Ode to Real Estate Sales

Here are some rules for selling your home
That might make it easy in the long run.
You don't want buyers to randomly roam
'Cause losing the sale just isn't fun.
First you want the world to view it
Online or in person, however they can.
With cell phone pics, you already blew it.
Make sure the realtor hires a cameraman.
These pictures will post on all the right sites
Where buyers will ogle them many times
Because they are shopping most days and nights.
For years they've been saving their nickels and dimes.
If your home is a mess, let's get it clean
'Cause buyers are fussy and don't want to pay
For a home that's a wreck...not to be mean.
Pull out the weeds and sweep up the floor,
Wash all the windows and make all the beds.
Paint the old trim; put a wreath on the door.
We want your home to get into their heads.
Once it's all lovely and ready to show
Don't make it hard for the buyers to see.
They come to open houses, you know,
In order to choose where they want to be.
Sometimes a realtor will come for the key,
Wanting to show her buyers the home.
So make sure she can gain entry easily
With a lock box, not a key under a gnome.
Everyone wants to rake in the cash--
Price their homestead as high as can be.
Buyers, however, hate to part with their stash,
To purchase a place not priced comparably.
Finding that "sweet spot" that draws in a crowd
Is what realtors look for in pricing your place.
When it sells for full price, you'll be so proud
Like a runner who's out there winning a race!
I'll need to be paid for all the work I've done
From clean up to pictures to signs in the lawn,
Through escrow and title...not always fun.
You won't regret the commission that's gone.