I have not been able to sell my house. It has been on the market for 130 days.?

Question

It is listed with a good agency and I have had plenty of traffic but no offers. the backyard is gorgeous and the house has been well maintained and recently painted in and out. the carpets have been cleaned along with the windows. Any suggestions or advice?

Answer 1

My first home sold to the first people that looked at it.
Do you have pets? Is your house free of clutter? Is it painted in neutral colors? Is it priced well?

Answer 2

The age old answer to this question is "Price, Location, Condition". It always boils down to one of those. If your property is not priced competitively you might need to adjust it. You can't do much about location but you can address the condition in a big way. To sell, yours must be the most attractive and appealing starting at the curb. Stand in front of your house and take a really good look. Do you see clutter? peeling paint, overgrown landscaping? Is the entry nice? Then step inside the front door and stop. Close your eyes and sniff. If you smell pets you need to work on that (remember people without pets can smell them even when you can't). Open your eyes and take a look around. All clutter and knick knacks should be packed away. If you have a lot of wall decorations remove them and patch the holes.

Kitchens and bathrooms have a lot of influence on the sale of houses. Stand in the entry to your kitchen and look. Is the top of fridge loaded with "stuff"? Is it covered with magnets?
Make sure the counters are totally clear. Here again, remove unnecessary wall decorations. It is crucial that the kitchen be bright, neutral and sparkling clean. Even if it means a new paint job and vinyl flooring, it's a good investment. The bathroom should be the same way. Neutral is the name of the game. All carpets, windows and curtains in the house should be clean.
No wall posters, throw rugs, etc. Emptier and neater is bigger to the eye.

The basement, laundry and workshop should be uncluttered - pack it away and stack the boxes in one corner.

If the deck or porch is dingy pressure wash it and/or restain it. Make sure the furniture out there is clean.
Showing tips: Make sure the house smells good but do not burn candles during a showing. Some people are sensitive.

Arrange to have children and pets elsewhere if at all possible. If not take them outside.

Open blinds and turn lights on.

Have utility bills available - buyers want to know.

Now put a yellow wreath on the door and sell that house!!!

Good Luck!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Go through your house and remove any personal belongings - pictures, etc. (It sounds easy enough, but for some reason its hard to do.) A potential buyer needs to be able to imagine their belongings in the rooms, not be pre-occupied with all of your stuff when they tour the house. Counter space in the kitchen is important - remove the coffee pot, toaster, etc to show off the kitchen. Try to make the rooms as clean and fresh as possible. Don't forget about the windows - nothing worse then the sun hitting the window just right to show that it hasn't been cleaned in a while.

Answer 5

"Bostonianinmo" is correct. After your home has been on the market for as long as it has, most buyers become leery. If you take it off the market for a week, and then re-list it at a lower price, it will generate excitement in the marketplace and a whole new group of buyers will rush to see it, thinking that it's a new listing.

If your home is in a good location, shows well, and is priced right, it should sell within 45 days. Good Luck.

Answer 6

If it shows well and you're getting zilch for offers, you're either in a terrible location or your price is too high.

It might also be a good idea to pull it off the market for a few days and then re-list it with the same agent. That should update the listing date. When listings go stale, potential buyers are scared off because they think that something's wrong with the property.

Answer 7

did you do a market comparison before pricing your house? If you're asking say $275K and the rest of the houses on your block sold for $225K, this puts a doubt in the mind of the buyers, even if your house is actually considerably better. Your agent should have advised you on a price range to list to get offers within 6 weeks. BTW, you can fire him/her with no consequence in 50 days.

Answer 8

well this is the story I've herd from lots of people for the last 8 months as you know the market is not moving as fast as it was moving for the last 4 yrs but you can still sell and make a profit answer just offer some cash back for furniture or i don't know beer just make sure that you have some thing to offer that no-one else has in your neighborhood note how many homes are up for sale in your neighborhood?

Answer 9

Perhaps your asking price is a bit too steep. Most people try to include the price of the memories they shared in the house, into the selling price. Are the other homes in the area, (that are comparable to yours) sell for the same asking price or less? Your realtor should be able to help you figure a fair estimate according to the region or neighboorhood you live in.

Answer 10

Are you listed in the MLS? Because that's where potential buyers are going to look first. Double check with your realtor that you're listed in the right area's MLS or try looking for your property on other local real estate websites...it should be listed in there.

If you need a site to find your listings a good one is http://www.idxbroker.com/news/256_IDX,_Inc._Introduces.php
just click on your state and you can browse local RE sites for your property. Good luck!