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Yeah..pics leave a lot to be desired and those are from their "professional" photographer. Home ownership has been a disaster this time around. We will end up renting in Florida because that market is on fire right now. It's unreal. Seems like everywhere is hot. My brother just sold his home in Frisco, unstaged, pets and a smoker and that dump flew off the market like hot cakes. I don't get it.
Frisco is hot right now with so many companies coming to Dallas. There are more people moving in then houses are available.
It's not the photos, or the staging. There is no way to predict the taste of your eventual buyer, so quit beating yourself up.
Unfortunately, you bought at the height of the bubble and the value hasn't recouped. Nothing you can do about that, but the price seems very fair to me. Is there any way you can appeal the tax valuation of the house? Failing that, just sit tight and wait. It only takes one person to come along.
Those taxes are insane for a home that size, especially with a $3500 increase in one year for some nearby homes! What are the politicians thinking . . .
Can't imagine many retirees or younger people being interested in a market like that, but hopefully another family will come along and love your home.
Isn't that crazy.....the agent told me to depersonalize and take away all the clutter. Even the kids room are less decorated than when the pics were taken. She's also the one who had us arrange the family room that way so it looked bigger. I've sold or given away a lot of furniture and knock knacks. I can't find a happy medium from stripped down to decorated.
I know there is much debate about show empty or show w belongings.
The family room looks weird now though, not cozy. She had you declutter too much which is why I hire stagers. They get the balance just right. I stage my vacant listings for the most part so I'm a fan of having furniture in them. If you have an eight-month inventory then you need to do something different to get noticed faster.
Had more showings when house was listed higher. Once we dropped 15,000 showings dried up. Had one last Sunday but didn't work for them. Now of course we have way too many homes on the market. Why would anyone buy mine when they can have a house with an in ground pool for same price? The taxes are a huge problem and hence the reason people are fleeing Illinois.
You may want to talk to your tax preparer - renting @ $2200 & taking the tax "loss" might be the better financial move - depending on your total household income.. on paper, youl'd be losing big buckets of cash, and sometimes that's actually a good thing. When I started talking to my CPA about the rentals I purchased, he seemed perplexed that we actually bought them to cash-flow.
As for the house with a pool? Even here in the desert, they aren't always welcome - I'd love a brand-new house with a pool, but one that's even ten years old - not so much.. Old pools are great for people who like to set $100 bills on fire.
Had more showings when house was listed higher. Once we dropped 15,000 showings dried up. Had one last Sunday but didn't work for them. Now of course we have way too many homes on the market. Why would anyone buy mine when they can have a house with an in ground pool for same price? The taxes are a huge problem and hence the reason people are fleeing Illinois.
Your house is nice. I didn't know you can get so much house for that price in a location so close to a major city like Chicago.
Your living room is ..... eh. You don't even have a full size couch? Window decorations got to go...they look so 70s.
Your house is nice and clean. Is it always like that or did you have it professionally cleaned and organized before picture time?
Had more showings when house was listed higher. Once we dropped 15,000 showings dried up. Had one last Sunday but didn't work for them. Now of course we have way too many homes on the market. Why would anyone buy mine when they can have a house with an in ground pool for same price? The taxes are a huge problem and hence the reason people are fleeing Illinois.
Having had an in-ground pool, I know how much work they are plus the expense of maintenance. You also have to meet code as far as fencing and then there is the liability issue.
It was fun when we had it but you may have people looking at your home who actually want to avoid a pool.
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