Have our house plans that we are not using--anywhere to sell?
Kelsey Ortmann
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Home theater -- do we include when we sell
Comments (26)I know you're not trying to capture every possible buyer, but your original question was about pricing the house with or without the system. In your last post you said: "There will still be the people that don't watch movies, my home won't appeal to them. There will still be the people that look at the room and envision a different use for the space and may buy the house but not want the theater equipment." For this reason I'd go with letting the system be an option rather than a part of the sales price. Let's just say Buyer A really likes the layout of your house, the location, everything except the tv system. Buyer A has cash and is ready to go but thinks the price is too high because he'll have to have all of that stuff removed. He doesn't think you'll come down enough, so he moves on to another house which is similar to yours and he likes it too and it doesn't have the tv system so it's an easier move-in for him. He buys the other house. If you price the house without the tv system and put in the MLS notes that the equipment/furniture is negotiable, then the people who don't want it won't have to pay for it and the people who do want it will pay extra for it. Your market may be a strong enough selling area that you'll get several offers, so this may not matter. But if your area is slower in selling then I'd not want to overprice the house based on something people may/may not want included. IMHO, YMMV, etc. :-) (And my DH would love to have that room.)...See Morewe're selling our house by ourselves - any tips?
Comments (24)Too many photos. You only need 1 photo of the dining room and don't need to photograph every bedroom and only 1 or 2 of the front of the home. The living room photo, move that orange/brown leather chair before you take the next photo. It hides the room. You can slide it back after the photo. Also, you need contact info and asking price on the web site. Also, you need several bullet points that describe the house and/or area on the web site. Maybe talk about the square footage and lots size also. maybe taxes and age of house and major features (new furnace, roof, fireplace, x bedrooms, 2 car heated garage, etc)? Don't list small crap that everyone has, like garage opener and such. What made you BUY the place? Often that is a selling point as well that you can market. List on craigslist.com as well and post 4 photos and write about a paragraph or so. And repost on craigslist about every 10 days. Don't get lazy and not post the photos, thinking the web site link will do. Folks need to see the pix on craigslist or they won't go to your web site. Also ref to your web site from craigslist. Get a custom made For Sale sign for your front yard. Go to a sign shop. They make them for under $100. It is well spend. You pick the color, font, sign size. I usually go bigger than the standard R.E. sign. Pick a color that will stand out against the green grass or white snow. I like electric blue and yellow. You can even use an icon, such as a golf club if that was the type of home you were selling. Put major features (finished basement? acre lot? waterfront?)on the sign and # bedrooms, bathrooms and your phone number. Get flyers for the front yard. Keep them in the little box that you put next to/on the sign. Keep the flyers stocked. realize neighbors will take them, especially the first week. Don't worry, it is natural curiousity. Also reference the web site on the flyer, saying for more PHOTOS go to www.sitexyz. Make sure you have at least one front photo on the flyer. Have price and address in bold either at the top or right below the photo in large/bold. Have your contact info easy to see on flyer. I sold several FSBOs, so am giving you advice that truly will help you. Also, I suggest a discount broker to get into MLS. But then you have to pay an agent that brings the buyer (2.5-3%). If you do this, you need to be able to not pay this commission if you sell to someone that doesn't have an agent. In my case, this occurred and I simply paid the $400 or so to get the listing into MLS, and nothing more. Good luck. it is hard work. Then screening the callers is not easy either. Neighbors might lie to get in to see the place. they say their uncle(or mother, brother, etc) is looking to move and they are looking for him. BS 97% of the time. Return all calls pronto. Good luck....See MoreWell, we have stuck it out with our GC and we're in the house
Comments (3)No! Before we left town DH gave them most of the substantial completion payment, but there is still a chunk remaining. And then we have a much bigger chunk in hold back that they'll get 30 days after substantial completion. This is a fire restoration project with an insurance settlement and a mortgage company in the middle, so we don't even have all the money in hand....See MoreCan we/should we have our house two different colors?
Comments (4)Maybe just prime and paint the barn the neutral white like on the yellow house trim. Match the shutter color and then when you decide and have the budget you can move forward with the entire change....See MoreKelsey Ortmann
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