“Home staging”. Have you heard of it? It sounds complicated but it’s really just a series of techniques to help buyers understand the full potential of your home, and for you to get the very best price. Let’s star…
Buying a property is a big decision, and we all have questions. When buyers come to view your home, they are likely to ask a LOT of them. Most answers will be fairly straightforward (e.g. “we’ve lived here 12 year…
Have you been working on your sale strategy for a while and feel like things are going well? Perhaps you’ve had a recent viewing that’s left you hopeful? Or your agent has told you that a prospective buyer has bee…
No one likes to feel like they’re waiting on someone else. That there’s nothing you can do about something, unless someone else – perhaps someone you don’t even know – decides to make a move. Unfortunately, it’s a…
This blog has focused on many different tactics to help sell your home, from accurate pricing to the perfect viewing; from kerb appeal to clickthrough rates. But sometimes, for some properties, none of this is eno…
Inviting people into your home can be a great way to socialise but, for many of us, entertaining can be a slightly stressful prospect. What will people eat? Do I need to tidy up? Are they scared of the dog? But wh…
We’ve blogged a lot about auctions recently and, before we move on, there’s one more thing that we should mention. It’s a common concern for people of all ages – the idea of having to move quickly. What sort of ho…
Question: what do kitchen extensions, long-distance train travel and selling a house have in common? Answer: they can all be gruelling, disrupting and take far, far longer than expected. Wouldn’t that be a terribl…
Property auctions can seem like a leap into the dark. A room full of people, the hammer falls and... that’s it? The property's sold? What if it didn’t meet your reserve price? What if you need more time to move? W…
At Open Door, we believe that our modern approach to auction can be the best way of selling and buying any home. But we know that it’s not the first option for most people, and lots of sellers and buyers are looki…