2014 Listing Management – Haunted House Listings
Are your listings scaring off buyers? It may be fun to visit a haunted house for Halloween, but no buyer wants to actually live in one. Listed below are suggestions that should be considered by all sellers.
- Home Exterior & Landscaping – Cracked concrete, dead trees and cobwebs belong in a graveyard, and should not be the first things a buyer sees
when they drive up. Flowers, thin set to fill cracks and a broom are all cheap and can really make difference for a buyer’s first impression. - Musty & Aging Pet Smells – These are great ways to scare haunted house visitors, not for presenting your listing to interested buyers.
- Creaky Floors & Cracked Windows – These can be a little more expensive to repair and replace, but they show that the homeowner has taken care of their property.
- Old Furniture – If Aunt Martha purchased the sofa 30 years ago as a wedding gift to the homeowner, it may have emotional significance to them, but it’s probably going to turn-off to every buyer that walks through the door.
- Creepy Closets – If a seller is scared of what may jump out from a cluttered closet when the door is opened, imagine the heebee geebies a buyer would get when they open the same door.
- Moldy Sinks & Bathrooms – These maybe appreciated by the Adams family, but probably won’t impress a perspective buyer.
- Chipped & Faded Paint – Once again this can really do wonders to promote just how old the house is, but won’t impress any buyers unless they are a vampire.
Consider that haunted houses usually sell at give-away prices for obvious reasons.
