Post by dcrunnergirl52 on Oct 31, 2018 21:31:46 GMT -5
I'd definitely pay for staging and your agent should retake the photos after the staging. Granted we are in a totally different market, but we did staging and had awesome photos and our house sold in 5 days while a nearly identical house up the street didn't and they are still sitting on the market 6 weeks later. They stager told me that the cost of staging would be less tha if had to lower the price again, and she was right.
Post by aliciabella on Oct 31, 2018 22:00:15 GMT -5
Oh! I would also ask the realtor to take it off the market for a day and put it back up on MLS to make it appear that is hasn't been sitting for 70 days and that it is a "new" listing. People will bypass it on MLS with a glaring 70 days assuming there is something wrong with it.
I also think offering a credit for updates is a great idea instead of the continuous droppings.
Maybe take down the heavy drapes and get some cheap white ones at ikea or just keep them out?
Kitchen hardware from amazon basics is like $30 and actually decent quality (we have it in our kitchen).
What about lowering the price $5k and paying for it to be staged for a month?
We are lowering it another $10k (after a 10k reduction at the beginning of the month) and buying a fridge. We'll try that for 2 weeks then revisit the strategy.
I think that's a good plan. You might catch some buyers who are either looking for a deal or for whom it's a stretch to buy into the neighborhood this way. Since the house is in good shape, just dated, it might be an attractive option for them at a lower price.
Just wanted to say good luck mcsangel2. Buying or selling under a time crunch is so stressful, plus all the family dynamics, etc. Hopefully the new price will find you a buyer.
Post by morecoffeeplease on Nov 1, 2018 5:20:32 GMT -5
I'm sorry. This sounds really stressful. I just wanted to share that in our area, instead of updating, people will offer a $5,000 updating credit to the buyers and that has worked well.
@mcsangel I’m sure you’re all tired. The paint and floors look nice. For an afternoon, could you go over and remove the curtains, pull unsold furniture into the garage, and take down any decor items? Take a leaf blower to the turf. Then your sister could rephotograph.
I agree pro photos would be best but if that’s not going to happen, strip it down a bit more. I would delete the doggie door system pics. If I don’t like pets, I assume the house smells. But wirh all the new flooring and paint it probably smells nice and fresh.
I’m sorry you’re dealing with all of this. I hope your niece/nephew is doing ok and you and your sister can be done hassling with this very soon.
PS - is she receptive to the fact a stronger agent might make up for the commission discount in sale price/shortened carrying costs? (We are dealing with similar issues on GMIL’s house)
Oh! I would also ask the realtor to take it off the market for a day and put it back up on MLS to make it appear that is hasn't been sitting for 70 days and that it is a "new" listing. People will bypass it on MLS with a glaring 70 days assuming there is something wrong with it.
I also think offering a credit for updates is a great idea instead of the continuous droppings.
Good luck and wishing the best for your sister.
I'm not sure if this is market specific, but when we sold our condo it had to be off the market for 90 days (I think---or maybe just 60) for the "days on market" to reset to zero so this might not be an option.
Actually the week after we took it off the market to reset we got an awesome offer so we never relisted. Ha