It’s not personal. Your home is an investment. No matter how much you love your home, no matter how much sweat equity you have invested, it’s the actual cash equity that is going to mean something to you when all is said and done. Selling your home should be looked at as a business. Having said that, I am fully aware that selling your home can be an highly emotional process. So that’s where I come in.
No Judgment. Don’t take your agent’s advice as criticism. Though your home is certainly a personal thing to you, to your agent it is a product that they are working hard to present in its best light. The observations your Realtor will make are not personal, they are acquired from experience with hundreds, even thousands of homes. Agents get a constant stream of feedback from buyers, other agents, and from co-workers as well, so they are acutely aware of the things that people notice. The negatives that buyers generally note in other homes are the things your Agent will advise you to address in advance. Alternatively, the features that are currently in demand are the ones that your Realtor will advise that you highlight.
So put away that toaster and show off those gorgeous countertops!
