There's something incredibly personal and invasive about condo shopping. We know we want to move to Boston, but we're not sure if buying a condo is a better idea than renting. However, we're learning more and more towards renting. So we've been going around with a Realtor looking at places. I actually enjoy doing this, but Dina would rather be yodeling in the reflecting pool at the mall naked.
What I don't understand about the whole process are the owners of these buildings. Sure most of them look rather nice and the owners clearly made an effort to show the best side of their place. However the exceptions can be almost scary. Below is a list of things that you as a seller should avoid. I've now seen each at and can honestly say it's probably not the impression you want to leave potential buyers.
- Remove the broken air conditioning unit from the living room. While you're at it, get rid of the bucket catching water in the bed room.
- Put the man eating dog/monster in his own room. At the very least give him something to gnaw on other than the unsuspecting home buyers.
- If you had fish for dinner last night, take out the trash. At the very least don't leave the half-eaten carcass on the floor.
- If you have 20+ cats, please leave a window open. At the very least, remove the litter trays in the middle of each room that haven't been cleaned since the Hoover administration.
- Sex toys are fun, and perfectly normal. However, hanging them from a moving ceiling fan is just creepy. Why are they there? Can the ceiling fan even hold your weight?
- Put away the shackles attached to your bed. Handcuffs are one thing, shackles are another. Or perhaps you should limit it to one pair, not 3. Maybe I can introduce you to the person above?
The key to selling your home should really be: Remove things that would make the average buyer cringe.
"I'm not going to vacuum until Sears makes one you can ride on." -- Roseanne Barr
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