| We have all driven by a house that seems to just sit | | | | So why don't some homes sell? I will tell you. |
| on the market forever. At some point we all wonder | | | | The seller is the reason. That's right. I said it. It is |
| what's wrong with that house. Why have other | | | | because the seller will not list the home for the |
| houses around sold and this one hasn't? Is it the | | | | appropriate price to get the home sold based on the |
| price, location, what seems to be the problem? | | | | condition of their home and the competition their |
| Before I get to what the real problem is with why | | | | home faces. Ultimately, the decision is that of the |
| some homes don't sell while others around seem to | | | | seller as to what the list price of a home will be. We |
| sell in a reasonable amount of time, I would like to | | | | all know that any home will sell if the price is right. |
| talk a little bit about some mitigating factors. I know | | | | This is the seller's decision. So the next time you find |
| it should go without saying, but I will say it anyway - | | | | yourself driving home from work or on your way to |
| not all homes are created equal. There are new | | | | the store and you drive by that same house that still |
| homes and old homes; some have been updated; | | | | has the for sale sign in the yard, you can be sure it |
| others have fresh paint or a front door that is so | | | | won't be my sign - and you can bet that based on |
| hard to open that you have to put your shoulder into | | | | the condition of the home, the seller is asking to |
| it just to get it open - my point is that all of these | | | | much. |
| factors come together to provide a real estate | | | | If you plan on selling your home, you should take |
| professional and the homeowner a vivid picture of | | | | note. All of the resources of the best Realtor in the |
| the home as it relates to others it will be competing | | | | world can't sell a house that is overpriced for the |
| against. From this and other information gathered | | | | market. The responsibility ultimately falls on the |
| about the neighborhood about market statistics, a | | | | homeowner. You should make sure your Realtor is |
| Realtor can provide a homeowner with all of the | | | | this honest with you - you will both be better off in |
| information that they need to price the home. | | | | the long run. |