2 weeks on the market and no viewings!! is it time to worry?

wilma1975

TBagpuss wrote: »

I think the house is nicely presented - I agree that the upstairs photos are not as good as the downstairs ones - it may be worth having a bit of a decluttering blitz and try to 'dress' the upstairs a bit more, and then re-doing the photos.

I'm not familiar enough with the area to comment on the price. I can see that there are two others which look nearly identical, (Ploughman's Walk and Stocking Way) on at the same price - the one at Ploughmans walk seems to have been photographed by a better photographer - the bedrooms look bigger!)

I thin the main issue is that like a lot of houses of this sort of age, it's a fairly small house on a small plot. When you start getting viewings, declutter vigorously before each one (even if it means hiding boxes of stuff in the car each time!) to make the most of the space you've got.

Good luck.

Thank you for the advice. Annoyingly the other two houses you mentioned are identical and priced the same so a bidding war could commence. We have decluttered a little but I'm planning on doing more this weekend and taking different photos to enhance the size.

wilma1975

Emmylou wrote: »

I'm also in the market for a 4 bed (well, I'm *technically* not, I'm waiting to exchange on one, but that's by the by!) I probably wouldn't view this because:

1. It says it's a semi but *really* looks like an end terrace. I can't work out why, if it's a semi, the door for the other half (which is really the other 2/3 of the "block") is in the middle bit.
2. The rooms - particularly the bedrooms - are TEENY.
3. Only one reception room means we can't have a "quiet" room and a "loud" room so if one of us wants to watch TV and the other doesn't, the only option is for someone to go upstairs to a teeny bedroom or huff about in the kitchen.
4. The built-in wardrobes in the master bedroom mean there's nowhere for the usual bedside table stuff (alarm clock/glass of water/specs) to be put.

The problem with these things is there's nothing you can do about them (except possibly rip out the fitted bedroom but that wouldn't solve things and would introduce an issue of "no storage").

So...it's the price. Everything (even a hovel) will sell at the right price.

Hmmm......I suppose your opinion is honest

The rooms are small but that's just affordable new builds, I reckon it'll sell for close to the asking price (I keep telling myself that)

Luckily we're not desperate to much, fingers crossed that spring will bring a host of potential buyers. I agree about needing somewhere for quiet time, the only place for me to escape is the ensuite......not ideal

rosie383

wilma1975 wrote: »

Thank you for the advice. Annoyingly the other two houses you mentioned are identical and priced the same so a bidding war could commence. We have decluttered a little but I'm planning on doing more this weekend and taking different photos to enhance the size.

Have a look on the Old Style forum on the Kon Marie thread. Honestly! It's decluttering in a way that you probably would never have thought of and it is brilliant. I thought I had decluttered for selling our house. Now the difference in just the few cupboards and drawers which I have had time to do is pretty amazing. Good luck with it.You have a lovely home and the right buyer will be out there. It's a good time of the year now. Ignore the past few weeks as everything was very quiet then.

wilma1975

Well.....3 weeks in and finally we have a viewing. All we know is the people are in rented.....,obviously not pinning all our hopes on this viewing......who am I trying to kid lol.

Kinda nervous but excited, fingers crossed all goes well.

wilma1975

Wow.....first experience of being a seller! Bloody awful, basically felt like someone was inspecting my house, which to be fair they are. They asked the basic question's 'what council tax band is it' 'are the fitted wardrobes staying' 'is it a combined boiler' and 'why are you moving' it all felt very clinical.


I've learnt its going to be a long road with a lot of biting my tongue. He ho not holding out any hope from this viewing; but I've learnt a bit and gained experience for the next.

KiKi

wilma1975 wrote: »

Wow.....first experience of being a seller! Bloody awful, basically felt like someone was inspecting my house, which to be fair they are. They asked the basic question's 'what council tax band is it' 'are the fitted wardrobes staying' 'is it a combined boiler' and 'why are you moving' it all felt very clinical.
I've learnt its going to be a long road with a lot of biting my tongue. He ho not holding out any hope from this viewing; but I've learnt a bit and gained experience for the next.

...but that's what buyers want to know! What were you expecting, out of interest?

If you're looking to buy a house, you want to know you're not going to be hit with unexpected costs, so you do need to ask those questions. People don't generally come for viewings to 'gush' - they may fall in love with a property, but they still need to ask the right questions.

Don't forget, they don't have the emotional attachment which you have, so they're thinking pragmatically. You need to detach a little, if you're really having to bite your tongue then perhaps you should leave the house for viewings and let your EA do the work.

Good luck with any further viewings.

KiKi

nubbins

Let the estate agents do some work and show them around.

wilma1975

KiKi wrote: »

...but that's what buyers want to know! What were you expecting, out of interest?

If you're looking to buy a house, you want to know you're not going to be hit with unexpected costs, so you do need to ask those questions. People don't generally come for viewings to 'gush' - they may fall in love with a property, but they still need to ask the right questions.

Don't forget, they don't have the emotional attachment which you have, so they're thinking pragmatically. You need to detach a little, if you're really having to bite your tongue then perhaps you should leave the house for viewings and let your EA do the work.

Good luck with any further viewings.

KiKi

I know, I'm just being cynical, everyone presumes their home is lovely, biased view. Everything you said us correct, I just hadn't prepared myself. One down....

nubbins

Don't forget most people will have their poker faces on when viewing especially in front of the owner, they may appear to be all coy and business like but inside they could be jumping around for joy at finding "the one"! I have been suprised in the past at how the really enthusiastic potential buyer vanished with out a trace and the one I thought would never be interested comes up with an offer.

KiKi

wilma1975 wrote: »

I know, I'm just being cynical, everyone presumes their home is lovely, biased view. Everything you said us correct, I just hadn't prepared myself. One down....

!!

I sold my precious, gorgeous, lovely, bestest flat last year. Lived there eight years; it wasn't just my home, it was my absolute sanctuary. I sold for practical reasons, I needed somewhere bigger. I didn't believe I could really leave, and I only wanted to sell it to someone who would love it as much as I did.

After I'd found THE house (which I found before I put my flat on the market, unfortunately) I was desperate to sell. Partly because my offer on THE house was on the condition that the vendor take the house off the market and wait for me to sell the flat (which he did! Nine weeks he waited!!). But also partly because suddenly things about the flat were annoying. Like, I realised just how dark the back of the flat was compared to the front. The kitchen was smaller than I ever realised. The cupboard that housed the boiler was a pain to get to. The door to the lounge didn't hang properly. The carpet really needed a good clean...

After I realised I could be just as happy somewhere else, I suddenly really wanted out of the flat! I also realised that I might have to lower the price, and that the feedback from viewings was quite accurate!

(I still cried when I left for the last time, though...)

Even when you want to sell it's difficult, but I always advocate not being there for viewings, it can make things awkward for viewers, and it's easier for the EA.

I'll follow your story, though - hope you get some more viewings soon!

KiKi