No, I’m not saying “I’m old” because I just turned 40 last month. Rather, I’m feeling pretty good that I’m still in mostly good physical shape for my age and that I don’t have blown out knees or ankles like some of my friends from volleyball. The reason I’m feeling pretty good about that is due to the large number of stairs I’ve been up and down today as we de-staged a 3 story townhome and then carried the majority of the same furniture and “dressings” up to the 3rd story of a condo we are staging to go on market by Friday.
The continual up and down would be tough for anyone who’s joints are starting to get arthritis or have been damaged due to sports or other injury inducing activities. Those clients that look for elevators find themselves limited sometimes by the inventory that the Seattle/Bellevue and general King County area has available since many of the older condos and apartments (1960′s/1970′s) don’t have these built in to their, typically, lower slung buildings. Today’s high rise condos always have elevators, but they tend to have a high price tag to go with them since construction costs today have gone up, impacting the builder’s pricing structure to make a decent profit.
As a seller, you really have to think about who you are marketing your home to. So, it makes sense to stage your home in a way that will appeal to the right demographic that you think will be your end result buyer. In the case of this condo, we’re putting in some sleek styled furniture but adding in some antique-ish pieces to make it not overly “match-y, match-y” and to reflect the up and coming nature of the buyer we expect will be looking at this property as a new home.
For now though I will be happy to have a strong set of legs that get me by pretty well…. they’re getting more workout tonight too as we complete the staging work for tomorrow’s shoot…
