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[Lyman Green <lymang AT gmail.com>]

Paula,
THanks!
All of these points are good.  The agents had a number of these
specific suggestions for us to make the house more sellable.  My
moving out of the house was a direct result of these suggestions, as
some or all of them would have been difficult to implement and
maintain with me trying to live there.

We continue to assess these items and I'm hoping we'll figure out what
specifically is our issue.

Lyman Green

On 5/26/05, childers.paula AT epamail.epa.gov
<childers.paula AT epamail.epa.gov> wrote:
> well, if it's not selling, and you are advertising it, I would ask, WHY
> is it not selling? Do you have lookers who then never make an offer? Or
> do you not even get those?
> 
> Might be the agent! - if you are with the same agent for more than six
> months with no offers, I suggest changing companies. Agents tend to work
> harder on their newer properties, I think.
> Might be the house! - clean it up if it's at all dirty, add or remove
> some furniture to give lookers an idea of what they can do with it,
> maybe even hire a designer to spiff it up.
> Might be the yard!  - plant some flowers or get some in pots for more
> curb appeal, pressure-wash it if needed, make sure the grass stays mowed
> and the exterior looks well-kept.
> Might be the neighborhood! - what are other houses in your area selling
> for? Or are they selling at all?
> Might be the price! - are you asking more than market price, expecting
> you'll take lower offers? don't - many first-time home buyers don't
> realize they can offer less.  Are you asking market price in a glutted
> market? - bite it and ask for less, or be prepared to wait.  Are you
> asking way LESS than market price? - don't, oddly enough some people see
> this as the sign of a problem house, even if that's not true.
> 
> It's all a big game. Good luck.
> 
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