[Turtlediver]

I am so thrilled for you, can only hope it will be my turn soon....people keep coming to look but no nips yet....

[angiefox10]

Originally Posted by Turtlediver

I am so thrilled for you, can only hope it will be my turn soon....people keep coming to look but no nips yet....

Sending positive thoughts your way!!!

[Dirigo]

Originally Posted by Turtlediver

I am so thrilled for you, can only hope it will be my turn soon....people keep coming to look but no nips yet....

Location, location, location had been replaced by price, price, price. Price is ALL THAT MATTERS today.

Free advice being worth every penny here's my 2 cents worth. I got my mother's house and our house sold within the last six months using this method.

Ask your broker to print out some very recent sales comparable to your home. You want all recent comparable sales, not just the sales they showed you to get the listing (which were probably too high).

Figure out the sale price per square foot. Multiply the number of square feet in your home by the $ per square foot average. Price your house about 10% above that and be prepared to negotiate down to about 85% to 90% of that number.

Make sure you price below the nearest bracket that people search for on realtor.com. for example, if your calculations indicate that your house should sell for $305,000 price it at $299,000 to catch those lookers that stop at $300,000. And don't price on the nines, like $299,900...today's buyers don't like to be messed with.

Ask your broker to ask every person that looks at your home to "just make an offer"....tell them to "throw a number on the table and see where it goes". Then negotiate up to about 85% to 90% of the final list price.

Your mileage may vary, and, hey, I'm no expert, I'm just telling you what worked for us...twice.

[pzjay]

I was so happy to see you have sold! We arrived yesterday and are just thrilled to be here permanently as will you! As was said so many times before, take less for the home and START LIVING the good life. Adjustments to budgets are easy but getting back time is impossible!
Congratulations for wishes for many many yrs of happiness here!
Peg & Bob

[Dirigo]

Originally Posted by pzjay

I was so happy to see you have sold! We arrived yesterday and are just thrilled to be here permanently as will you! As was said so many times before, take less for the home and START LIVING the good life. Adjustments to budgets are easy but getting back time is impossible!
Congratulations for wishes for many many yrs of happiness here!
Peg & Bob

We argee...100%!

Put your pride aside and get on with it!

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Dirigo

Location, location, location had been replaced by price, price, price. Price is ALL THAT MATTERS today.

Free advice being worth every penny here's my 2 cents worth. I got my mother's house and our house sold within the last six months using this method.

Ask your broker to print out some very recent sales comparable to your home. You want all recent comparable sales, not just the sales they showed you to get the listing (which were probably too high).

Figure out the sale price per square foot. Multiply the number of square feet in your home by the $ per square foot average. Price your house about 10% above that and be prepared to negotiate down to about 85% to 90% of that number.

Make sure you price below the nearest bracket that people search for on realtor.com. for example, if your calculations indicate that your house should
sell for $305,000 price it at $299,000 to catch those lookers that stop at
$300,000. And don't price on the nines, like $299,900...today's buyers don't
like to be messed with.

Ask your broker to ask every person that looks at your home to "just make an offer"....tell them to "throw a number on the table and see where it goes".
Then negotiate up to about 85% to 90% of the final list price.

Your mileage may vary, and, hey, I'm no expert, I'm just telling you what worked for us...twice.

This is exactly the advise a competent realtor should give clients. However, many owners refuse to accept a realtor's advice on actual market value, even when shown neighbourhood comparables. Many owners have a "I'm not giving
my house away" mentality.

[quirky3]

Originally Posted by Dirigo

Location, location, location had been replaced by price, price, price. Price is ALL THAT MATTERS today.

Free advice being worth every penny here's my 2 cents worth. I got my mother's house and our house sold within the last six months using this method.

Ask your broker to print out some very recent sales comparable to your home. You want all recent comparable sales, not just the sales they showed you to get the listing (which were probably too high).

Figure out the sale price per square foot. Multiply the number of square feet in your home by the $ per square foot average. Price your house about 10% above that and be prepared to negotiate down to about 85% to 90% of that number.

Make sure you price below the nearest bracket that people search for on realtor.com. for example, if your calculations indicate that your house should sell for $305,000 price it at $299,000 to catch those lookers that stop at $300,000. And don't price on the nines, like $299,900...today's buyers don't like to be messed with.

Ask your broker to ask every person that looks at your home to "just make an offer"....tell them to "throw a number on the table and see where it goes". Then negotiate up to about 85% to 90% of the final list price.

Your mileage may vary, and, hey, I'm no expert, I'm just telling you what worked for us...twice.

I agree with Barefoot, and thank you so much for these specifics. I have a document that I started at the beginning of 2011 where I copy and paste all the greatest tidbits from TOTV for future reference. This is definitely going in there!

[Dirigo]

Originally Posted by Barefoot

This is exactly the advise a competent realtor should give clients. However, many owners refuse to accept a realtor's advice on actual market value, even when shown neighbourhood comparables. Many owners have a "I'm not giving
my house away" mentality.

That was us on the front side of this experience. We had a quality house and we were going to sell to a quality buyer who appreciated the way we kept our house and grounds.

Then reality sets in and you realize that the buyers don't care how lovely your landscaping is, or that you had a housekeeper come in every two weeks since the house was new, or that you maintained your house like it was a temple, ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS PRICE.

Accept this reality, price it right, sell your home and move on with your life...and make up your loss when you buy your next home.

[EdV]

Originally Posted by Dirigo

Accept this reality, price it right, sell your home and move on with your life...and make up your loss when you buy your next home.

And based on pricing information on Zillow, you can probably expect to pay 25% less for a home in TV than what it would have cost you in the 2006/2007 peak.

[Dirigo]

Originally Posted by EdVinMass

And based on pricing information on Zillow, you can probably expect to pay 25% less for a home in TV than what it would have cost you in the 2006/2007 peak.

Roger that Ed...roger that.

We are at 33,00ft between Atlanta and Orlando as this is written...! On our way to TV to make a "Deal or No Deal" on a house.

[graciegirl]

Come on down Dirigo. Come on home!

[Jack&Pam]

We went through same process. Congratualations and welcome to TV.

[Dirigo]

We basically flew down from Maine to TV for the sake of checking out this one cute little ranch in The Village of Ashland that we adored. We went to meet with the Villages realtor this morning after a nice breakfast at Panera Bread in the Veranda building.

She greeted us with a long face and told us the house went under contract Sunday evening. We were profoundly sad. Profoundly sad. We went through the motions...followed our plan and looked at many houses and a courtyard villa, but nothing struck our fancy...we were broken hearted.

We consoled ourselves with a very nice lunch at Sweet Tomotoes, then visited with friends until mid afternoon.

Then I checked my email and had a new message alerting us to a price reduction on a house a little out of our range. It seemed very nice to us so we called immediately asking for an evening showing.

We absolutely loved it, and, deciding we could stretch a little, made an offer on it(still subject the to sale of our house in Maine).

If the seller accepts the deal "subject to" the sale of our house and we negotiate a price, we could still lose out if a buyer comes along with ready cash before we close, and of course our buyer cold get cold feet and bail, but, but, but, it seems we may be on our way to becoming Villagers!

[2BNTV]

Inch by inch, anything is a cinch!!! - Reverend Robert Schuller.

Looks like your really close.

Hope everything works out for you. Best wishes.

[Dirigo]

We have a signed purchase and sale contract on a home in TV !!!!!!!!!!!!!

We've met the neighbors, hung out at the pool, checked the Rec Center, and checked out the entire 'hood.

Now we just have to close on our house 29 days from now, and close on the house in TV in 34 days...and work full time, and move out of an 1800sf home. Get some sleep? Not much for the next five weeks!