What is the story of your house?
What was it about this house that made you want to buy it when you did? When it is time to sell your home, it is highly likely that the next owner will fall in love with it for the same reasons you have. If we can get this message to potential buyers, we have a better chance of finding the one.
In
order to do this, though you have some work to do. Have your thought about
what's happened in your house over the years; the joys, the happiness the
growth of each person who has lived there?
When
we put our house on the market, we started thinking about what we would miss
the most and the memories we would take with us. The first was easy. We have a doorjamb in our pantry Kelly is
probably going to make me take with us when we move, because it has the heights
marked of each of our children as they've grown up. It is a wonderful memory of living in this
house that tells the story of continuity for a family. We have had lots of frisbee and touch football
games in the front yard and whiffle ball games in the backyard. We have enjoyed movie nights together in our
spacious den, ping-pong in the garage and air hockey in the bonus room. Each of our kids has had the opportunity to
decorate and redecorate their rooms to fit their personalities as they have
matured, from music to sports to pageants and their faith.
These
are all things that define our life but they also can contribute to the story
of a house. Because so many people begin their search online for house is
important to have something to capture and engage their interest.
Everybody
can state the facts, like the number of bedrooms or the number of square feet, the
size of the yard, the exterior the interior, floors, etc.,but sometimes the
what separates one house from another is the story.
Is
your home a one owner residence, or have there been a lot of them over the
years? Has it been restored or did you build it. You know what is fun to do around the house, what’s nice about
the neighborhood as well as what is nice about the community. All these things
contribute to creating a story for your home.
One
of the things Kelly and I like to do is sit down with you and just ask you
about your favorite part of the house, your favorite part of the neighborhood
and what you like about living here. Oftentimes
people will ask why you are moving away, but they don’t think to ask why you
moved there in the first place That is part of what we want to use to help
someone else see this is great place for them as well.
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