The Other Betty

Sex Sells But It Doesn’t Sell Real Estate

Day number two in the hunt for a new Florida home for my buyer brought us to a lovely condo in Estero at West Bay Club. Let’s just say the house hunting was a bust. Literally. There were more than a few paintings, sculptures and works of art of shirtless women. Not a problem for me, I’m a big girl and I can take it. Maybe it was a problem for my buyer. Actually, my buyer is a pretty cool fella and I don’t think he was offended. There were a few eye rolls as we went room to room.

People come from all over the world to visit Bonita Springs and the SW Florida area. You just never know when you may get someone from a more conservative area that is just not into nakey women all over condos. I’m just saying. If you’re a seller of Bonita Springs real estate you may want to stage your home by removing articles from your home that may offend buyers, sway their option or upset them. Here’s a list of a few items you might want to store while your Bonita Springs home is on the market.

  • Any sort of art that involves the human figure with no clothing - male or female.
  • Religious items.
  • Ethnic artifacts.
  • Excessive family photos and personal items.
  • Political signs, items.
  • Urns that contain a family members ashes.

Without question you should consider hiring a professional home stager to help freshen up your Bonita Springs home. Also, the eye of an outsider can point out items that could offend buyers. Its money well spent and will only take a few hours time to get the home set and ready for buyers. Plus, professional home stagers can offer inexpensive quick fixes to warm up a home or condo to make it feel more inviting.

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 at 3:24 am and is filed under
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  1. Kris Wales on June 5, 2008 8:41 am

    Oh my! Talk about an eye opener. (Catchy photo also to get the point across :-)

    So before I sell I should put away my mother-in-laws ashes?

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