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Wow, you guys are honest...I should post pics of my listings and get some feedback!
If your house is $25k over the other homes in the area, regardless of the size, I would consider lowering the price. It's a bummer being the biggest house in the neighborhood because the value isn't usually supported by the sold comps. If other realtors have said that dropping the price $10k would make a difference, I would drop the price now while things are starting to pick up.
Also having someone stage a home is great and just packing up all the extra stuff makes a big difference. After looking at the pics, take all of the photos off of the wall and all of the plates, etc. People get distracted by photos. As a realtor, I've even missed a fireplace because I was looking at photos. We aren't there to see your family, as cute as they look in the photos!
Drop the price and start packing. I wish you luck in selling your home!
Thanks, ironically I was in the process of dropping the price on the MLS and have had 2 inquiries at the original price. I'm waiting to see what this week brings, suggested by my realtor, and we'll go from there. You should post your pics. Everybody on here was so honest and helpful! After looking at the before and after pics, boy did it make a difference. My daughter looked at the house the other day and said "Hey mom, why didn't you ever do this before? It looks great!" LOL
Are you in an area where builders are still trying to sell new homes ? If so it is real hard to compete with new construction. Not much you can do if this is the case.
Do you know how useless this comment is? She feels bad enough and you want to make her feel worse?
Beckycat,
Your house sounds like a better deal than the other houses that are for sale in your area. More inside sq footage, more land outside AND 25 years NEWER! I would hope your listing screams this! Remind everyone that you show the house to. Don't assume they figured that out on their own.
I can't wait to have an open house. It will stimulate more people seeing the inside of my house .... and they tell someone else. That is just how the neighbor across the street sold his house. Every weekend he had an open house and finally, someone who went told a friend and they bought it. If your house is like mine and I have a feeling it is, my house looks really small from the outside and everyone who sees it on the inside is surprised how much bigger it really is. I think I even stated that on my MLS. If your house looks small from the outside, then you really should think about doing open houses.
Beckycat,
Your house sounds like a better deal than the other houses that are for sale in your area. More inside sq footage, more land outside AND 25 years NEWER! I would hope your listing screams this! Remind everyone that you show the house to. Don't assume they figured that out on their own.
I can't wait to have an open house. It will stimulate more people seeing the inside of my house .... and they tell someone else. That is just how the neighbor across the street sold his house. Every weekend he had an open house and finally, someone who went told a friend and they bought it. If your house is like mine and I have a feeling it is, my house looks really small from the outside and everyone who sees it on the inside is surprised how much bigger it really is. I think I even stated that on my MLS. If your house looks small from the outside, then you really should think about doing open houses.
Thanks, I was thinking about doing one. I was going to possibly try one of those open house auctions. I'm not desperate either, I just wanted to see what kind of bites I could get.
Hey Becky... just wanted to see how things were going.
:-)
Thanks for checking! I have had more showings since I've stagged the home. No serious offers yet, but the comments were positive. It's really hard to compete with foreclosures here in FL. The flyers have been diappearing on my sign. I'm just waiting for that "special buyer" to come by. I will keep you informed.
Wow I read this whole thread and learned a ton. Thanks so much for starting this thread!
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