Pros: Our realtor was very responsive. Our home was sold for asking price. We were able to reach a deal when it came to “staging” our home. Cons: -Felt pressured to stage the home. The quoted price for professionally staging the home was more than what we anticipated and we did not want to move forward. We were told we were making a mistake. - There were deck repairs that needed to be done per the inspection report. Our HOA covers deck maintenance. The HOA took care of immediate needs and indicated the rest would be addressed in appropriate order (there were roof repairs/siding repairs being done in the community first). Our realtor mentioned several times that we need to prepare ourselves to financially compensate our buyers for deck repairs. This caused a great deal of anxiety, especially since the HOA maintains the decks, not the owner. -After the appraisal came in, our realtor said she was surprised it came in at offer/listing price.
