We sold our house in southern CA in October, '06. It was on the market for about a week when two people stopped over, without an appointment. I didn't let them into the house, but they did look at the yard. Turns out, they bought the house...though we had a longer time finalizing the closing than having the house on the market. The house was on the market in late August, I believe.
Our real estate agent told us to price the house at a certain figure and it would sell. He was right, we had three offers for our asking price. Just a year before, people were getting up to $100,000 to 150,000 more for their homes sold, but things had started to change when we put our 30 year old house up for sale. It had been upgraded inside and out and prior to the real estate agent's arrival, we purged extraneous items from the house. Made the house look even more spacious than it was. Wasn't a large house, but there was plenty of room. Did painting inside and out, made sure there were no repairs needed around the house and kept the place immaculate. Not always easy with two dogs, but considering the short time it was on the market, we survived!
Prayers to St. Joseph helped, too, I have no doubt!
Determine just how much money you need to get as a result of your sale, what you need to get into your new place, what you might need to pay off any funds owed on your current home and set your figure...a realistic figure. You know your home is probably worth more than what today's market sets, but getting on with your life and getting here, where everyday is fun, is more important than waiting till you try to get more than banks might feel your house is worth.
Last edited by pooh; 02-15-2010 at 07:37 PM.
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