I am sitting at an open house right now. Things are a bit slow. I was hoping to not have to do any open houses, but it might be worth it in the end. It is giving me a chance to gather my thoughts. I only had one person come thus far and they came with a realtor. I will be able to use this as a “command post” for getting everything else I have going on straight. So I guess the update is that the house is still on the market.
The market is not great right now. Interest rates are good. I am not sure how that will help me directly. Percentages are good, but someone still has to come here and buy the house. I will be doing another open house next weekend as well and potentially a few more weekends, though I would like to have it sold. This time to “stage” the house, I mopped as soon as I got here, baked cookies and got the lighting in the house looking good. I of course burnt the first batch of cookies (as I am not used to baking f’n cookies), but the second batch turned out okay. I did not do balloons this time, but probably will next time and have bottled water for visitors. After the break are some new pics, nothing new, just newer pics (and the time stamps are ugly).
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February 11th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
looks good man - would’ve been cool to see the ‘before’ photos. Of course I’m the type that likes before and after shots.
Hope it sells quickly.
February 11th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
yeah I know right. I thought for sure I had gotten some. This was a foreclosure. There were holes in the walls and messed up carpet. The kitchen had viny floors (two different colors for some reason). I will have to check to see if I have those pictures from before. I don’t think I do though. It is kinda useless without them though. Next house I post will have the before pics. Basically though these show new countertops, microwave, cleaned up everything, fresh paint, ceramic tiles, carpet, light fixture in the kitchen, etc…
February 13th, 2008 at 6:17 am
Fireplaces are really really good to have.