Comments on: Seller Tips For A Slow Real Estate Market http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/seller-tips-for-a-slow-real-estate-market.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:04:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: fivecentnickel.com http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/seller-tips-for-a-slow-real-estate-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-3124 fivecentnickel.com Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:28:23 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=605#comment-3124 Weekly Roundup – 01/20/06

It’s time again for the weekly roundup. So, without further ado, here are some of the best personal finance blog entries that I ran across in the past week.

]]> By: claire http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/seller-tips-for-a-slow-real-estate-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-3122 claire Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:21:52 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=605#comment-3122 yeah, I saw some real dogs, too. In one house, the owner came down in her housecoat and slippers, blinking sleepily, after we'd been knocking for a long time. It was early afternoon! And the windows had such dark curtains that were clearly never opened. We wished we had a flashlight to get a good look. That was before we noticed the leaking roof and the subsequent mold problem. yeah, I saw some real dogs, too. In one house, the owner came down in her housecoat and slippers, blinking sleepily, after we’d been knocking for a long time. It was early afternoon! And the windows had such dark curtains that were clearly never opened. We wished we had a flashlight to get a good look. That was before we noticed the leaking roof and the subsequent mold problem.

]]> By: CK http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/seller-tips-for-a-slow-real-estate-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-3104 CK Wed, 18 Jan 2006 22:06:58 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=605#comment-3104 Jim, Exactly! Jim, Exactly!

]]> By: jim http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/seller-tips-for-a-slow-real-estate-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-3103 jim Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:25:09 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=605#comment-3103 One house I visited was absolutely disgusting. When we walked in the place smelled, the owners were just hanging out watching TV in under shirts and boxers, and there was trash everywhere. The windows were old and moldy, the bathrooms were all cluttered (one was used as a closet) and also gross, and overall the place looked like a dump both inside and out. I can understand when stuff looks old but when the place looks like a pigsty, the house just seems uncared for. Who knows what other hidden problems exist if they can't even keep the place tidy? One house I visited was absolutely disgusting. When we walked in the place smelled, the owners were just hanging out watching TV in under shirts and boxers, and there was trash everywhere. The windows were old and moldy, the bathrooms were all cluttered (one was used as a closet) and also gross, and overall the place looked like a dump both inside and out.

I can understand when stuff looks old but when the place looks like a pigsty, the house just seems uncared for. Who knows what other hidden problems exist if they can’t even keep the place tidy?

]]> By: CK http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/seller-tips-for-a-slow-real-estate-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-3102 CK Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:48:22 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=605#comment-3102 I found it amazing when looking for a house how lazy people were at keeping their house looking sharp. When trying to sell your house laundry and toys everywhere is not a plus. I found it amazing when looking for a house how lazy people were at keeping their house looking sharp. When trying to sell your house laundry and toys everywhere is not a plus.

]]> By: Chrees http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/seller-tips-for-a-slow-real-estate-market.html/comment-page-1#comment-3099 Chrees Wed, 18 Jan 2006 17:30:46 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=605#comment-3099 We are friends with a woman that does interior decorating and staging. Her rule of thumb is that $1,500 in staging costs (dressing up a house with stuff if it is unoccupied or renting things to make an occupied place look better) increases the sales price $10,000 to $15,000. Not a bad return on investment. (Keep in mind that is San Francisco Bay area prices) We are friends with a woman that does interior decorating and staging. Her rule of thumb is that $1,500 in staging costs (dressing up a house with stuff if it is unoccupied or renting things to make an occupied place look better) increases the sales price $10,000 to $15,000. Not a bad return on investment. (Keep in mind that is San Francisco Bay area prices)

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