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Answers (4)
- Kimberly Meitner, "Kimberly A. Meitner"
- Contributions:125
We should put things in pecking order before feathers start flying. ;) Nothing beats a clean and tidy home. You only have one chance to make a first impression. Buyers look at a home to rule it out. Make yours the one they don't. The home must be as clutter free as possible. Buyers want to visualize their items and themselves living there. Will it feel like their home? Colors can be used as long as they flow and evoke warm fuzzy feelings. If you are planning to move at some point anyway, start packing and painting. Fresh is key. While you may want your chickens to rule the coop... the buyers want to rule the roost. If your house makes them feel at home you'll be able to put your eggs in another nest and save yourself some work. Keep your yard picked up, mowed and/or plowed as the snow is falling again, trim shrubs, keep any gardens blooming and weeded. Paint outbuildings if possible, but take care of any maintenance that might be an issue. I'd keep the coop clean along with other areas. Your hobby may not be someone elses, so keep your options open. That coop might be an art studio, a playhouse, a dog kennel, or a pottery shop. Let your buyers be able to see themselves living there...... good luck. :)
- sunnyview
- Contributions:25139
Aren't chicken cute? My barred rock says hello. Staging art of creating space with decorating and object. If your coop is cute and lightly populated, I would add a pretty egg collecting basket on the door of the run or coop, a painted sign with a list of the chicken names (if they don't have any make them up) and make sure your coop is always clean for showings adding fresh pine shavings for a photo ready barnyard. I don't know how big your coop is, but you really just want the impression of chickens and not a demonstration of the capacity of the coop. All you need is a sprinkling. Paint part of the picture and let the buyer fill in the rest.
Also, if you feel that the coop might be appealing as a playhouse area for children, you can suggests that in your advertising materials. Many people are looking for a self contained hobby farm with an emphasis on sustainability so that means small animal husbandry, compost, garden space etc. Ask you agent what the trends in your areas are and then play to them.
Also, if you feel that the coop might be appealing as a playhouse area for children, you can suggests that in your advertising materials. Many people are looking for a self contained hobby farm with an emphasis on sustainability so that means small animal husbandry, compost, garden space etc. Ask you agent what the trends in your areas are and then play to them.
- Nancy Lee, "An OrderLee Home"
- Contributions:1195
Staging generalizes of a property to make it appealing to the maximum number of buyers. Then we determine the most likely type of buyer and tune the property to their taste. You need to do some research around the question of who is your most probable buyer. If you are in a good school district, there is a good chance your buyer will be a family who want outdoor space for their children to play. If your location is getting a lot of retirees, your mpb may want gardening space. Maximize the appeal of your home = maximize the probability of getting an offer. If you location is chock full of hobby/full-time farmers, then a cheerful, clucking flock might help.
Give serious thought to your mpb. Talk with local agents. Talk with people who recently purchased houses near yours about what they looked for during their search for a house. Figure out your target audience. When you have a good idea about who you will be selling to, then you can decide whether to enhance the flock or reduce the size and number of coops to increase the amount of easily usable land.
Give serious thought to your mpb. Talk with local agents. Talk with people who recently purchased houses near yours about what they looked for during their search for a house. Figure out your target audience. When you have a good idea about who you will be selling to, then you can decide whether to enhance the flock or reduce the size and number of coops to increase the amount of easily usable land.
- wetdawgs
- Contributions:26842
Only if the chickens are in Pottery Barn colors, and don't make any scents.
Staging with chickens?
Seriously, though, I have a hobby farm to sell with a mostly empty chicken coop. Would a lively and colorful flock help or hurt my efforts?
Your professional epinions are appreciated. : )
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