04 Jan Selling Your House: Say It in Gingerbread

This 1950s Ranch MUST be seen to be believed! Amenities included. A larger view.

With the housing market tanking, home sellers must devise new ways to attract buyers. I’d like to offer this suggestion: do it in gingerbread. When having an open house the smell of freshly baked cookies always adds an aroma of value. Adding ownership of this cookie at closing will be just the push your prospective buyer needs. I smell bidding war!

Well, we’re not selling our house but Susie and girls decided to construct a scale model replica of our 1950s ranch anyway. Using elevations from a recent renovation, my wife constructed the sides and the girls set out to decorate. I, being the professional photographer in a previous life, was tasked with documenting the finished model. As we are a multicultural family, matzot was were used for the hipped roof and garage doors.

• [ Gingerbread House, Housing Market ]