There’s at least one good thing about the drop in the dollar and it’s boosting the real estate market.  Many high-end Europeans are now looking toward the U.S. for a vacation home or permanent resident, and that could mean big hope for your Santa Cruz home for sale.  However, this also means a different way of selling. 

Stage a Benefit

No open house for high-end buyers.  Host an event instead – maybe even a benefit dinner for a worthy charity.  Let people come and view the property, but give them an avenue to mix and mingle as well.  In addition, they get to see how the house handles a bunch of guests.

Showcase a Chef

If you have a gourmet kitchen (or two), check with chefs that would like to showcase their cooking abilities.  This creates an entire “house-buying” experience for your guests.  Again, they see what that featured kitchen can handle as well as being able to enjoy the culinary arts of a professional chef.

Host a Private Tour

If your Santa Cruz home for sale has beautiful gardens and a large landscape, add a private concert or tour of the gardens.  A wine cellar and large sitting rooms can turn the event into a stylish wine tasting event.

The biggest trick in attracting high-end buyers is showing off the house’s best features.  If the event is hosted at night, you can show how attractive the home is with an overall “candlelight” appearance.  You might even go so far as to set the time for when the sky is at its best and frames the home just right.

First impressions are everything, so pull out all the stops.  Don’t let any great feature go undiscovered, from indoor swimming pools to music rooms and manly dens.  Let your Santa Cruz home for sale shine!

If you’re getting ready to put a high-end home on the market, I can help.  Call me at 831.662.6522 or email me at lauren@laurenspencer.com for more information.

 

Links:

1.  Benefit dinner

2.  Culinary arts of a professional chef

3.  Wine tasting event

 

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