What is Home Tending?
Home tending is a fast growing service for selling homes and real estate, with similar objectives to Home staging (as I featured in a previous article). Home staging is the art of preparing a home for the real estate market. Home staging is all over the media with shows like “Designed to Sell” highlighting the importance of getting your home market ready.
Home tending is one solution to the issue of buyers who want to sell homes but find the market is not quite a seller’s market. Houses can sit empty for a while, which may raise home insurance and can steadily devalue the home. When a home is vacant, unless the current owner still lives in the area, things like basic maintenance can be neglected, and lawn or garden and pool care can seriously suffer. For this reason, many now turn to a home tending service or create a contract with someone to live in the home and keep it properly maintained until such time as it is sold. There are a number of home tending companies beginning to turn a steady profit, as more homes stand empty for longer periods of time. These companies may do things in slightly different ways, but they essentially provide a tenant to live in the home at a far reduced price. The tenant or the service may cover the costs of insuring the home, and either one might provide furniture and maintenance. The company usually keeps
Home tending is a fast growing service for selling homes and real estate, with similar objectives to Home staging (as I featured in a previous article). Home staging is the art of preparing a home for the real estate market. Home staging is all over the media with shows like “Designed to Sell” highlighting the importance of getting your home market ready. Home tending is different from home staging in that the service continues beyond an initial set-up staging. Home tending provides temporary occupant service for owners of vacant homes. Home tending companies usually provide a qualified and responsible occupant to care for a home while it is on the market. This service is usually provided for free or nominal charge to the person selling the home ‘ depending on their relationship with their real estate agent and service provider. What are the Benefits of Home Tending? Real estate professionals agree that a well furnished, decorated home often sells faster and at a better price than a va
