2,684,009
I listed a vacation house owned by an out of town hoarder. The place was packed from floor to ceiling; you couldn't even seen the lake from this lake front house!
The owner gave me signed written permission to remove personal property, and have the place professionally cleaned. The Seller did not want their personal property disposed of, so I rented a storage unit (in his name). I hired "Two Men and a Truck" to take everything out of the house. Then Molly Maid came and cleaned it.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Kevin J. May
Hobe Sound, FL
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JoAnn Moore
Georgetown, DE
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Eve Alexander
Tampa, FL
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Christine Kankowski No...
Poway, CA
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
5,104,931
I would recommend a professional service to my sellers to get the condo cleaned out and prepped. At some point it would have to be done in any event... once the condo is sold someone has to move everything out. Why not do it upfront to make it more sellable and probably at a higher price if it shows better.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Eve Alexander
Tampa, FL
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Christine Kankowski No...
Poway, CA
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Richard Bazinet /MBA, ...
Scottsdale, AZ
564,494
The owners will need to clean out the condo unit when it sells anyway - so why wouldn't they want to do it now? It is in their best interest to have the condo clutter free for showings.
I would recommend having the seller hire a moving company to box it all up and ship it wherever it needs to go before it is shown.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Mott Marvin Kornicki
Sunny Isles, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
5,216,398
Ask for permission to have it professionally staged and the junk removed at their expense. If they are unwilling to pay ask for a longer listing period and explain time is money. Advise them to choose wisely!
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Penner
Winnipeg, MB
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
117,135
All good answers here. Sotrage unit, sell it all, just get sellers approval
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
716,049
Got to find a way to prepare and stage (package) the property to sell it.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
4,882,355
If they are motivated to sell get several bids to have the place professionally cleaned, and have permission to get rid of all the junk. Have them pay for the cleaning up front, and you should be good to go.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
1,844,301
I'd have it all packed up & put in storage or the garage. Have owners pay for it.
Nina is right, shows better with less stuff.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,230,074
Just did this, Evelina! I hired an estate sale company who hosted the estate sale and then removed all remaining items from the home.
I then had some minor painting done, some light fixtures replaced, flooring refinished and hired a cleaning service for a deep clean.
I wanted to stage the home but, the none of the children cared about the difference in the price of a staged home vs. a vacant property. It sold well over list and had we not done what needed to be done and left it cluttered, I am confident it would have sold below list!
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Mott Marvin Kornicki
Sunny Isles, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
5,583,278
Nina Hollander has the right answer and that's the only procedure one should follow.....
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,052,211
Are the owners amenable to letting you get it done?
Have them pay for storage, hire help and declutter it.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
4,160,550
Evelina Tsigelnitskaya you need to get written signed agreement from the seller, then hire a professional cleaning service.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
900,128
Owners need to authorize or hire professional service to clean up.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
5,772,575
Evelina,
I would follow Nina Hollander 's advice. A
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
7,836,134
Recommend the professionals that will be needed to shape it up.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,854,909
Another option: Sell AS IS and note "Price reflects the as is condition!
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,781,173
In agents remarks section....I give heads-up
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
5,049,183
What Nina Hollander said. Perhaps an estate sale of contents and then cleaned and prepared for showings.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
911,338
I would have them rent a storage unit and have their belongings moved there until they can find time to go through and decide on what they want to keep. They pay for the storage and moving.
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
1,598,452
It's too easy to just leave it the way it is and hope for the best. Buyers that are willing to pay top dollar - do not want to deal with all the excess garbage.
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
6,393,404
I always suggest giving away everything worth giving and dumpster the rest, but if they are insistent then Freds route works too.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
2,220,323
Never had this happened Evelina.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
3,587,960
Hire a team of folks that seller pays for and get it staged and on the market.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
3,416,038
I go over with them how showings could be better, how better showings may bring more money and what needs to be done, cleaned and or staged. Most sellers agree when they see higher sale sprices
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
1,153,794
I could not agree more with Fred Griffin. He gets another upvote from me.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
1,543,727
What will they allow you to do? I do what it took to prep, with their permission. Or wait.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
4,572,183
Professional cleaning and staging.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
1,502,998
I'm with Nina and Fred on this one. Give them the name of a haul away company to come and pick the stuff up, then do the same with a cleaning crew.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
2,071,025
Agree with all of you. Thank you.
Here how we did.
Permission to "tune up" apartment in writing.
Cleaning was $251.00
We moved furniture - rearranged everything. Put all personal pictures in the draws. Put in every room air fresheners, AC at 72 degrees. 1 hour job.
Sent videos to the beneficiaries "Before" and "After".
Condo went under contract within 2 weeks.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
3,345,091
I've managed many cleaning out of homes on behalf of out of area personal representatives for an estate. I get the quote, have them approve it, sign an addendum to the listing, get all the paperwork in order and then get into action.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
3,071,489
Have the Sellers make payment arrangements with those contractors
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
4,319,419
Get it cleaned Evelina Tsigelnitskaya - and put it for sale - quickly.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
3,988,007
Offer to coordinate the hiring of a stager that will get it streamlined for showing. The seller should pay.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
1,311,397
You need to reach an agreement with sellers Evelina Tsigelnitskaya . They are out of the country. Permanently? When will they return to retake whatever belongings that they want. Can they designate certain items that they are willing to pay to store? Will you arrange that for them? In our area, Salvation Army will pick up and dispose of what a seller does not want to keep. Maybe they will give you carte balance to dispose of everything. Maybe you can sell it as is with fixtures included. Are we talking about personal items: clothes, sundries, knick knacks, tools, etc.?
Will the sellers pay for prepping the property to give them the best return?
Nail down everting in writing (email) so there is no problem later.
Good luck!
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
4,434,127
Good luck.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
3,986,258
Talk to the seller about putting everything into storage
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
5,868,554
I think I would do exactly what Fred did. HOPEFULLY the Sellers will pay for it.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
4,936,677
Hire a company to clean it out and charge the estate.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
1,712,676
It should have been handled before leaving but get their permission for a POD and declutter.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
4,800,082
See if they are willing to pay to have someone come in and clean it out. It will be worth it for their bottom line.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
921,504
Unless the owner/seller shared their real 'sold price' I would not show the place until it was empty. IF the real 'sold price' was suitable for a trashed unit, I would and could sell it as is.
To most of us, we shake our heads and with a heavy heart say, "and this is the stuff this person chose to keep.' I just left such a place with 2 12 inch rotary dial TVs.
However, if you know about hoarders and those who suffer memory lose, one would be wise to check inside every vase, the pages of all books and of course the sugar jar. I've seen the hidey-holes yield tens of thousands of dollars.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC