home Sellers, Realtors and Investors in the competitive Texas real estate market, Home Star Staging is here for you North Texas!

Service areas include Collin County & North Dallas County

Copyright 2009 Karen Otto, Home Star Staging