To those selling in these difficult times

QTPie

Well done Devilot.

Elona, agree with you - watch your agents like a hawk and be as pro-active as possible. EAs have their fingers in so many pies that your pie can get ignored - the best way is to keep an eye on your own pie and draw their attention to it frequently... (way too many metaphors, sorry ).

pawpurrs wrote: »

I dont think I am ever going to sell this house, its really taken the shine off house ownership, being saddled with something, and unable to sell it....wish I had never bought this house.......GRRRRRRRRRR apolgises REALLY fed up!

Can understand how you must feel, pawpurrs: even though ours didn't take that long to sell, the feeling of anxiety and "being trapped" was still pretty high. It is an odd one - you are getting SOOOO much interest, but no takers . Did the things that are putting off buyers now (parking right?), worry you before/when you bought it? Or was the lack of takers initially a huge shock?

Hang on in there... I wish that I had some practical ideas to help you out...

QT

pawpurrs

Yes the things that are putting people off, did bother me a little, but it was the compromise that had to be made, for the character for the price, and thats still the case now, if it didnt have those two factors it would be on for considerably more, and out of reach for us at the time.
In fact, DH wanted to pull out at one stage, but we didnt, boy I wish we had :rolleyes:
Still, everything sells eventually, hopefully!
Wondering whether to reduce the price again!

QTPie

pawpurrs wrote: »

Yes the things that are putting people off, did bother me a little, but it was the compromise that had to be made, for the character for the price, and thats still the case now, if it didnt have those two factors it would be on for considerably more, and out of reach for us at the time.
In fact, DH wanted to pull out at one stage, but we didnt, boy I wish we had :rolleyes:
Still, everything sells eventually, hopefully!
Wondering whether to reduce the price again!

No offers at all? Not even "silly" ones?

I think that you may be a victim of the market: I think that in these types of conditions people are a LOT more picky (or easily put off). In a rising market, I think that buyers are more likely to make compromises (if that makes sense). In a falling market, a buyer is more likely to say "we will wait a bit longer", than make that compromise (because they are betting that the marjet will fall further and they wont need to make the compromise). Doesn't help much, though...

QT

pawpurrs

Yes a few weeks back I did have a silly offer, but they didnt increase.
The house will still be the top of someones budget though, and they will have to compomise......on something.

QTPie

pawpurrs wrote: »

Yes a few weeks back I did have a silly offer, but they didnt increase.
The house will still be the top of someones budget though, and they will have to compomise......on something.

I think that is the thing - people (at least 99.9% of them) are not compromising in a downward falling market... Yes, your property may be at the top of their budget now, but most of them are gambling that it wont be in 6+ months (i.e. a property with "less compromise" will become available in 6+ months) - so they wait...

(In an upward market, then people will buy with compromise because they think that they will never be able to afford better).

You might get a few more panic buyers at the moment (with the Spring "upward trend"/"bounce"/"dillusion" - EAs are working hard to convince us that the bottom has been reached and that prices will shoot up).

QT

pawpurrs

Thats cheered me up no end! Theres no sense in it, I have seen worse houses with more compromises go SSTC, I will get there EVENTUALLY!

QTPie

pawpurrs wrote: »

Thats cheered me up no end!

Sorry (just putting a buyers point of view)

I think that properties with compromises take a bigger hit in a downward market - very unfair

It really is a funny market...

What does your EA say?

QT

pawpurrs

Nearly every house has a compromise, rarely do you find something perfect.
Just changed agents, but they couldnt understand why it hasnt sold with the amount of interest.

4Chickens

Pawpurrs

I have just had a really stupid idea, let me run it by you.

You know how in busy towns, particularly in narrow terraced streets, owners/occupiers have to have parking permits to park outside their own homes. Well, could you not look into having a parking spaces/spaces allocated to you, directly outside your house, you would no doubt have to pay for it, but it could be an additional selling point for your house. I don't know if you contact the local council or highways dept.

Just an idea

Does anyone else have any experience with this kind of thing.

pawpurrs

Not possible, there is no issue with parking in that you can park easily opposite as every one else has a drive but you cant park just outside.
But thanks for the thought.