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Murphy, Mr. Meow, and Tabby’s Dream House

Photo by Srgjan Spasik As you may have read me mention before, we’re moving. This has posed a variety of problems, from getting the pets out of the picture to showing issues. But it’s also generating some happy excitement as well. We haven’t even sold our current house yet, but that’s not stopping us from dreaming about all we hope for our new one. And when I say “we,” I do mean the entire Team Pryor clan. Murphy Dreams Of… A large fenced-in backyard. One with trees full of lots of squirrels (and maybe an opossum or two) for chasing, … Continue reading →

The Problem of Selling a House with Pets: Showings

Previously I talked about some of the problems of selling a house with pets, and the difficulty we had getting them out of the picture (literally), but lately we’ve experienced some other snags. Evacuating the House Murph is a 65 pound bluetick coonhound with a deep, loud bark. He’s shy of men, but is generally friendly towards women and children. He’s never showed signs of aggression towards a human, but many people are afraid of him, mainly due to his size. We don’t want to take any chances –-either scaring away potential buyers or having someone either intentionally or unintentionally … Continue reading →

Selling a House with Pets: Getting Them Out of the Picture

Photo by Georgios M. W. I wrote about the problem of selling a house with pets, not realizing the chaos that would ensue once our house was market ready. Our agent is doing exactly what we want: marketing our house, which includes placing it in the MLS and on the web with pictures of the inside along with a virtual tour. Well, let me tell you, both the pictures and the virtual tour turned out fantastic, but we had to jump through some major hurdles to get those results. I’m not talking about the decluttering and staging process. I thought … Continue reading →

The End of Mr. Meow’s Maestro Days

Because of our impending move, our house is under siege from moving-related chaos. We are trying to get rid of as much stuff as possible. For one, and perhaps the most obvious, we don’t want to move more than we have to. For another, it helps decrease the clutter so our house will show better. One of the things that we decided it was time to part with was our baby grand piano. We got it eleven years ago, shortly after we bought our very first house in Phoenix. A friend of a friend was going through a divorce and … Continue reading →

The Problem of Selling a House with Pets

First Aimee and her crew decided to move, now it looks like me and my crew will too. Except we’re moving exactly opposite from where Aimee ended up –we’re going back to Jacksonville, Florida. That means selling the house. But before we do that, we have to get the house ready to go on the market. For homeowners with pets (like us), this can present some challenges. People’s Pet Peeves and Phobias Some people do not like to live in houses where pets lived before. The owners who bought our last house demanded we have the carpets cleaned prior to … Continue reading →

Do It Yourself: Staging Your Home to Sell

In this buyer’s market, staging your home may just be the key thing to make it sell quickly and for a good price. Right now, buyers have a lot of homes to choose from, so anything that can give your house an edge in the market is good. Staging is basically arranging the contents of your house, and doing some cosmetic work on the house, to show the house at its best, There is a whole industry devoted to staging, from certified staging consultants and coordinators, to companies that will rent furniture just for the purpose of staging. A professional … Continue reading →