Selling. 3 months and no offers

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Fire_Fox wrote: »

You know that the size of the living accommodation is a major stumbling block, if you are serious about selling get serious about increasing the appearance of this or the potential of this. The fact that you have still got to make tips to the trip yet are willing to drop the price seems really odd. Why is there anything in your home that isn't even worthy of going to the charity shop when you are trying to sell an aspirational lifestyle?

"Have you thought about getting outline plans and a quote for converting the garage to living accommodation? This would only cost a small amount from a local builder and might make the place more desirable given the feedback you have had. If you do this keep the garage as clear as you can - no car or junk - so that buyers can go into the space and imagine it as part of the house."

No not thought about garage outline plans. Think a conservatory would be more favourable

As for tip trips, like any household we just have some boxes in the garage

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So the first silly offer comes in £200k vs guide £229k
Note we've dropped it from £239k
Next door sold £234k and other house but sloped garden at £230k

Well let's see if the buyers can actually figure out its a good buy already!

robatwork

mummybaker wrote: »

I'm sat here this morning thinking how we can jiggle things on a little. Weve dropped £500 off the price recently to bring it back into alerts on rightmove, weve added the 3 pics on rightmove to make it more appealing and weve no idea what else we can do. Were on at £139,500now but we cant take less than £135. We were originally on for offers over £145 last year but got nothing so have reduced it as far as we can go. It's so hard were not sure where to turn.

Always found this mindset a bit odd.

You can't take less than £135k but that means nothing to anyone buying your house - if they think it's worth no more than £132k then they won't offer more than that.

If that produces an impasse then you either have to improve your house, or just wait until someone comes along that thinks it's worth the same as you.

Sorry if this is a bit harsh but with houses if you HAVE to sell quickly then you have to drop the price. If you HAVE to get no less than £x then you have to wait....

myhouse_2

advice_please wrote: »

So the first silly offer comes in £200k vs guide £229k
Note we've dropped it from £239k
Next door sold £234k and other house but sloped garden at £230k

Well let's see if the buyers can actually figure out its a good buy already!

So the first silly offer was 10% below your asking price. Sounds like the buyers are sensible not silly. A silly offer would be to offer you 100% of what you are asking for. You might not like, or wish to accept the offer, but I wouldn't say it's silly.

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I would say silly vs local market
3 bed houses on same estate range from £200-250k
Ours has the benefit of slightly bigger downstairs, drive, garage joined with house

New builds near by 3/4 bed townhouse range from £220-286k