When it's a teardown, does it matter what the home looks like?
My response?
1. Who says it's a "tear down"? Yes, great lot .82 acres in top suburb, with beautiful trees. (for $1,075,000) but a tear down?
2. Is the estate sale imminent? Is the house for sale or the candle sticks?
That turquoise and olive green is a current Crate and Barrel combo. They started it last year and have been running with it. I, even, used it last year, to garner multiple offers!
Mind you, they said this was a tear down, too. And the family living there are very happy, thank you!
What d'you all think?
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Juliet Johnson Staging provides NJ Luxury Real Estate with staging and online promotion services, and been successfully home staging nj for the last 7 years.
The current house we are doing is also turquoise and green. We took it there from mauve and light blue. And no, that's not a tear-down unless it's structurally unsound. It has charm, and just needs a bit of spit and polish.
That sucker looks like a great flip.
~Michelle
That's always a question I struggle with but I conquer that unless structuarly unsound, cleaned up and painted may give them a saleable property.
On the outside its such a cute house - the inside with lots of decluttering has to look better...but if its a no brainer tear down I would not invest the time or money in it. It depends on the neighborhood and what is going on in it.
One person's tear down is some one else's fixer-upper, so yes, it matters.
I've wondered about that question before. Thanks for asking it. I'll be looking forward to the answers.
We did a proposal for a lovely older home in a top suburb about a year ago. It had gorgeous woodwork and floors, and lots of character, but a tiny master bath that was a jack-and-jill with another bedroom. They decided not to stage, thinking it might sell as a tear down, which made me very sad. It did sell, too, rather quickly. I've never gone back to see whether they did tear it down. I hope they didn't - it would be such a waste...
I've been thinking about this blog, Juliet.
I can't help it, but I feel sorry for these types of houses. But the truth is, sometimes no one sees the beauty because they get so thrown off by the ugly, and they scrap the whole thing. And maybe some people don't see that competing with new construction does not always require demolition. On the other hand, a budget for renovation would be a lot less than new construction, but that possibility may not even remotely financially viable for the sellers
So, what you have here is a prime example of how virtual staging can very well rescue this house from a wrecking ball, show off some very salvageable architecture, and perhaps woo a buyer to nab a charming house at a fair price.
I know there are A LOT of stagers here who do not think it is even the slightest bit helpful. But there are times when it is.
I think what you have here is a prime example of an EXCELLENT CASE for virtual staging.
~Michelle
WOW, Michelle!!! That's awesome! Heavens, that really makes a lot of sense. I was not a believer until just now. Thank you very much for taking the time to do this.
My pleasure, Juliet. It's a great house, with awesome bones. The exterior could be sooo fabulous. It's already a great body color, it just needs a bit of landscaping love...it makes my mouse finger itch.
~Michelle
Hi Juliet -- I just staged a vacant "tear down" It is surrounded by MM$ new contruction homes and the builers ran out of money. Now trying to sell it hoping an investor will buy it to rent out until the economy comes back.
Oh -- forgot to mention -- "LOVE" the GREAT EYE heading! Awesome