jmcquown wrote:
> Goomba > wrote:
>> Tracy wrote:
>>
>> > When I was selling my condo a year ago - my real estate agent told
>> > me to put my dish drainer/rack away.
>> > I had a dishwasher, but I also did a lot of dishes by hand.
>> >
>> > I always keep the drainer out. I know some people put theirs away
>> > -but mine is always right next to the sink.
>>
>> I have a small drainer that fits down into the second sink and
>> anything that gets hand washed goes in to that sink to drain and dry.
>> I hate the look of messy plastic dish drainers out on top of
>> counters, nor would I want to lose the usable counter space to one.
>> I think your Realtor knows what people expect and how they interpret
>> things.
>
> I have a similar drainer (fits in the 2nd sink). Still, I don't agree
> with Tracy's realtor that people with dishwashers don't wash dishes by
> hand. Maybe the realtor doesn't (or doesn't cook), but most people I
> know wash pots & pans and at least their good knives by hand.

It was so funny how absolutely serious she was about the drainer. I
don't think she was much of a cook either. She did know her business though.
>
> Harking back to HGTV (yes, I watch it a lot! LOL), on 'Designed to Sell'
> they tell you to get stuff off your kitchen counters, even the microwave
> if possible. They're engaged in "staging" to make the property appeal
> to all potential buyers. They make people get all the kids toys off the
> living room floor, for example. (What ever happened to toy boxes?!)
> They rearrange furniture to highlight features in the room, such as the
> fireplace if there is one. Stuff like that. But seeing a dish rack on
> a counter wouldn't be a deal breaker for me. I can easily imagine the
> space without it!
>
> Jill

I agree now about getting rid of the clutter. Buyers do not want to see
your decorating style - they need to be able to see the possibilities.

Now, I am currently shopping for a new home and when I look at listings
on line - the pictures are comical. Some people don't even bother to
clean! never mind get rid of the clutter. And this for a photo shoot
that will be the primary tool for selling their home!!

-Tracy