Selling a House - TIPS!!!

[boxi]

We're not buying, but our very good friends are. And I've looked at countless pics to help them narrow down the properties they are interested in seeing. What surprises me most are pics of some messy rooms/flats. It may be just an everyday mess, i.e. a piece of clothing on a sofa, a stack of newspapers on the coffee table, but it just looks awful IMO. Why don't people put that away before taking a photo with wich they are trying to sell their property? It would only take a moment, it just doesn't make any sense!

[himynameisjan]

Actually, it's the realtor who takes the pictures, and many times, I do have to tidy rooms before I take the shots. The worst all time photo I ever saw on the MLS was of a kitchen with the sink piled high with dishes, and a cat sitting on top of the dishes. IMO that realtor needed to be fired

Jami, our MLS just upped the number of photos you can upload to 25, hopefully, your MLS will follow suit.

[Mogley]

Not a real estate agent, but married to one. Simple supply and demand. Supply is high and nobody is buying, means prices are dropping. Top story on MSN -12.7% in one year.
Buyers know in this market that the only ones selling are desperate sellers.

If you can afford to, take it off the market and rent it for a year or so.

[xqqzme]

Originally Posted by jamesblonde

I just went in and pulled up your listing. It sure looks like you have it priced right. Two suggestions - get some interior pictures posted. Currently there are 6 pics, all of the outside. Also try to get some sort of progressive broker's open going. There are two other homes for sale on the lake. If the three agents can do a broker's open together you should be able to get some good opinions. The market is picking up.

UGA - as Jan said, all listings show the cumlative DOM here. And like she said, unless you take it off for 90 days or more it'll still show how many days.

Talked to the realtor today and asked him to come take new pics to refreshen up the listing. Told him I wanted indoor shots as well. He said the market for waterfront appears to be picking up. I also told him we'd be willing to help towards closing costs.
He's done an agents open house but I will ask him to do another. Thanks so much for pulling it up and taking a look at the listing...your opinion counts!!!

[xqqzme]

Great ideas all....you are helping a lot!!!

[Mogley]

Originally Posted by jamesblonde

IThe market is picking up.
.

Where???

[Mamacita]

Originally Posted by himynameisjan

Actually, it's the realtor who takes the pictures, and many times, I do have to tidy rooms before I take the shots. The worst all time photo I ever saw on the MLS was of a kitchen with the sink piled high with dishes, and a cat sitting on top of the dishes. IMO that realtor needed to be fired

Jami, our MLS just upped the number of photos you can upload to 25, hopefully, your MLS will follow suit.

Wow, those are some bil ol' servers you got there! Ours is now 12, so that's better than the 8 we used to have. Around here in the good old days (10+ years ago) the MLS employed the photographer, so only an outside pic was included, and often it was trash day, or the garage door was open or the like. We've come a long way baby!

[jamesblonde]

Originally Posted by Mogley

Where???

It's picking up here. I've been very busy. There are lots of buyers looking right now. You're in Seabeck, right? Not sure about that area. I can tell you Pierce County is definitely on the upswing. Seattle (downtown and surrounding, Ballard, Fremont, Wallingford, etc) are selling very quickly, normally under a month, some in just days. So all is not doom and gloom.

[Tommygurl]

We are so high right now....Our house has increased in value about 240,000 in 4 years!! Insanity! Avg house prices hitting 500,000 here.

[Tommygurl]

I like fresh flowers....and the gas fireplace going & candles was nice..