I was prompted by a recent post entitled What "Color Me Beautiful" Taught Me about Staging that talked about how buyers may not be aware of why they don't like a house. In essence, the colors and decorating scheme may send messages to the buyers that they are not fully aware of. I agree; sometimes buyers cannot express why a house does not appeal to them.
However, sometimes there are knowable, visible, and specific factors that are obvious turn-offs, and the buyers are fully aware of what they are.
Now, before you give me the "paint is cheap" rationale for looking past obvious flaws, I want to ask you for opinions on what would be voted "most likely to fail" in getting a buyer to fall in love with a house.
Let's assume for the purpose of this exercise that the houses are structurally sound, in decent neighborhoods, and competitively priced. What factor in your mind is most likely to turn a buyer off?
To start the list, I will enter my all-time #1 turn-off:
1) Carpeting in the bathroom (wall-to-wall--yuck)!
Please add your comments/suggestions, and I'll conduct a run-off vote in a few days. If nothing else, the results will be interesting and instructive for prospective sellers.
Thanks for your input!
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Peggy Chirico, REALTOR®
Serving the Greater Hartford Area
Prudential CT Realty
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