Need advice for quick sale please!!

Scabs

163 3 bed houses in a 5 mile radius of Carmel for less money than yours on rightmove.
Buyers are not stupid they want a bargain like you got. The majority of people overvalue their own home this is a classic case of chasing the market down. The trouble is yourself and other sellers just dont see it until its too late.
Please just think no viewings whats wrong????????

silvercar

Three contolable things influence prices:

a) the price
b) the agent
c) the state of the property.

Everything else is outside your control.

So, if (c) is sorted, you are happy with (a) then change (b).

If that fails, then you know the problem is the price.

lincroft1710

Karen, firstly HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Secondly, even if (and I stress if) your house is overpriced, people would still view and make low offer should they want house.

But you've had no viewings, so does your EA deliberately/unthinkingly put people off viewing your home, does no one want to live in your road/that part of Wales, is it small lounge and kit/diner that puts people off, is it the style of semi (a bit plain, but not repulsive). There has to be a reason. One last thought, a bit way out, is it at a price which is either too much for FTBs or too low for anyone able to trade up.

franklee

lincroft1710 wrote: »

Secondly, even if (and I stress if) your house is overpriced, people would still view and make low offer should they want house.

But you've had no viewings, so does your EA deliberately/unthinkingly put people off viewing your home, ...

You raise a good point, I think if the price was 5-10K too much then there would still be viewers, who'd hope there was room for negotiation. The total lack of any viewers is all is why I don't think that a 5-10K reduction would make that much difference and have continued to discuss price.

Karen could arrange a mystery shopper to see what the EA does, but I doubt it's all down to the EA.

karenthemummy79

Thanks for the birthday wishes!! Had a lovely weekend and just looking forward to going to see Take That tomorrow in Manchester!!!

Still no interest in the house ...........................

wisbech_lad

Will Robbie turn up....?

As for the house. You want to get over 140,000 pounds for it. I don’t know what wages are like in your area, but I’m guessing that is seven times a reasonable salary. It needs a great marketing/ sales job to get the most value in today’s market. Some ideas – get the local paper to do an article on what a great little village yours is, or how good the school is. Start up a blog on life in Carmel Flintshire as opposed to Carmel California. Selling this house is your main business now.
There is a "Seven P Formula" you should use to continually evaluate your business activities, and you should consider selling your house as a business. These seven are: product, price, promotion, place, packaging, positioning and people... Obviously some are more related to flogging a 3 bed semi than others!
It may also be worth putting yourself in the shoes of the person who wants to buy your house. Who is your ideal buyer? Young/ old? School children/ empty nester? Commuter/ local worker? You can then try to think how to attract that buyer to your house, not the ones down the road. Some cut and pasting and editting of an article on the 7P's follows...
Product
Your house is the product, and other houses around you the competition. What has your house got that is better? Are you (or the agent) pushing that? Frankly, on rightmove, it looks a very nice, but standard house.
Prices
The second P in the formula is price. Discussed a lot
Promotion
The third habit in marketing and sales is to think in terms of promotion all the time. Promotion includes all the ways you tell your customers about your products or services and how you then market and sell to them. Mystery shop your agent. Is she promoting your house? It is good to suggest to them different ideas (e.g. open house)
Place
The fourth P in the marketing mix is the place where your product or service is actually sold. Rightmove is the obvious place to be, but also check where you are in the agent’s window, and any local newspapers
Packaging
The fifth element in the marketing mix is the packaging. Develop the habit of standing back and looking at every visual element in the packaging of your product or service through the eyes of a critical prospect. Remember, people form their first impression about you within the first 30 seconds.
With regard to the packaging your product or service, you should think in terms of everything that the buyer sees from the first moment of contact with you all the way through the purchasing process. Viewing, negotiating, etc.
Positioning
The next P is positioning. You should develop the habit of thinking continually about how you are positioned in the hearts and minds of your buyer.
Develop the habit of thinking about how you could improve your positioning. Begin by determining the position you'd like to have. If you could create the ideal impression in the hearts and minds of your buyer, what would it be? Your house looks perfect for a family with small children. Talk up the local school, and what children can do locally?
People
The final P of the marketing mix is people. Develop the habit of thinking in terms of the people inside and outside of your business who are responsible for every element of your sales and marketing strategy and activities. This is obviously your agent...

chinup_3

folks don't get drawn in ! karen is just one of the many many people who ''asks for advice'' as long as it's confirming what she wants to believe.... no matter how deluded. she has been give EXCELLENT quality advice on hear on mostly and has responded only with indignation= why bother ? !!

charliee_3

it just doesnt look like much is moving inthat area.. if you include SSTC on rightmove there are only about 2 that are sold STC.. there are also a LOT of 3 bed similar properties within a mile that are cheaper...

this one looks lovely...
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-12715596.html?locationIdentifier=REGION^5631&minBedrooms=3&maxPrice=130000&radius=1.0&pageNumber=1&backToListURL=%2Fproperty-for-sale%2Ffind.html%3FsearchType%3DSALE%26locationIdentifier%3DREGION%255E5631%26radius%3D1.0%26displayPropertyType%3D%26minBedrooms%3D3%26maxBedrooms%3D%26minPrice%3D%26maxPrice%3D130000%26maxDaysSinceAdded%3D%26retirement%3D%26partBuyPartRent%3Dfalse%26_includeSSTC%3Don%26x%3D73%26y%3D3%26sortByPriceDescending%3D%26primaryDisplayPropertyType%3D%26secondaryDisplayPropertyType%3D%26oldDisplayPropertyType%3D%26oldPrimaryDisplayPropertyType%3D%26oldSecondaryDisplayPropertyType%3D%26newHome%3D%26auction%3Dfalse

it is quite a plain house from the outside, but looks like it has interesting shaped rooms and the views are amazing.. and its cheaper... sorry...

sorry the link is massive.. i cant seem to get it any smaller and still working :-(

dopester

charliee wrote: »

sorry the link is massive.. i cant seem to get it any smaller and still working :-(

The link isn't working for me.. sends me to Rightmove home page.

Solution: Press post-reply, then type some text... example: "this house"

Go on to the Rightmove page for the property you want to link to.. copy the URL..

Go back to here.. highlight the text... press this button on the tool-bar , and paste the URL, then press ok.

Example.. this house

charliee_3

ok.. here goes
this house


clever!!! thanks xx :rolleyes: