What’s it going to take to get my home sold!? After listing a home for sale in the Portland real estate market and not getting desired result sellers have two choices in order to produce an offer. Improved the property or lower the price. That’s it.
Is a property priced competitively? Pretty simple to answer by gauging response after being listed in the Multiple Listing Service (RMLS in Portland). A reasonable amount of traffic is having a showing 2+ times per week. If houses are not receiving that then buyers are buying something else. Quite frankly, they aren’t even seeing enough value online to warrant a tour.
Improving value can be lucrative and as simple or complex as sellers would like. Simple means consulting a staging professional to give decorating tips or completely stage a home. Vacant homes benefit significantly from this.
Let’s take a look at a current listing example in Hillsboro at 1234 Oleander Ln. MLS #10066603
This particular home was done originally in white, interior and exterior. Owners made several improvements to both color and finishes after consulting with Maureen Bray at Room Solutions, 503 246-1800
Warm neutral tones were used in the living room and family rooms. An old fireplace insert was removed and the mantel repainted white. New windows were installed, eliminating the single pane with storm aluminum frames. Laminate flooring was replaced in the dining and family room. Deck was refinished and home staged.
While sellers of this home were gung ho on remodeling and upgrading the home it’s probably fair to say that most homeowners are not that ambitious. Look at the staging improvements alone. Color and warmth were added to an otherwise blank canvas. Buyers can see themselves living there and that’s the difference. Sellers will recapture their improvement investment here and sell quicker.
Buyers are very superficial. Change perception of value and you’ll get an offer!









For buyers not faint of heart and willing to wield a large hammer might want to take a look at recent find on 2732 NE 15th. This property is offered for sale through RMLS (rmls #
Check out the awesome octupus dinosaur furnace deep withing the basement confines. Gravity fed oil heat at it’s best. This beast looks like it came straight from a Freddie Krueger movie. Not sure that keeping this guy is in a rehabber’s best interest. Oil heating was typical of the era and buyers are always advised to check buried oil tanks for ground contamination. Better to have sellers absorb DEQ costs if there’s an issue.
Overall I’d give this Irvington project house a great rating due to it’s upside potential. Investing in 