Atlanta’s Best Homes for Sale? If it’s not Price or Condition, what is it?
Today, I showed thirteen homes to two different buyers, all of them in Atlanta’s upscale areas of Sandy Springs, Brookhaven and Buckhead. We were looking in the $750,000 to $1.2M range and the majority of these homes were in horrible showing condition. I couldn’t believe that a seller would present a home in this manner, or that an agent would actually allow a Seller to do it. I was embarrassed for both the seller and the agent.
I made appointments to show all of these houses one day in advance, so the sellers and the agents knew that buyers were coming. I also gave them a 45-minute to 2-hour window in which we’d be arriving. We saw pet “deposits” left on floors; hoarders’ clutter (and I’m not talking about a little bit; I’m talking major hoarding); blinds pulled and lights off; cleaning products left on counters; pets gone wild; beds unmade; dark rooms with burned-out light bulbs; one house even had an alarm turned on, with no way to turn it off and no way to reach the listing agent! In three homes, the seller/owner or their agent followed us through-out the house, talking constantly. What were they thinking?!!!
In the future, I’m going to post pictures and blog about the worst offenders. It may not help my buyers, but I think it will help the sellers that I represent.
If you are thinking of selling a home in Atlanta, call me to see how you can present your prperty in the best possible way. Call me and Experience True Experience!