My own house sale Part 1 - The Reno

Hello all.

Well this is it. Me and my wife have decided to sell our first house for an opportunity to build in Stone Bridge. It was not an easy decision, we love our area Greystone Heights and our neighbours are fantastic, and the location 2 doors from a park on a quiet street are definite bonuses. We just felt that this was the timing for the build.

 We have owned the house for nearly 3 years and have been slowly renovating it for that time. We got the bulk of the work done early 06-07 but the last few things seemed to drag on. You know you get busy and the fact of the matter is you stop noticing those little finishing things left undone. A base board here some caulking there. As an agent we stress to our clients that those are the little things that make the difference from a good house to a great listing.

 So it began. March 1st, we had 1 month to whip our house into shape. After we went room to room we realized that there was quite a lot to do to get the house show ready. Window coverings, paint touch ups, door knobs and hinges, railings to put up, base boards to finish, and lots and lots of clutter to clear out and a deep cleaning. Don't you just love a move to chuck out all those years of crap you have laying around. Nothing put a bigger smile on my face than to say "Chuck it!" We brought in some professional cleaners and i can honestly say my house has never looked so good.

Well one month later April 2 we are ready to list out house. It has been a real eye opening experience. The next time a client re-lives the story with me of how they got there house ready for sale i will be able to share in the joy of finally having it done and ready to go.

Now you would think at this point i would be prepared to draw up a listing and get the ball rolling. I was not prepared for the emotions that come with getting your house ready to sell. We sat there once it was all finished looking around marveling at all the hard work we put into getting it ready, all the good times and not so good times we had there, and whether we were making the right decision. In the end we are confident that we want to move forward with.... Part 2 - The listing.

Stay tuned as the saga continues.

 

If you care to follow along in my personal experience in selling my own home from a complicated stand point of the owner/agent i would love to hear some personal stories of what you went through in the various stages of selling, starting with "The reno"

 Thanks.
Scott Ziegler