mtdave2

there are many of us sellers who are more than happy to let a qualified buyer move in before the deal closes! but i agree with everyone here, week, or 2 weeks. - Thu Aug 14 2008, 21:14

Well I did drop the price on the mls to 155900, and to see if the problem is really price, all my advertising that if i find a buy and only pay 2% commission, i have it at 145,900. still no calls, no emails, nothing.

Any other ideas on what may be going on here? - Wed Jul 16 2008, 07:30

i did resize them. your browser should do it automatically but some people have that box unchecked! so, probably better this way, thanks!

there is tons of homes for sale that’s true. Now if i can just get them to look, i am offering more than most, and this is a new home, really it amazing. price, ya i really have to come down some i think. there were a few repos sold in the neighborhood that has brought down values.

the one home that i see as comparable to mine just cut 10k off their price, he is at 144k! yikes. Though my home is bigger, more upgrades, on a cul-de-sac and has a better floor plan, still that isn’t good for me. id be curious - Sat Jul 12 2008, 10:56

I took all new photos, and it made a big difference, looks much better. Thanks for all the feed back.

still wonder why there have been no showing though, the realitor.com add looks great compared with the others in the area. also, i have it listed for rent, not a single person call about that either. if i didn’t know the area i would swear there was a nuclear plant next door.

At this point, I would be better off to find a renter and look 800 a month. That will get me into next year where hopefully the market is much better. The hospitals and Microsoft should be in operation, the military surge of troops should be here, etc. but I would just like to be done with the home and get on with life honestly.

I have thought a lot about staging the home, I have staged other homes I have had, but I think an empty home appeals to people as well, if it is completely empty and feels smell and looks like it just was built. Also, I would make it a bit harder to rent if someone needed to move in quickly, guess that’s not a big deal. Something just tells me not to stage this home.

Again, thanks for your input. - Sat Jul 12 2008, 09:57

the home is listed with a realtor. the photo is from before i listed it. perhaps i need a new one with the new sign and repaird grass! the price is dropping on friday nite. just not sure how much yet. - Thu Jul 10 2008, 12:43

722969 that’s the mls number, you tell me. Dropping the price again on Friday.

My realtor is very good, and a friend of mine. he is doing tons of adverting. on top of that i am doing my own. i am all over the internet, flyers, offering $500 to my friends and everyone i talk to to send me a buyer.

Yes i am upside down i owe 165k on the home. i have 25k in cash that i am putting toward the home. When i sell something i drop the price.

The neighborhood is built, no new homes being put up. but, just down the road there are some building going on, i know that does hurt. only because people are not looking at my deal. i am offering everything the are. im paying closing costs, down payment, what ever a buyer wants.

What else can i do? id defiantly not the house, its beautiful and has the new home smell.
Here is a link to a little webpage i made.
http://home.satx.rr.com/mtdave02/ - Thu Jul 10 2008, 11:03

Yep, if someone bought my home w/o using a realtor, I would give the 3% to them, what difference does it make to me? If I find a buyer and bring them to the deal, I pay only a 2% commission. So there is more money to go to closing costs, lowering the price or? I have already “spent” that money on commissions in my head, so I don’t care who gets it. i just want to sell my house. I actually have 2 prices on my home. One for the standard 2 realtor deal, and one for those who go through me and use my realtor.

One realtor can do everything, to me the reason to use your own realtor is for negotiations in price. if you have a person like me who will show you openly the situation, why use a 2nd realtor?

In general though, most of the time i would use my own realtor because seller usually tries to save every cent. But in this market, you can ask for the moon. - Sun Jul 13 2008, 18:04