Just put the house on the market ... positive thoughts please
 

We weren't going to put the house on the market until spring but our realtor feels housing prices are going to continue to decline so we put it on the market yesterday.

Our first showing is tomorrow ... here's hoping! Prayers and positive thoughts appreciated.

Hello Pat and Bob. Putting ours on the market too...can't wait any longer. I wish you both good luck in selling your home quickly! Positive thoughts are on the way! :)

Thoughts and prayers coming your way for a quick sale so you can start living the dream. :)

Next Fall for Us.
 

Ours goes up for sale next fall (2012). The Austin, TX real estate market hasn't suffered as badly as other areas. You are in our prayers for a very quick sale. Keep us in yours, please!!:a040:

Best of Luck
 

Set your first price and hope it moves. If it does you win! Congradulations

If not there is a new buyers market rule . They see a price and pretty much know they can drop it 30%.

Except for TV which is in a better bubble.

We did this- 29 homes on our street for sale for three + years no offers no movement.

We used TV relocation department after three agents up here failed. Our agent said if you want to move you have to do this. We did house sold the next day.

Could have waited it out but the wife and I wanted to move on with our life's.

Just a FYI for all that are selling. Market is not coming back in one year. It is more like 5-10 according to the news.

My new friend on this site Jim put it in perspective for me. Your selling lower but buying lower. And becaue we are in TV you have a better chance of hanging on to your investment.

Anyway good luck to all it is a stress full time in some markets.

PatandBob & tainsley: Get ready for a "roller coaster ride." That's how we described the emotions we felt throughout the process. But we did learn this: It only takes ONE buyer to sell. Good Luck!!!

Best of Luck!
 

Best of luck in selling your house! Hope you get great results!!

To Hforward I don't know what you mean when you say you used tv
relocation and your house sold, mine has been on the market for eight
months and not a bite.
Thanks

TV has a relocation department in the Sales Office. They will recommend two top selling agents in your area that might be able to increase your chances of selling.

I don't have the number handy but if you go to www.thevillages.com there should be a number for the Sales office.

Relo
 

After being fustrated with our home relators. We got tired of hearing " But your home got the most hits on the web?" And no sale!

So when we visited for the third time our sales agent said try our Villages relocation department.

We signed up they do the market research assign a agent that you are comfortable with.

They have better marketing. However TV does take a chunk of their comission.

It's not for eveyone but you are free to call them and ask for a interview.

Regards Herv

Best of luck for a quick sale!!

Miss Sam and I just got off the phone with our Realtor. Told her to drop the price. Was going to wait for the Spring showing season but the mortgage rates are low Now. Good luck with yours, needing some sales love here too.

Best of luck. Anyone that has gone through placing their home on the market, even in a good market, understands the anxiety.

We placed our home on the market this past summer and we were fortunate to accept an offer within 30 days. My advice, FWIW, is to price it fairly and actually on the low side of its appraised value. Then spend a lot of time, not necessarily money, staging your home to maximize its appearance. Gone are the days where you price your home high and negotiate down. That will not work in today's market.

Best of luck and keep us posted.

We are putting our home on the market next week, but only for about a month - if it doesn't sell we will take it off the market until April, after we return from renting in TV for Feb/Mar. We live on a lake and the lake season in Missouri is about over, so if it doesn't sell fairly quickly it will likely not sell until spring. I will try to sell it myself, as I have done five times previously; I spent 10 years as a realtor, and have been in sales and marketing for 40 years, so feel comfortable going on my own. Lake property is a little different, as the market is soft, but not depressed, as people who want lake property tend to be a little more affluent, and not as affected by the ressession as many. If luck is with us and we sell quickly we will be down to buy a pre-owned property very soon. Pat and Bob good luck with your sale and hope to see you in TV very soon. :a040:

Good luck---hope things are selling better where you are. In IL our home has been on the market 7 months with no offers. And we've just kept dropping our asking price...Too bad, the moving truck comes in 3 weeks anyway. TV, here we come!!!