We sold our home in northern Michigan in September, 2005. We had it listed for 18 months by 2 different Realtors...both of whom could have cared less about us or working!! We put it on
www.forsalebyowner.com and sold it ourselves for full price CASH, plus the new owners (from SanDiego) bought everything we had for sale (we threw in the roof rake for free ;D).
We had a LOT of inquiries, a lot of showings and 3 offers in one day and we sold it for MORE than any Realtor told us we could possibly get.
We now have our home here in The Villages for sale, also on
www.forsalebyowner.com. (listed it a week ago & 2 inquiries already) Almost everyone looking for something these days, go to the internet. Sooo all of you people trying to sell homes to get down here to The Villages might want to try selling on-line. You can lower the price of your house and still come out ahead. We only paid $249.00 until it sells...that sure beats paying 6% and more in real estate commissions!!!
And before someone asks...no there's nothing wrong with The Villages or our house. In fact, it's a wonderful community ... it's just that we've decided we want to pursue other interests while we're still young enough and healthy enough to do so.
Good luck to all of you...and if anybody wants to buy a lovely Amarillo with a Florida Room...just let us know!!
P.S. I buried St. Joseph in the dead of winter in Michigan (January) and the house did not sell until the following Fall, AFTER we listed it ourselves...just an idea??? ???