10 Things That Make Sellers Pissy

1. Realtors who court and woo sellers to get the listing, then don't return phone calls the longer the house stays on the market.
2. Painting, installing new carpet, changing light and plumbing fixtures, etc. to sell when they have wanted to do it for years and procrastinated. 
3. Irresponsible contractors that don't show up on time, don't finish on time and expose more problems for sellers to fix.
4. Keeping their house 'show ready' everyday.
5. Potential buyers that insist on seeing their house with little notice on a weekend or weeknight.
6. Only nosey neighbors showing up at their Open House.
7. Buyer's Agents that don't leave remarks after they bring a client to see their house.
8. "Stupid comments" over things that can't be changed: 'lot is not level', 'too close to power line', 'airport noise', etc.
9. The buyer's Home Inspection Report.
10. Two mortgage payments and double utility bills. Carry over charges make sellers really pissy.

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Dammit Martha Stewart!

Yesterday, I was working with a client with the same problem a lot of us share--mounds of clothes and not much storage space.

The master bedroom closet must look large to be a great selling feature. I have no problem mentioning to sellers that they might want to consider hiding some of their stuff out of sight.

I found these nifty storage containers on wheels that you slide under your bed. 

How perfect are they? It was love at first sight.  Well, of course, they are a Martha Stewart product!

So as fast as my fingers could fly, I went to the Martha Stewart website.  I figured I'll buy a few for my client and couple for me. 

Wrong-y Dong-y.  Martha doesn't SELL these ingenious little units.  Noooooo....she wants you to BUILD them. This was a ruse developed for DIY-ers!

Dammit Martha!  I need immediate gratification!  Give busy people a break! I don't want to make it; I want to buy it.

After I threw my fit and settled down, I found a similar product on http://www.amazon.com/.

At a hair under a hundred a piece, I may have to reconsider my options.

Now, where is my hammer and tape measure?












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