Coeur d'Alene how do your pictures hang?

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Home staging tip - The middle of your hanging wall art should be 60" - 70" from the floor.

That is a general rule of thumb in the industry. I personally feel that 70" is a wee bit high. I tend to keep the middle of all my pictures at about 60" - 65" from the floor, I feel that is a better height.
Having said all that, I tend to bend rules when it come to the size or shape of my wall art. Another rule bender is when hanging anything behind a couch that is up against a wall. If your picture is not very tall, hanging it at the 60" mark might be too high. You don't want a lot of wall space between the top of your couch and the bottom of your picture. It's like having "high-water" pants.....You know, waiting for a flood....
If any of your art is tall and narrow, then try the rule out and if it doesn't feel right, move your art accordingly. And remember, when selling your house, take down all your family pictures. Only neutral artwork should be displayed. Nothing too religious, ethnic, culture specific, ultra modern, or "travel" art (art bought while on vacation - it tends to be too taste specific). A good question to ask yourself about your art, "would I see this same art in a nice, chic hotel?". If your answer is "no", then you might need to think about updating....

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Coeur d'Alene-home staging tip-after that Open House, follow up w/ your Realtor to hear about comments made about your house.

Do you really want to know? YES! it's the only way you are going to get an idea of what your market is looking for.
Did they love the granite counter-tops? Will you be leaving the stainless refrigerator?
On the flip side....they might not have liked the wall color you have chosen in the kitchen. Or they think the house needs too many fixes.
Okay, deep breath. Now you have something to work on before your next Open House, right? And you thought you were finished getting the house ready for the market before you went live with a Realtor....
Now you can take those comments and chose to do something about them to help your listing or you can wait for a lower offer to come in.
If your comments from the Open House (or the Listing Walk-through) include updating or fixing ANYTHING, I recommend doing whatever you possibly (read, financially) can. Important factoid - buyers WILL overestimate the cost of repairs. What does that mean to you...? An offer below your asking price. If you are not okay with that, then stop reading this blog and get to work on those fixes!