Jane

Thanks for the responses!

Steve and Heather: I'm acutally not sure who made the comment! It was somebody responding to an Internet posting for the property. He chose to remain anonymous and never identifed what his expertise was or why he felt as he did. I don't put much stock in what he - or she - said, since he never really explained himself fully.

And, let me explain a little further that's it's not like the house still looks like 1965 is alive and well. It's had lots of upgrading done, just not what this particular person was looking for - I guess. And, it's not like I came up with a price I thought sounded good. I had several CMA's done prior to pricing so I'm hoping I'm not too far off the mark. There has been a lot of interest in the property so we must be on target, just no offers. And, I'm very impatient. Two months isn't that long in this market!

Ted: I understand your point completly, and, in fact, I believe we lost out to another home on the market that had certain upgrades completed that we do not and that house was listed at more than ours. But, I don't believe that our counters are standing in the way of a sale. That house just suited their needs better (or, that's what their agent said, anyway).

We are offering a bonus right now as an incentive to buyers, so, who knows what will happen. I'm still confident that someone will want the house as it is. But, the guy who e-mailed me did get me thinking about what matters most to buyers. And, more importantly, what gets them to make an offer! - Tue Aug 21 2007, 07:08