{"id":440,"date":"2006-09-26T11:13:47","date_gmt":"2006-09-26T18:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=440"},"modified":"2006-09-26T11:13:51","modified_gmt":"2006-09-26T18:13:51","slug":"blogoff-post-63-divorcing-couples-need-togetherness-on-sale-of-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/440\/blogoff-post-63-divorcing-couples-need-togetherness-on-sale-of-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogoff Post #63: Divorcing couples need togetherness on sale of house . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a special favorite from my Arizona Republic<\/i> column<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Consider this: I walk into a home, escorting buyers. In the living room there are two pieces of furniture: a big-screen television and a lawn chair.<\/p>\n

The bedrooms are empty, except for the master bedroom, where there is a bare mattress. In the kitchen, there are dirty dishes in the sink and half-empty takeout containers and beer in the fridge.<\/p>\n

It’s a divorce, of course. Mom and the kids are gone. Dad got custody of the TV.<\/p>\n

It would be funny if it weren’t so nakedly tragic.<\/p>\n

I get paid to hear the stories that empty houses whisper. This house tells me not just about the divorce, but that the divorce isn’t a relatively smooth one. It hints that the house is in pre-foreclosure or is for sale by a judge’s orders.<\/p>\n

It confides in the certitude of silence that my buyers can steal it for tens of thousands of dollars less than market value.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ack! Mom and Dad own a very valuable asset. What should they do to protect their money?<\/p>\n

Frankly, both of them should move out, leaving the home vacant. If one is to stay, then they should agree to leave the furniture behind — and clothes in the closets. I should not be able to tell that the sellers are divorcing.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here’s the takeaway point: “It’s sad the marriage didn’t work out. But properly staging the home for sale can at least help to pay for a happier divorce.”
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Technorati Tags: arizona<\/a>, arizona real estate<\/a>, phoenix<\/a>, phoenix real estate<\/a>, sellsius 101<\/a>, real estate<\/a>, real estate marketing<\/a><\/p>\n

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This is a special favorite from my Arizona Republic column: Consider this: I walk into a home, escorting buyers. In the living room there are two pieces of furniture: a big-screen television and a lawn chair. The bedrooms are empty, except for the master bedroom, where there is a bare mattress. 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