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How Selling Your Home is Like Playing Baseball, Major League Style!

<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tv1AMpr5hnma33stmaLxjE7QKe9W-deSOa6LJy0cjUnucuPKy-xSXSw671szZD03ra330qkYcY4B67855gAn9IK8H0FiLxqMqoJlozJFtSYXChUMZsmU1VewDg7S2YLFPJyi-mQ4WM6G/s1600/brad+pitt+moneyball.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tv1AMpr5hnma33stmaLxjE7QKe9W-deSOa6LJy0cjUnucuPKy-xSXSw671szZD03ra330qkYcY4B67855gAn9IK8H0FiLxqMqoJlozJFtSYXChUMZsmU1VewDg7S2YLFPJyi-mQ4WM6G/s400/brad+pitt+moneyball.jpg" width="250" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">In the movie, Moneyball, Brad Pitt's <br />character learns that to win<br />at baseball, he has to<br />pay attention to the numbers. </span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal">I love baseball. It’s the only sport I watch on television. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Baseball is leisurely, unlike basketball. It’s gentlemanly, unlike football. It’s quiet, unlike NASCAR. It’s complicated, unlike tennis. What’s not to love?</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Watching the World Series games last week, pondering my fascination with the game, and thinking – as always – of home selling, I spotted some similarities.  </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Teamwork is Essential</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Although this blog concentrates on DIY home staging, there are times when you need to have someone else do it,  times <a href="http://diyhomestagingtips.blogspot.com/2011/04/insider-tips-notes-from-blue-collar-gal.html" target="_blank">when you need to call in pros</a> to get a specific job done. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Say you want to paint your tall stairwell, but you don’t even own a ladder. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Maybe you need to replace the plumbing behind the shower stall, but you wouldn’t know where to begin. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Or the garage needs to be rewired to meet electrical code, and only an electrician has the right license. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Or you need a new roof, but you’re not going up there!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Each member of a baseball team specializes in whatever his position calls for. Each one is an expert. Even though there’s less apparent teamwork in baseball than sports like hockey or football, don’t be fooled. Each team member is a specialist, but one who also supports and cooperates with his teammates.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">When you're staging your own home, it's important to know when to call in an expert if that’s what it takes to get your home in shape.  </div><div class="MsoNormal">  </div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Devil's in the Details</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.achievement.org/achievers/ber0/large/ber0-006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://www.achievement.org/achievers/ber0/large/ber0-006.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Yogi Berra, famous Yankee catcher, is known for his<br />crazy logic. He explains, "Baseball is ninety percent physical. <br />The other half is mental." </span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal">Both baseball and staging look simple when done right. But look more closely and you’ll see they both depend on subtleties that guarantee success. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">One good pitcher can determine the outcome of a game, just as curb appeal can determine whether buyers want to view your home’s interior. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">One fumbled catch can lead to a home run for the other team, just the way <a href="http://diyhomestagingtips.blogspot.com/2011/01/cats-dont-have-to-stink.html" target="_blank">pet odors</a> can be a deal-breaker for a home on the market.   </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Think like a Major League player. Take your staging seriously. Don’t be like the neighbor a friend of mine described to me last week, who said “Why should I paint for the next owner?” </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Step  up to the plate, and <a href="http://diyhomestagingtips.blogspot.com/2011/02/five-things-to-do-to-sell-your-home.html" target="_blank">tend to the details</a>, so your home is the one that stands above the competition.  </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Preparation Makes All the Difference</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Teams that get to the World Series don’t get there by chance. They work all year to become the best athletes they can. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Selling a home shouldn’t be a last minute decision. It should be part of a plan. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Although some will disagree with me, I think any homeowner needs to be aware that some day she’ll want to sell her home. Or her heirs will. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">A common phrase is, “I’ll never move,” but statistically, Americans stay in their homes an average of just seven years. Lifestyle preferences change, families grow bigger or smaller, jobs relocate, finances force people to shift priorities.  </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">In other words, whatever you do to your home while you are living there is going to affect your selling price eventually. Never <a href="http://diyhomestagingtips.blogspot.com/2012/04/home-improvements-that-deliver-most.html" target="_blank">remodel a home</a> in such a way that its market value will be reduced.<br /><br />Don't postpone routine maintenance until the effects snowball into major repairs. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy49W-vU-UEr-xA8ardvlampH3YLuqudlpWRQi12lHJPSII6zlu7Tt0gvkDXuxWZlfA7D1SR-gjatUQe-fveG4VzgPRmYSszBmHetGsh4kEYh0513DnDLibUdKMlqwx95VwKCVEF1tL2GP/s1600/leo+durocher+(13).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy49W-vU-UEr-xA8ardvlampH3YLuqudlpWRQi12lHJPSII6zlu7Tt0gvkDXuxWZlfA7D1SR-gjatUQe-fveG4VzgPRmYSszBmHetGsh4kEYh0513DnDLibUdKMlqwx95VwKCVEF1tL2GP/s400/leo+durocher+(13).jpg" width="367" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Leo Durocher, the legendary Baseball Hall of Famer, said, </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: small;">"There are only five things you can do in baseball – </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: small;">run, throw, catch, hit, and hit with power."</span></i></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">It's All About the Numbers</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">No sport relies more on statistics than baseball. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Wins and losses, batting averages, on-base-percentages, runs-batted-in, slugging percentage – that’s just the beginning. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Team managers, owners, coaches, fans, sportswriters and gamblers all rely on complex math to predict probabilities and make decisions. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Similarly, when you’re selling your home, it helps to have good grasp of the numbers. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Have you priced it competitively? </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Do you know what your monthly carrying costs are (mortgage, insurance, taxes, utilities, maintenance)?  </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">If you are <a href="http://diyhomestagingtips.blogspot.com/2011/03/negotiating-101-how-to-get-what-you.html" target="_blank">negotiating</a>with a prospective buyer, do you know in advance how flexible can you be with financing options to shape a win/win agreement? </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Patience Is Your Friend</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Baseball is a test of nerves and strategy. </span><span style="background-color: white;">When your home is for sale, waiting for a buyer to show up can be difficult.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Although we’ve all heard stories of people who’ve sold their homes the day they came on the market, I sometimes ask myself, “Did they price it too low?”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Even when you are impatient, a prospective buyer shouldn’t know this. That’s why I tell people not to pile moving boxes in the garage or spare bedroom. It looks like you’re in a hurry to get out of there, rather than living in a home you love. Strategy. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">One baseball cliche is "Hurry to lose, slow down to win."  And that’s good advice for a home seller. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Chance Plays A Major Role</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Once you’ve staged your home, using the skills and resources you have, you have to accept the fact that fate takes over. You can’t call all the shots. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Sometimes, sheer coincidence steps in. A friend tells a friend who tells a friend about your home. It’s just what she’s looking for! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Or a couple out driving neighborhoods looking for real estate signs, turns onto your street, and Bingo! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Albert Pujols, a two-time World Series champ, and three-time Most Valuable Player winner, said, “This game is really crazy. Nobody can understand it, and there are a lot of things that happen that you can’t control.”  </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The same thought was echoed by Wes Westrum, New York Giants catcher and manager, when he said, "Baseball is like church: Many attend, but few understand."</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Remember that there is a buyer out there for your home. Do your best to attract him, and that’s all you can do. Your best. <br /><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Game Ain’t Over Until It’s Over</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Of course, this is one of Yogi Berra’s most famous lines, and I find myself saying it near the end of almost every baseball game. And at other times as well. It’s a Life Lesson!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">In real estate transactions, snafus and surprises are common on the road between a showing and a closing. That’s the reason I never <a href="http://diyhomestagingtips.blogspot.com/2010/10/q-when-does-staging-end-it-aint-over.html" target="_blank">remove staging</a> until the last possible moment. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">As a seller, you can’t take your buyer for granted. Inspections, financing, contingencies, all can be bugaboos. Being a seller takes flexibility and a positive attitude.   </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">  </div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: large;">I’m Not the Only One</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Plenty of people see more to <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on">America</st1:country>’s favorite pastime than men hitting, running and chasing balls. Saul Steinberg, the cartoonist, wrote, “Baseball is an allegorical play about <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on">America</st1:country>, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self esteem."</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Sounds like home-selling to me! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">My best advice: Listen to the coach, and play by the rules of the home staging game. The rule book I recommend is my $5 <a href="http://diyhomestagingtips.blogspot.com/p/ebooks.html" target="_blank">eBook</a>, <i>DIY Home Staging Tips to Sell Your Home Fast and For Top Dollar.</i> It teaches you all the steps to build a winning team.  </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I am rooting for you!</div><br />

How Selling Your Home is Like Playing Baseball, Major League Style!

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Hans Blomquist

Juste quelques images préférées du portfolio du styliste suédois <a href="http://www.agentbauer.com/stylists/hansblomquist" target="_blank">Hans Blomquist</a> (et vous reconnaitrez peut-être son travail pour IKEA, H&M Home, et d'autres...)<br />Je vous souhaite un bon dimanche!<br /><br /><i>Just a few favourite pics from the portfolio of Swedish stylist <a href="http://www.agentbauer.com/stylists/hansblomquist" target="_blank">Hans Blomquist</a> (and you might recognize his work for IKEA, H&M Home, and others...)</i><br /><i>I wish you a lovely Sunday!</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaXMqpN0OC4scJa5-IqkSS4299HfiirXef4s00dYP83wNftBk718wptGpv0HAhDilLmuMzWieQzwG1NT9-i0uEqsCRWkf1eMNX0hceSV2dkHNEH-raKMXWbuhttwur8iQ_haOUfpjZB8/s1600/getMedia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUaXMqpN0OC4scJa5-IqkSS4299HfiirXef4s00dYP83wNftBk718wptGpv0HAhDilLmuMzWieQzwG1NT9-i0uEqsCRWkf1eMNX0hceSV2dkHNEH-raKMXWbuhttwur8iQ_haOUfpjZB8/s1600/getMedia.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Hans Blomquist

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeUAywGDbFB6DdzC0C3wmlShp3HPKNuk2iLtJR4uLZDK0-Pve8s5Vkpp3jEkCGDyCnrrk6iSgakvSSCG5llzVOk1l4VCGzfQIeugLOwpmXnQNv2j4WY6GvtU1RvQsumXiswszqmQBwcxp/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeUAywGDbFB6DdzC0C3wmlShp3HPKNuk2iLtJR4uLZDK0-Pve8s5Vkpp3jEkCGDyCnrrk6iSgakvSSCG5llzVOk1l4VCGzfQIeugLOwpmXnQNv2j4WY6GvtU1RvQsumXiswszqmQBwcxp/s1600/1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />I wasn't going to post again until next week but I was itching to post these. I get a a lot of daily "sale" e-mails from shopping sites. With the exception of <a href="http://aubreyandlindsay.blogspot.ca/2012/10/obsessed-with-scarves.html" target="_blank">some scarves recently</a> at <a href="http://www.zulily.com/invite/lstephenson886" target="_blank">Zulily</a> I've never jumped at buying something. What I love most is that I'm introduced to new product lines I may not have known about. Here is a roundup of the e-mails I get daily and what I'm kind of loving enough to come out of hiding to post this for the weekend (because these sales are limited runs)<br /><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><a href="http://www.jossandmain.com/invite/B1658F" target="_blank">Joss & Main,</a> I've never purchased from <a href="http://www.jossandmain.com/invite/B1658F">Joss & Main</a> (so can't actually recommend the process) or, tell you if they ship to Canada but I'm kind of obsessing over these this pink pillow and orange poof [2] I saw pop up today. (That sale ends Monday)<br /><br /><a href="http://fab.com/ndphoo" target="_blank">Fab.com </a>- Again, new site that I've been introduced to and from what I'm seeing it's more edgy/cool stuff in their collections. Fell in love with this cool jewelry collection by <a href="http://fab.com/sale/12234/product/251138/ndphoo/?fref=product-invite-tw" target="_blank">Fauna & Flora</a> [1]. They also carry well known lines like <a href="http://fab.com/sale/11664/product/21146/ndphoo/?fref=product-invite-tw" target="_blank">Blu Dot (that gorgeous desk)</a> [3] at a discount. <a href="http://fab.com/sale/12361/product/253646/ndphoo/?fref=product-invite-tw">Loving this bracelet too.</a> [4]<br /><br /><a href="http://www.zulily.com/invite/lstephenson886">Zulily.com</a> - I have shopped at and so far have been pleased. This site is definitely more for the Mom's/Dad's I would say as there is a lot of maternity-ware, <a href="http://www.zulily.com/invite/lstephenson886/e/cooking-for-holidays-103012.html?tid=social_email_ref_shareviaicon_na_zcvp_b34eb2ff871ae78e291b70a49f723096&eid=20734">cookbooks </a> [6] and kids stuff. Smaller collections vs. the top two shopping sites but it's kind of nice because you can tell if there is new stuff or not. I was excited to see the <a href="http://www.zulily.com/invite/lstephenson886/p/navy-lace-sheath-dress-23947-2336612.html?tid=social_email_ref_shareviaicon_na_zcvp_25258636c039cf5c37921040f4b9aab3&pid=2336612">Canadian "Moon" brand on there today. </a>[5]  Love the dress. I will never be able to wear it but it is gorgeous. ;)<br /><br />Do you shop at any ones? Feedback? Ones to suggest?<br /><br />Ps., I highly recommend that if you sign up for many sites like these, that you do what I do and that's use different e-mail account other that your main personal one. I have an account designated to receive flyer like these, which means I don't have my main e-mail account flooding with alerts.<br /><br /><i>Although I posted these because I actually do think the "deal sites" are an interesting concept, and, I actually like the products I've mentioned, I want to clearly mention that these shopping sites work that should you be refereed by me & buy, in some cases I get shop credits. Similarly  the same goes for you - should you recommend the site to your friends family and THEY buy, you're allowed to get credits too. You needn't shop via my link so just visit their sites by visiting directly by bypassing my links. </i>

online "deal" websites...

I wasn't going to post again until next week but I was itching to post these. I get a a lot of daily "sale" e-mails from shopp...

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