It’s Monday, Another Weekend Gone, And Still No Bids On Your House?

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So the broker didn’t call and finally you called him and asked: Anything? Any bids? Any nibbles? None. Your house has been sitting on the market for a while. If you haven’t, you need to go through Richard Johnston’s checklist of what’s wrong with the way you listed your house. Hint: make sure your broker springs for a professional photographer.

Maybe you need to web-ify your listing. Check out www.3924redwood.com Eugene Ridenour’s web page for, yes, 3924 Redwood Avenue in Mar Vista. (That’s the house pictured -- excellent photography, in this case by the owner of the home).

Advice on staging and dressing a house is a growth business in Orange County, where there are 14,000 houses on the market. This story from the OC Register will help you get your act together. Hint: Clean the bathroom, OK?

Once the place is spotless, get it all staged up. (Or is it staged out? Stagified?) Staging companies like Meridith Baer & Associates will dress your place up with flowers, $100 photography books, high thread-count sheets, luxury bath products, etc. The place will look like a suite at the Four Seasons.

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