We’re going to be renting here in Feb and while here plan on looking at homes. Fortunately (or unfortunately!) we’re very experienced in house hunting, know what we like and therefore tend to move very quickly when we see it. And I mean REALLY quickly….like within an hour after seeing the first house in our search. If we were on House Hunters, it would be a 5 minute show...
We’re able to do that without worry because I tend to research it to death before jumping in.
So, I’ve been reading a lot of posts here, looking at homes for sale on Zillow, FSBO and have searched for resident advice re: lanais, best neighborhoods, access to the main squares, clubs…anything really. I zoom in on Google satellite to look at busy roads etc…. anything that might be a negative. I am a bit noise sensitive. Maybe that's not a problem here with lower speed limits..dunno. I would think Morse or a major road might be an issue?
I’ve got our own market figured out but in looking at TV, I wonder why some of these homes are lingering on the market..some have been on for many months. Most appear to have more pros than cons: decent locations near or between 466, 466A, sometimes an open concept floor plan, not too dated, a lanai that's not too close to neighbors, (I might be "off" here though...) good storage, preferably a 2 car garage. We’re not expecting move in ready as we’re not in the $400+K category but we’d like to stay away from as much major remodeling as we’ve done in the past …our backs are talking more these days! However, we realize any house we buy we’ll probably tailor to our taste. We’d like to stay somewhere in the mid $200’s but of course lower is better. I'm not fooled by staging or put off by dated decor as I'm able to see past it; potential and bones are what count.
Is close distance to water a plus or drawback…mosquitos?? I like to garden, work outdoors so that matters somewhat.
So my question is, why do some homes stay on the market? Is price the big problem or are there other factors that tend to kill it even if it's bargain basement priced? Do dated interiors really turn most people off? What would absolutely rule out a home if you were looking now in TV? And the opposite...what do people jump on...are there ever bidding wars?
Throw it out there...any info appreciated!