Does Content Matter In Listing Descriptions When Selling A House?

The question is one I always ask a seller when they have not sold their house and looking to change realtors. What type of content did your Realtor put in on your Charlotte, NC home. We all have heard the phrase that a picture is worth a thousand words. As true as that is and as much as multitude of photos have helped me sell my fair share of homes; leaving out content can also hinder the potential sale of a property. A photo can only tell so much of a story. Wording and the content you write can help add to the value of a house or increase the value of a house. Can you tell by a photo if the roof was replaced in the last few years? Or if the house has newer hardwood flooring, or new AC unit? How about the layout or the use of space in a house? There are a lot of things that photos tell us about a house that help us decide as buyers and agents whether to go and visit the house ro not. but photos only tell part of the story. The rest is told through the description we write on a house. I have received more showings on one house because of the content I wrote than the photos. Reason i know is that my pictures were no less attractive or less in quantity than the previous agents. but where the other agent failed to write anything in the description; I got into a lengthy story about the house and the unique features the builder put in that custom house. It increased the showings tenfold and brought us an offer and contract on the house..... In the day of modern technology, Realtors are sometimes taking for granted that pictures and visual effects are all that is needed to sell a house today. But going away from the basics that got us there is taking away from a valuable source that can help you sell a house in this competitive Charlotte market... Dave diCecco Realtor/Broker Coldwell Banker United www.davedicecco.com

New Listing: 9239 Chislehurst Road Mint Hill, NC. 28227

9239 Chislehurst road in Mint Hill, NC. is a three bedroom, two and half bath two story home located in the Danbrooke park subdivision of Mint Hill. With over 1700 square feet of living space this home is great for the growing family. The home has a nice covered front porch when you pull up giving it that old southern charm look to it. Entering the house you immediately notice the beautiful stone fireplace accentuating the living room portion of the house. Wonderfully handcrafted this fireplace is in a great location central to the room. On the other side of the house on the lower level is the large open kitchen. Featuring custom cabinets and fully appliance this kitchen boasts great space and plenty of room to walk around. There is even a wonderful eat in area with a bay window to enjoy your morning coffee as you overlook the picturesque fenced backyard. If the kitchen area does not harbor enough room for you and the family; you can move into the dining room area of the house. This room is large enough to hold a table and eight chairs comfortably and brings in some great natural light from the front two large windows. Going up the stairs you are greeted by the three bedrooms the house has to offer. the master bedroom si located off to the right and runs the length of the house. A large open room that features her walk in closet and his smaller closet. In addition there is a spacious master bathroom attached to it with tile flooring. Across the hall are the other two spare bedrooms. They are both good sized and have large closet space for the spare bedrooms. they share the second full bath upstairs that is also tiled and features a tube shower combination. Some of the best features of the house are not in the living area of the house. The garage is an oversized two car garage that also has it's own heat and A/C unit to control the temperature out there. A great place to make a man cave or to tinker around in. Out back you have a nice open deck that has a hot tub (the hot tub does convey with the house) that opens to a large flat fenced in back yard adding to the privacy you receive. At one time he even had an above ground pool out there; but has removed it when his children got older. but has left the wiring and electrical box for a future home owner to put a pool back in. There is also a wired storage shed attached to the rear of the house and the house sits on a cul de sac street so you do not have to worry about the drive through traffic. With its great location off of Lawyers road convenience to major highways and shopping is easy; yet with the feeling of being in the country...Come by and see why a lot of families have called danbrooke park home... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0hGZCCcIRg Dave diCecco Realtor/Broker Coldwell Banker United www.davedicecco.com

how Do You Prepare Your Home For A Buyer Showing In Charlotte, NC.?

The houses were dark and gloomy inside. All the blinds and curtains were closed. A couple of homes had lights that did not even work because of the light bulbs being out. In most of these cases we did not even make it out of the entry way or living room of the house because of the poor lighting portrayed when we entered the house. Buying a home and selling a home are the largest transactions that a family makes in their lifetime as well as the largest sale they will make. it is crucial when getting a home ready to sell that when you have potential buyers walking through our house that it is showing in the best possible light. You could be losing potential buyers by not having your home ready to be shown. Buyers work on emotion and use all of their senses when looking at a house and deciding whether that is the right house for them. In one case, the buyer chose a similar house in the neighborhood to negotiate an offer on that was priced higher than that house because of the feeling they received when they walked in the house. Would the buyer have chosen that house had it not shown so dark and gloomy? Maybe. But we will never know because they was turned off by the dark feeling when they entered the house. As Realtors we always tell our clients about staging a house to be shown. One simple thing to do that does not cost any money is to make sure your blinds are open and the lights are either on (if possible) or all the lights work with high wattage bulbs to make the home feel bright...It can and does make a difference to the buyers today when they look at homes. it also may make the difference between selling your home and not. Dave diCecco Realtor/Broker Coldwell Banker United www.davedicecco.com