Problems selling and best plan

Herzlos

BACKTOBACK said:

Sorry if this sounds silly but its my first time selling. Is there companies that will do the staging and also take new pictures. Otherwise i will be buying things to display which will be thrown away afterwards

What you're doing sounds like enough. By staging I mean decluttering (and hiding stuff in other rooms whilst you take photos), making beds, plates on the table, flowers in a windowsill, that sort of thing. 

Buyers have, on the whole, no imagination. You need to make it as easy as possible for them to see themselves living there. 

EssexHebridean

On the photos  -   Choosing a bright day and shooting with a phone rather than a camera is likely to give good results. Personally I would avoid having room lights on if you can - that gives an impression of a dark house and might put folk off. IMO too many agents try and get fancy with DSLR cameras and tripods when in fact they’d do better to use HDR mode on a phone!  Be cautious with wide angle mode too - it will in fact make rooms look bigger than they are, which in turn can lead to people feeling disappointed when they view in person. 

ReadySteadyPop

Herzlos said:

BACKTOBACK said:

Sorry if this sounds silly but its my first time selling. Is there companies that will do the staging and also take new pictures. Otherwise i will be buying things to display which will be thrown away afterwards

What you're doing sounds like enough. By staging I mean decluttering (and hiding stuff in other rooms whilst you take photos), making beds, plates on the table, flowers in a windowsill, that sort of thing. 

Buyers have, on the whole, no imagination. You need to make it as easy as possible for them to see themselves living there. 

Too general a statement I think, the main problem buyers have is the cost of borrowing, if the Japan story has legs mortgages are going to get a lot more expensive.

https://www.homebuilding.co.uk/costs-savings/house-prices/mortgage-rate-rises

GDB2222

EssexHebridean said:

On the photos  -   Choosing a bright day and shooting with a phone rather than a camera is likely to give good results. Personally I would avoid having room lights on if you can - that gives an impression of a dark house and might put folk off. IMO too many agents try and get fancy with DSLR cameras and tripods when in fact they’d do better to use HDR mode on a phone!  Be cautious with wide angle mode too - it will in fact make rooms look bigger than they are, which in turn can lead to people feeling disappointed when they view in person. 

I’ve been there with the wide angle photography. You can definitely overdo it. 

ReadySteadyPop

EssexHebridean said:

On the photos  -   Choosing a bright day and shooting with a phone rather than a camera is likely to give good results. Personally I would avoid having room lights on if you can - that gives an impression of a dark house and might put folk off. IMO too many agents try and get fancy with DSLR cameras and tripods when in fact they’d do better to use HDR mode on a phone!  Be cautious with wide angle mode too - it will in fact make rooms look bigger than they are, which in turn can lead to people feeling disappointed when they view in person. 

I would say many won`t bother to view as soon as they see "staging" tricks now, they know the seller is a chancer/kite flyer, people are interested in size, location, and how much they can borrow now not chancers pretending their house is something it isn`t.

ReadySteadyPop

BACKTOBACK said:

My bungalow has been for sale just over two months with no interest. The area where i am there is very few sales at the moment.
Property valued around £230k and advertised for that. I would need minimum £225 to secure my next property.
I got a cheap deal with an agent but they only use rightmove and onthemarket (not Zoopla) i didnt think that mattered too much.
I am not in a rush to sell but would like it to be within six months.
Zoopla (i know its not accurate) have this month alone deducted £6000 from the value (3% in one month)
What are my best options?
1. Should i wait until February then deduct £5k
2. Deduct £5k now for two weeks, then if not sold remove it from the market for 14 weeks and put a new listing on rightmove in March?
3. Something Else?

Use one of the price tracking apps to see what other sellers are reducing by, and slightly undercut them, you might have to accept that your sale price is less than 225k though.

Herzlos

ReadySteadyPop said:

Herzlos said:

BACKTOBACK said:

Sorry if this sounds silly but its my first time selling. Is there companies that will do the staging and also take new pictures. Otherwise i will be buying things to display which will be thrown away afterwards

What you're doing sounds like enough. By staging I mean decluttering (and hiding stuff in other rooms whilst you take photos), making beds, plates on the table, flowers in a windowsill, that sort of thing. 

Buyers have, on the whole, no imagination. You need to make it as easy as possible for them to see themselves living there. 

 if the Japan story has legs mortgages are going to get a lot more expensive.

It doesn't. Please stop trying to derail everything with off-topic and banned nonense about a house price crash. You've been banging that drum unsuccessfully for 20 years. 

ReadySteadyPop said:

Herzlos said:

BACKTOBACK said:

Sorry if this sounds silly but its my first time selling. Is there companies that will do the staging and also take new pictures. Otherwise i will be buying things to display which will be thrown away afterwards

What you're doing sounds like enough. By staging I mean decluttering (and hiding stuff in other rooms whilst you take photos), making beds, plates on the table, flowers in a windowsill, that sort of thing. 

Buyers have, on the whole, no imagination. You need to make it as easy as possible for them to see themselves living there. 

Too general a statement I think, the main problem buyers have is the cost of borrowing

Not true. Many people can afford mortgages fine, or they wouldn't be looking to buy a house in that price bracket.

ReadySteadyPop said:

EssexHebridean said:

On the photos  -   Choosing a bright day and shooting with a phone rather than a camera is likely to give good results. Personally I would avoid having room lights on if you can - that gives an impression of a dark house and might put folk off. IMO too many agents try and get fancy with DSLR cameras and tripods when in fact they’d do better to use HDR mode on a phone!  Be cautious with wide angle mode too - it will in fact make rooms look bigger than they are, which in turn can lead to people feeling disappointed when they view in person. 

I would say many won`t bother to view as soon as they see "staging" tricks now, they know the seller is a chancer/kite flyer, people are interested in size, location, and how much they can borrow now not chancers pretending their house is something it isn`t.

Have you got any evidence for this? Staging is present in virtually every for sale listing I've ever seen, it's a completely normal thing and not 'chancing'.   Using a really wide angle lens to distort a room or fitting undersized furniture to make a room look bigger is definitely dodgy, but we're not talking about that here. 

Herzlos

ReadySteadyPop said:

BACKTOBACK said:

My bungalow has been for sale just over two months with no interest. The area where i am there is very few sales at the moment.
Property valued around £230k and advertised for that. I would need minimum £225 to secure my next property.
I got a cheap deal with an agent but they only use rightmove and onthemarket (not Zoopla) i didnt think that mattered too much.
I am not in a rush to sell but would like it to be within six months.
Zoopla (i know its not accurate) have this month alone deducted £6000 from the value (3% in one month)
What are my best options?
1. Should i wait until February then deduct £5k
2. Deduct £5k now for two weeks, then if not sold remove it from the market for 14 weeks and put a new listing on rightmove in March?
3. Something Else?

Use one of the price tracking apps to see what other sellers are reducing by, and slightly undercut them, you might have to accept that your sale price is less than 225k though.

At least you're not shilling for a single price tracking app now, but not everything can be solved by slashing prices. 

EssexHebridean

Herzlos said:

ReadySteadyPop said:

BACKTOBACK said:

My bungalow has been for sale just over two months with no interest. The area where i am there is very few sales at the moment.
Property valued around £230k and advertised for that. I would need minimum £225 to secure my next property.
I got a cheap deal with an agent but they only use rightmove and onthemarket (not Zoopla) i didnt think that mattered too much.
I am not in a rush to sell but would like it to be within six months.
Zoopla (i know its not accurate) have this month alone deducted £6000 from the value (3% in one month)
What are my best options?
1. Should i wait until February then deduct £5k
2. Deduct £5k now for two weeks, then if not sold remove it from the market for 14 weeks and put a new listing on rightmove in March?
3. Something Else?

Use one of the price tracking apps to see what other sellers are reducing by, and slightly undercut them, you might have to accept that your sale price is less than 225k though.

At least you're not shilling for a single price tracking app now, but not everything can be solved by slashing prices. 

Maybe Crashy got enough in commission from plugging the other one to finally be able to afford a deposit?!  

Smudgeismydog

Agree with the other posters about a really good declutter, think minimalist, and then some. Depersonalise everything, this includes toiletries in the bathroom, kids toys, coats/shoes in hallways, and any extra appliances on kitchen worktops (only leave kettle and toaster).
I know this might feel you are taking away some warmth, or homely touches, but you just need to do this for photos and viewings. It will help to maximise the feeling of space, and give the impression of plenty of storage. 

Good luck