Selling Our House
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Selling our home -- seeking advice
Comments (24)The first thing I noticed was the 1% 2% 3% and holy cow - that's crazy low! I just have to assume that's the listing agent's split because I wouldn't bring a buyer to a house if my split was .5% - not worth my time or effort unless we're talking about over $500K. (That said, I might steer a buyer towards the house on their own if it's what they are looking for, but I would remove myself from being involved in the transaction unless the buyer would be willing to pay me adequately.) OP: You're right, this forum often tends towards anti-FSBO, but keep in mind that many of us are RE professionals, and many of us have been around this forum for years and years, bought and sold many many homes (w/ and w/o agents), and basically, we've seen dozens and dozens of folks interested in FSBO who are obviously researching on the internet and run across this forum, sign up, and on the same day (pointing finger at you) and post a bunch of questions hoping to save a few bucks. Because you are new, we don't know if you have any idea what you're getting yourself into (and most don't, unlike you) and for those folks, we tend to advise not going FSBO. Many new members don't ever return to check the responses anyway, so you also won't always get very good answers on the first go-around either, because us older and wiser folks know it's not worth our time and effort to answer to someone who won't even read them. As you've experienced, once you engage, you'll start getting the answers you need. Good luck with your sale!...See MoreSelling our home with a steep hill- help!
Comments (14)I agree that whether the hill was sloping toward or away from your house would make a difference. Our property is on a large hill, but we have acreage and it was never really that noticeable to me when I moved in, until we added outbuildings to it, and had to excavate. It is a gentle slope over a very large area. Since then I've noticed if one goes up to the back of the property toward the highest altitude, the view is amazing over the valley. We have terraced so much around the house proper and yes, it has turned into an asset! This is not an option if you are already on the market, it took us years to develop that. What terricks said.........YOU bought the house. Try to remember your feelings about a steep hill, and if they were negative what made you buy it anyway? Those are the assets you need to develop when prepping the house. If it was a steep discount in price........ouch. If it makes the land generally un-usable it's a negative. Plain and simple. If it slopes toward the house, the first issue would be people wondering if there would be a water issue, wet basement. That would pop out in your sales contract, but a portential buyer would not see that unless they've already committed. Letter? If it were my property, I wouldn't 'go there'....See MoreSelling our house! Finally!
Comments (3)I'm finding it is certainly easier to keep the house clean than starting from scratch! We don't have children living with us so it is much easier than if we did. I now vacuum and dust every week instead of twice a month and pick up and clean the bathrooms and kitchen daily. Since we are selling through Craig's List and on Zillow, we are getting people who call and want to see it within the hour. (We are in the middle of nowhere so people come driving past and then realize it is easier to call from their cell than to go all the way back home to call and make an appt.) This is fine with us ---- we will show it with little notice to anyone who wants to see it. Because we are so far from any town, our property/acreage is especially difficult to market. We are having much more interest since we took it from the Realtor. (She didn't like to work on weekends!)...See MoreSheds and selling our home.
Comments (13)You could paint it and pretty it and hope the disclosure form doesn't ask about termites in ANY buildings on the property. Have you had your home checked for termites? They might be there too and thta will need treatment. A good home inspector will likely raise the flag on the termite and asbestos, so I suggest you get some estimates to tear it down or repair the termite damaged wood., your buyer may request it so at least you will be ready with the info. You could also consider prettying it up, maybe a buyer wont mind its condition, but I wouldn't want it in my backyard unless it was fixed up. It's condition is a bit ast that of "character". What are the chances of it collapsing? that third photo looks really bad. My son almost bought a house that had old asbestos siding under a layer of newer (but still old!) siding. Apparently it is common to just re-side over the asbestos rather than remove it. Finally, the building doesn't give a good impression, the appearance and condition of the shed will reflect poorly on your house. It would make me wonder if you had kept up on everything. Of course, your home may be gorgeous, but see what the shed already made me wonder??? Sorry for being so blunt and honest. As a person currently helping son look for a home to purchase I am viewing this through a buyer's eyes....See Morewhitt whitt
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