I thank you both for your encouragment. everything is still covered by snow, but it is so nice out that I don't feel impatient at all - IT is coming. And if the hellebore doesn't bloom this year . . . . but what if it does? rebaru

You've got two problems here. Problem number one is the quality of the carpet that the previous owners left you with. Good quality nylon carpet doesn't shed. Cheap polyester does. Problem number two is that Dysons aren't approved by any carpet manufacturer for carpet vacuuming. The short term solution is to get another vacuum that is approved. THe long term solution would be to replace the carpet with a better quality material.

I have been looking at carpets and see that Godfrey Hirst (and I am sure other companies) offer both 100% wool as well as 50% wool/50% p;lypropylene. Does any one have an opinion on the 50/50 blends? I am sure the 100% wool carpets will last longer and may be more stain resistant, but I would love to know how much better they are. Also, in the 100% wool carpets the weight varies from about 28 oz. to 85 oz. How does the difference in weight affect how long the carpet will last. I know the heavier carpets should be more cushy but will they also last a lot longer. I would be using them in bedrooms. Thanks for your help.

Actually I looked at your house and the comps and I think yours shows pretty well compared to most of them. Some are clearly estates with no updates, most have things that some buyers don't like, like multiple wallpapers, most have carpeting instead of hardwood in the LR. Your blue carpet is a negative, but there are similar negatives in almost all the other comps, I think. But--there are about 70 listings in your area and a little over a dozen that are almost identical on paper, including price. It appears that there may be a lot to choose from in your target market. I agree with the other comments: Reduce the number of Kitchen photos to maybe two good ones. The LR photos are very unflattering and make it look crowded. Take some things out at least for the photos. Show the bathrooms even if they are old. Not showing them makes people suspect the worst. Get them to take some of the pictures without the fishbowl effect. I don't know that your agent can pester other agents into providing feedback. My Realtor who has been in the business for 30 years and is a top seller in good markets and bad (I am in Philadelphia area, too), said the business has changed a lot in the past ten years. She feels that in this area a lot of people became real estate agents in the booming period when houses were selling themselves, and they didn't have to do much, including being polite to sellers or other agents--or do much "work" to sell a house. So while it used to be standard to leave a business card at the house, follow up with feedback and other niceties (and this was more work before everything was online), she feels that a lot of people who got into the business when it was easy, don't really like it now that its harder. For agents who may be reading this and thinking, that real estate is Always hard work, I agree, in most areas it is. But here, especially when prices are up, you can make a livable income selling a few houses a year. I had one agent repeatedly not show up for appointments. Once he showed up about 5 hours after he was scheduled. I asked the Realtor if this agent could be Not allowed to make appointments, and she said in a fast market, maybe you could do that, but in a slow market you are hostage to the unprofessional agent and the potential buyer, no matter what a pain they are.