Transforming Doghouses into Dollhouses
By Jeanette Joy Fisher
Successful real estate
investing depends
largely on a correct assessment of a property’s profit potential, but it also
depends on your ability to transform a doghouse into a dollhouse. The renovation
process involves physical work and choosing the best supplies, in order to
create maximum positive emotional effect and
profits, but if you make wise choices in your choice of colors, textures, and
building materials, you'll assure yourself a fast and
cost-effective sale.
One of the most important things to
remember is that our human senses and emotions are affected by decorating
details and choices of materials. Potential buyers will look at your home with their
eyes, but their brains will then interpret what they see and feel, according to
subtle touches you've incorporated into your house. Your goal is to create a
home that buyers won't be able to live without.
After we've located and purchased a
doghouse, my husband and I invite friends and family to a "Doghouse Open House
Party." We ask
them to bring along any unwanted household fixtures they might have, and ask for
any fix-up ideas that might occur to them while they spend time in the house.
There have been many times when we've used those ideas when we were in need of
inspiration. Having a party in the house also
serves to divert our attention from what sometimes seems like an overwhelming
amount of work ahead of us.
When we begin a makeover, we buy
our remodeling
materials with
drama in mind. We want to take a dirty, neglected doghouse and transform it into
a beautiful dollhouse, and we're willing to invest a bit more time and money
than the average investor in order to achieve a truly dramatic result. Our
average renovation of a doghouse will run about $12,000, including the cost of materials
and the hiring of outside help, but the profits we receive have proven well
worth the expense.
To be successful, know what you're
getting yourself into, choose your remodeling materials carefully, and always
keep your potential buyers’ wants and needs in mind. If you do that, you'll find
buyers lining up to bid on your properties.
(c) Copyright 2004, Jeanette J.
Fisher. All rights reserved.
Professor Jeanette Fisher, author
of Doghouse to Dollhouse for Dollars, Joy to the Home, and other books teaches
Real Estate Investing and Design Psychology. For more articles, tips, reports,
newsletters, and sales flyer template, see
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