Real estate articles that are really just lists are now being called “listicles”—and there
are certainly plenty of them around. The other day one appeared that just had
to be read: Bankrate’s “7 things that
could turn off homebuyers.”
The actual listicle may
not have been the product of much real research into houses for sale, but it was amusing. In the best social media
tradition, I’d like to add a few thoughts in order to come up with a modified/improved
“7 things” (for starters, there are
9):
9 Things Bound to Offend Floresville
Homebuyers
1.
Monkeys.
2.
All right, that
first requires an explanation. It headed up the Bankrate list, with a picture of a rhesus macaque clinging to a
balcony railing. I’d have to agree that monkeys freewheeling around a
Floresville house for sale might drive some potential buyers away. Make number
2: uncaged rabbits.
3.
Animal trophies.
Better to pack them up. Dead animals can offend some non-Ernest Hemmingway fans.
4.
Flags. I think an
American flag is okay, but Confederate flags just get people thinking about
controversy instead of the house.
5.
Sports teams
memorabilia. This one is questionable, especially in a nicely understated den
or TV room. Trash-talking posters, not so much.
6.
Nudity. The Bankrate article was describing
artwork—the point being that for some homebuyers, even tasteful artwork
produces a degree of shock value. Universally showable homes strive to avoid
shock value.
7.
Locked rooms.
Bankrate called this phenomenon ‘Mystery rooms’—but the effect is always the
same: curiosity that’s not helpful. If the idea is to help potential
Floresville buyers to picture themselves as owners, a locked door works against
the goal.
8.
Odors (bad or
exotic ones, that is). Our sense of smell is a powerful memory trigger, and if
the lingering aroma of a cigar or onions predominates, it could easily make
buyers associate the property with something in their past. Whether the
“something” is good or bad is anyone’s guess.
9.
Owners. Even if
the potential buyers turn out to be exactly your kind of people, that too is a
distraction from the business at hand. It’s hard enough for buyers to visit a
series of properties and remember which place had which features—so it’s a
relief for them not to have to go through the social niceties of meeting new
people—owners included.
This should be a fairly
non-controversial listicle. Once we’ve all agreed that the monkey should step
out for a cola with its owners while the showing is in progress, the rest will
be easy to accept. For other proven ways to speed your own Floresville house
for sale into the ‘sold’ category, give me a call anytime!
Emily Terrell
Terrell Macy Group
eXp Realty, LLC
REALTOR®
Cell Phone: (214) 931-9758
Office: (210) 960-4677
E-mail: Emily.Terrell@exprealty.com
Realtor Licensed in the State of Texas, #0659142
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