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Saturday, October 18, 2008

Expert Real Estate Tips Video: How Tough Is It To Sell a Vacant Home?

I've published two more videos on the YouTube channel this morning.

Here's the first one: Selling a vacant home.

If you're a real estate agent, you know the answer is mixed. Sometimes it's easier to sell a vacant home if the owners are messy, disorganized, and the house is full of mis-matched junk and clutter. In that case, empty looks a whole lot better.

But buyers often have trouble figuring out how big a space really is when there isn't any furniture to help them gauge how the space works. Double-edge sword, really.

Here's one agent's best advice on selling a vacant home: