Hell is other people - How not to sell a renovated house

1. Hold an open house before the renovation is finished and the varnish on the deck is still sticky.


2. Put a "Media Room" in the basement which is so narrow it can only fit two small armchairs side by side


3. Make interesting spend/no spend decisions in the kitchen: a special water tap next to the stove, but no water/ice dispenser on the fridge; two sinks but no garbage disposal


4. Show the house on a sunny day with the windows closed so it's hot. When a prospective buyer asks if the house has air conditioning, tell her "No, but all the windows open!"


5. Create an upstairs deck which is off the two kids bedroom rather then the master bedroom


6. Create a walk-in closet in the master bedroom that's so small only a nudist's wardrobe would fit in it


7. Put interesting art all over the place, like a five foot diameter clock with massive Roman numerals, a strange 6 foot long, 3 foot wide metal arrow. When people visit a house they want to visualize themselves in it, not deal with your taste in art. When a prospective buyer whispers feedback that the art is distracting from the overall house, say "I'm an expert in this," and walk away.


8. Put the house, in an area where comparable houses have sold for $500 - $800K less, on the market for over $2 million

WTF?

Yeah, good luck with that.