I am so happy that, when I bought in TV in late '04, the market was considerably different!
Even way back then I was watching HGTV, gleaning ideas all the time. In the end, I decided that getting my 100-year-old house up to par for selling was going to cost me more money and time (for which also read "hassle") than I was willing to invest. With the somewhat reluctant concurrence of my chosen realtor (recommended by The Villages Relocation folks), I sold "as is" in less than two weeks!
Still, what HGTV encourages, especially the staging, makes hugely important sense. Were I in the same market today, I'm pretty sure that I'd follow their advice to a t.
SWR
