Houses have to look good, smell good, and sound good. They must be competitively priced. Paint the house neutral colours. Pack up 97% of your personal possessions. Clean out your closets. Play soft music in the background. Clean the windows and open up all the drapes. Simmer cinnamon in water on the back burner of the stove. Take any dogs for a walk during showings, and never follow prospective purchasers around. What you perceive as a positive may be the kiss of death for someone else.
Your house will only sell if it is better than similar houses in your neighbourhood. It's called pricing your home at market value (also known as "giving my house away" by owners).
I remember an owner in The Villages telling me that they had seen a black panther in their back yard on two separate occasions (they backed on a wildlife preserve). A postive in her eyes, the kiss of death for us!
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Barefoot At Last
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever.
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