House showing.....

Can you tell I'm an HGTV junkie???
 
I used to watch HGTV and DIY all the time, but we no longer have satellite or cable.
 
nowadays...we have too much crap and clutter in our living space....one of my life goals is to reduce clutter as much as possible or keep organized as possible :)

and of course, my pets will have their own house. :P :P :P :P
 
I have friend and her house still market sale for 3 years!!!

Cuz her next to Church! :dunno:


Good luck
 
Phillips said:
I have friend and her house still market sale for 3 years!!!

Cuz her next to Church! :dunno:


Good luck
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No self respecting devil worshipers is going to want a house next to a church!!!
:devil:
 
whatdidyousay! said:
I brought an frozen apple pie and baked that. You should made sure the realtor let you know when they're coming over. One realtor did not tell me he was bringing people to look at condo. I was taking a shower when they came
so I did not hear the knocking on the door. Just as I was coming out of the bathroom I saw the door to my unit opening up,I yelled out I was in the shower! It was very embarrassment having my realtor almost walk in with a couple and we wearing only a towel!!
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:laugh2:
 
Depending on the church, you might have more than just Sunday services. Some churches have regular morning and evening prayer services every day, plus various study groups, socials, get-togethers of one sort or another, something going on all the time.

Best you can do is put some sort of hedge or fence between the properties, if your own driveway and the church's driveway or entrance are next to each other.
 
Bottesini said:
:lol: You might think that doesn't matter, but it can make you have no privacy and no life on a Sunday.
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Our first house was "in the city" between the "bad" section and the "good" section. There was a church across the street from us. Though I wasn't afraid to live there, it gave me a little comfort to know that there would be people around outside a lot that would hopefully discourage "bad guys". Of course, it could make it easier for a "bad guy" to be on our street w/o being noticed, too.
The only problem we sometimes, but not often, encountered was parking since we did not have a driveway.
 
The church I belong to does not have as many large groups at different times as Beach Girl mentioned. Our neighbors seem to appreciate sharing the parking lot. One gal parks in our lot more often than her garage as other than Sunday morning or a special event she can park closer to her front door than her garage is to her back door! Some across the narrow residential street also use it at times rather than park on the street down the block from their residence that is across from our lot. If the church is agreeable, you might want to point this out in ads.
 
Everyone here has really good ideas.....one thing(s) that I would focus upon is what made you buy the house to begin with. What feature(s) did you love? Then I would highlite that in my advertising/showing of the house...

If it's a Beach house, then lots of glass & brass would be my theme, shiny windows for the view...A house in the country, I'd hilite the kitchen/dining rooms and the aroma of baked apples....A house in the city...sparsley decorated, for working couples that don't have time for the upkeep since they mostly work.

Getting rid of all the clutter also makes ur house more sellable, as many people are looking for "space" and a price they can afford. And a neatly, well-groomed yard is the first thing that potential buyers will view....I would also (and do have) a sign on my front door about my Pet...(siince you have dogs)...Mine says "A spoiled rotten Pomeranian lives here"....goes to show you're pet friendly....

Of course, cleaniness is foremost also, but some clutter is to be expected. Good luck, patience is the key.
 
rockin'robin said:
Everyone here has really good ideas.....one thing(s) that I would focus upon is what made you buy the house to begin with. What feature(s) did you love? Then I would highlite that in my advertising/showing of the house...

If it's a Beach house, then lots of glass & brass would be my theme, shiny windows for the view...A house in the country, I'd hilite the kitchen/dining rooms and the aroma of baked apples....A house in the city...sparsley decorated, for working couples that don't have time for the upkeep since they mostly work.

Getting rid of all the clutter also makes ur house more sellable, as many people are looking for "space" and a price they can afford. And a neatly, well-groomed yard is the first thing that potential buyers will view....I would also (and do have) a sign on my front door about my Pet...(siince you have dogs)...Mine says "A spoiled rotten Pomeranian lives here"....goes to show you're pet friendly....Of course, cleaniness is foremost also, but some clutter is to be expected. Good luck, patience is the key.
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Good ideas about cleaning out clutter and making a place look spacious.

Most Realtors will tell you that evidence of pets should be well-hidden, though, as it will be a turn-off to many potential buyers. Even pet-owners will look very carefully at a pet-occupied home to see any signs of pet damage, including stained carpets, any chewed-on moldings, etc.

On the other hand, if the house is particularly safe for pets (has a fenced yard, for instance), that would be worthwhile to emphasize.

When my husband and I were house-shopping years ago, we each independently made up a list of what we wanted in a house, and then we got together to compare and consolidate our lists.

Number one on both lists: "Must be safe for the dog." :lol:

And that's what we got - a house down at the bottom of a quiet cul-de-sac. Very dog-friendly and dog-safe neighborhood.
 
I don't know how you deal with it but I do not want lose dogs around at all. When I bought 20 odd years ago I was lucky to find one in a neighborhood where I did not see any. I knew from where I had rented that different neighborhoods in this same small town (15-20 thousand for three towns that run together) varied greatly that way and there is one area that I would never have gone back to just for that reason. I do have neighbors that either have dogs in the house or a fenced yard and we get along fine. If I want to ring the bell where they have them in the fenced in yard I use the front door rather than the back one that would mean going through where the dogs are.
 
Jane B. said:
I don't know how you deal with it but I do not want lose dogs around at all. When I bought 20 odd years ago I was lucky to find one in a neighborhood where I did not see any. I knew from where I had rented that different neighborhoods in this same small town (15-20 thousand for three towns that run together) varied greatly that way and there is one area that I would never have gone back to just for that reason. I do have neighbors that either have dogs in the house or a fenced yard and we get along fine. If I want to ring the bell where they have them in the fenced in yard I use the front door rather than the back one that would mean going through where the dogs are.
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Sure, that makes sense.

Even dog-lover that I am, I would not want to live too close to dogs kept outside on a regular basis, especially if they bark a lot.

When we were considering buying our beach property, we looked at this lot (that we eventually bought) which has a lot of privacy. For comparison, we looked at several existing homes in different neighborhoods. There was one that we liked well enough, which had a beautiful view over the marshes and the Sound toward the back, but on the sides, it was quite close to other homes.

We saw the house in the a.m. and thought "hmm, maybe we might like this, might be better than going through the aggravation of building our own house."

Then we went back in the afternoon, without the real-estate agent, and yikes!! There were a couple small dogs on the neighbor's back porch who were yapping and barking and making a huge fuss.

No way. We realized how little privacy we would have, and how close we would be to any neighbor's noise or distractions. That helped push us to buy our nice big lot, where our dogs won't bother anyone and we won't be bothered by anyone else's.
 
:wave:Reba, nope nothing happening.

we de-cluttered lots, amazing the amount of stuff you find:giggle:

yeah, Beach Girl - the first thing that came to mind when we were looking at this house was - dogs in the future/yard.

now that we're searching again, I always think of: is the neighborhood dog-friendly - specifically, Rottie-friendly? or at least neutral.
and then the actual house/property - dog-safe? or can it be made that way?
landscaping, if so, how much/where <neither of us are gardeners either>
fenced-in yard? if not, can we put up a actual fence, where/what part of yard? and so on...

I also am not a fan of having dogs outside all the time which does lead to boredom barking and other behavioral issues. Wouldn't want to deal with that in a neighbor - well, we actually did temporarily have that for a while this past Winter when a family with a GSD adult and a young pup rented a home on the other side of the the cul de sac. Since it is a cul de sac, our property now buts up against the backs and corners of several yards and we're all fenced in. But it's chain link, so the visual stimuli of another dog on the side of the fence could still be an issue - and it was briefly with these folks who rented for a time near us and had these two dogs outside most of the time. A adult male GSD and his young friend. He displayed the typical Shep. reaction at the fenceline and when my guys got out there it was a mess; he also was very reactive just when I was out picking up poop.So we quickly enlisted an acquaintance of ours who is handyperson <he re-modled our bathroom> to help hubby put up a partial privacy fence alongside the chain link portion where all the dogs have visual access.
That helped a lot on our end.

Also our youngest is not spayed so we REALLY didn't want to have an accidental tie through the fence-
 
Cheetah said:
I have a bit of an unconventional suggestion. Get one or two porn DVDs :shock: and put them with the entertainment system (like on top of the DVD player but not sitting out in the open, but nothing really bad on the cover.) They guy will almost always check out the entertainment setup. The agent that suggested this to me says she does this all the time and it encourages the guy to "want to live here".
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Serious? I never would think to do this. I think that would creep me out. If they had people coming to view their home and were happy to have porn in plain view, it will make me wonder what kinds of stuff they keep hidden and I would not like to find out!
 
Maybe if you are trying to sell an urban condo...

But I think the better rule is to not put out anything that a significant number of potential buyers would find obnoxious. Porn DVDs would probably fit into that category.
 
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