Bungalow not getting any viewings feedback appreciated

Mojisola

Surrey_EA wrote: »

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If a property isn't selling, or attracting serious interest, it's always the price. We can argue about whether it's called a 2 bed or a 3 bed, and you can get some better photos done, but ultimately if you make the price competitive enough it will sell.

But sometimes, making the suggested changes can result in the house selling at or near the asking prices so it's worth doing what you can.

Tiners

What have you got to feel depressed about OP?

OK so you made an honest mistake in thinking your property was worth far more than it actually is but so what? The perceived value of houses is all just monopoly money anyway.

And you're not alone, over 50% of all houses brought to market subsequently get withdrawn after failing to achieve a sale, so there are plenty of other people who are equally deluded (no offence intended) about the value of their properties.... It makes me laugh when people pay so much credence to the Rightmove Asking Price Index, it really should be renamed the Rightmove Delusion Index.

AnotherJoe

Murphybear wrote: »

I am in the bungalow market, so to speak. The biggest issue for me is the amount of concrete in the front and that it is heavily overlooked. That in its own is a deal breaker. Price can always be adjusted.

Most of that is the road !

Cheeky_Monkey

Cheer up OP - you have got an absolutely gorgeous dog so, happy days :j :beer:

parkrunner

Quite simply I don't like the front view. Two different brick colours and a lack of windows, even though the floorplan shows a window for one of the front bedrooms. Apart from that it looks nice.

gonebust

MichLambo wrote: »

My thanks to every one for your feedback, feel a little depressed now.

Why?

You have had a bunch of complete strangers look at you home and each one gave their honest opinion.

Everyone of us who have sold a house have thought ours was bigger, better, worth more then our neighbours and let's be honest, estate agents will always support that view ( for at least six weeks anyway )

You have had honest feedback from totally uninterested parties, that's worth its weight in salt at least

Take what's been said, listen to it, and decide your next move

I'm married to a builder so for me I'd be ripping out the "ensuite" and returning that bedroom to a dining room because for me, that house needs a dining room and for us that would be the cheapest option to get the best price. You may need to leave it as a cloakroom and a dining room. You may also need to spend a few bob on shielding the garden somehow.

None of it is insurmountable. Perhaps you won't get the price you have been promised. You have to decide what you need to do to move forward.

jessex1990

Are there wardrobes in the bedrooms? I couldn't see any in the pictures which makes me think "where are my clothes going to go?", also the dog in the picture makes me wonder if the house will smell and needs a good clean - i have seen houses where the smell of dog hits you as you walk in the door and the owners are oblivious to it.

Tiners

gonebust wrote: »

Why?

You have had a bunch of complete strangers look at you home and each one gave their honest opinion.

Everyone of us who have sold a house have thought ours was bigger, better, worth more then our neighbours and let's be honest, estate agents will always support that view ( for at least six weeks anyway )

You have had honest feedback from totally uninterested parties, that's worth its weight in salt at least

Take what's been said, listen to it, and decide your next move

I'm married to a builder so for me I'd be ripping out the "ensuite" and returning that bedroom to a dining room because for me, that house needs a dining room and for us that would be the cheapest option to get the best price. You may need to leave it as a cloakroom and a dining room. You may also need to spend a few bob on shielding the garden somehow.

None of it is insurmountable. Perhaps you won't get the price you have been promised. You have to decide what you need to do to move forward.

Not everyone... When I put my last house on the market there were 3 nearby comparable houses up for sale, all at what I considered to be greedy, deluded and unrealistic asking prices.

I insisted on an putting mine on at around 10% below these other houses despite the usual over valuing and general waffle from the EA's.

My house still took 4 months to sell, so it didn't exactly get snapped up as a bargain, meanwhile of the 3 other houses... 2 got withdrawn after failing to find a buyer and the other is still sat on the market 3 years later

eurofly

I think you should remove the writing not he walls and maybe make the lounge more neutral the purple wall could be a bit in your face just a suggestion.

getmore4less

Offers in Excess of


This is basically saying you want more than X and won't negotiate below.

Some will ignore it but a lot won't and I suspect those that won't could be part of your target market.

This means for me that if the price is already a bit peaky(based on first scan) for whats available I might be dealing with unrealistic expectations so won't bother investigating further unless something sticks out.

If the price is at the bottom end, potentially good value at the price worth investigating and maybe viewing to see where I would want to pitch an offer if I liked it enough.


knocking £10k off and leaving offers over is adding to the unrealistic if already pricey.

Expanding the more like this to 1m to bring in some Broadstairs postscodes I think you are a bit top heavy on price.

I think you should have dropped the offers over or come under £300k with that change.