Zillow Advice: Home Selling - What will lowering the price do?

Many realtors are preaching ...

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:43:00 GMT

Many realtors are preaching the same thing you are Steve.........many are trying every trick they have in the bag of tricks, and guess what.....for many realtors and probably you yourself this market is unlike any other market they have ever dealt with!!! Home prices skyrockted beyond reason..........some want to think they won't fall just as easily, some think they can get the high prices still, you have so many types of sellers out there now selling for so many different reasons............any and all rules are being thrown aside because there are too many variables at play right now.

I priced my home for what was market value at the time, it sat with consistent showings, great feedback............well, it couldn't have been priced to sell cause even with all the positive feedback no one was willing to contract......so I lowered, and then finally took it down $20,000 to move it and it sold............one can argue that perhaps I over paid for my home since I bought it in 2004 after prices had gone up, I mean I did pay $50,000 more than many of my neighbors who bought the year before I did...........I can see that reasoning now, I took a hit but in the end, my house sold for what todays market demanded.

There are many realtors on here Steve who give good advice, help us all comiserate, and I suppose the turn off is when you hawk your product with your threads, just put it in your bio and call it a day.

I answered you on the other ...

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:43:00 GMT

I answered you on the other thread.

Angelique,Thank you for the ...

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:39:00 GMT

Angelique,
Thank you for the courtesy of a reply. I post to teach, to give back, and, yes, I do have a product to market. That is quite different than spam which does not contribute anything of value. Furthermore, I have helped desparate people out of situations in which they couldn't find solutions.

You are misconstuing my words. Nowhere do I teach that you can sell an over-priced home. I do teach that you can get fair market value and sell your home quickly by attracting more people to your house.

Now let me ask you, as a seller: would you rather have 1 buyer interested in your home, or have several buyers interested in your home?

It's as simple as that. I teach ways to improve marketing efficiency, automate the follow up procedure, and differentiate homes from others on the home.

Finally, I appreciate your comment about posting free information. In fact, you'll find much of that throughout comments on these boards.

Here are a couple threads (there are many more out there):

http://www.zillow.com/forum/site/ViewThread.htm?tid=12364
http://www.zillow.com/forum/site/ViewThread.htm?tid=12071

I won't ask you to admit that you're wrong, but simply refrain from premature judgemental comments.

Happy Thanksgiving,
Steve Rosenbaum

Steve, if you are not "hawking" ...

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:01:00 GMT

Steve, if you are not "hawking" your website, why do you even post it?

Why do I think it's icky? Because no amount of pretty pictures of well staged houses, families, or puppies and kittens will entice a buyer into buying a house that is over-priced in a declining market. You're attempting to make a profit on desperation. There are ever so many people in difficult situations out there. They need to sell their houses for more money than they can get today. That's sad enough without people preying on their wallets.

I'll be waiting to see your helpful information, given for free. Go on ahead and show us all that you're not doing this to make a profit. I'm open to admitting I'm wrong.

Thank you again for the warm ...

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:39:00 GMT

Thank you again for the warm welcome.

People come to Zillow for advice and guidance and appreciate learning about various strategies. I know because of the dozens of emails I get each and every day.

Here on Zillow, I share advice openly, constructively and free of charge. Why do you object to that? True, if people want to go beyond the basics, I have additional material available. I don't hawk it here. All my prices are but a fraction of the commission you charge your clients.

I really see no need to justify the success of my teachings. It's well documented.

People can simply choose. If they do not see any results and would like to learn how to differentiate their homes and build traffic, I have a lot more to say than the standard "Lower your price".

3girls, Your profile says it all. It took you 6.5 months and $80,000 to sell your home. You would think you'd be a little more open to suggestions. I'd also love you to show me the information you think I have lifted off of wikipedia.

Angelique01: My clients have sold their homes. It cost them less than $200. How is that icky?

I welcome constructive criticism. Will gladly demonstrate how to generate more activity for your homes. Why not have an open mind instead of slinging baseless accusations? (You haven't even seen any of my material and have no idea about what I teach!!!)

Regards,
Steve Rosenbaum

The kind of thing that Steve ...

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:43:00 GMT

The kind of thing that Steve is doing is really taking advantage of sellers in a difficult market. It's so icky.

Steve, I think that schtick ...

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:11:00 GMT

Steve, I think that schtick on your website would have been more sellable in 2001-2005........your obviously going after the uneducated person who has no clue of the deep waters that are out there. From all that I have read on these boards there are very few people on here who would buy into it what you are selling. Desperation can bring some sellers to do certain things or think what you have to say is going to make the difference to them and sad that there is always someone sitting on the sideline waiting to make a buck off others misery. I bet all your advice can be found on wikipedia.

LOL, Thanks for the vote ...

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:13:00 GMT

LOL, Thanks for the vote of confidence Mike. Usually, close minded people that have no creative ideas are the first and most vocal to criticize. "Let's do it that way, because everybody else does it that way!" That's a recipe for competing on price alone and giving away tens of thousands of dollars.

Actually, it wasn't my reading comprehension skills that gave me the idea. Rather it was the successful sales of homes as well as proven behavior and influence practices documented by marketing experts such as Dr. Robert Cialdini, Dave Lakhani, Paco Underhill and scores of others.

And your research comes from where...?

As for "Worst site EVER". I have to laugh!!!

Happy Thanksgiving.

Regards,
Steve Rosenbaum
http://BigBadHomeSale.com

Ach, Steve is selling something. ...

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:56:00 GMT

Ach, Steve is selling something. Buyers are shopping price, really we are. It's exactly this simple: The nicest house with the most square footage in the best area gets the sale first. We'll consider changing areas, just a little, or buying something not as nice if the price is really good.

Around here, the prices are so similar from city to city, that the good areas are far more likely to get the sales.

BigBad- I don't know where ...

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:55:00 GMT

BigBad-
I don't know where your reading comprehension skills gave you the idea that people are advocating that by picturing a birthday party in the house via the use of pictures, you could sell the house for a better price.

P.S. Your spam is horrible. No different than.. "I can make you a millionaire FAST!" "This tool will help you cut tomatoes FAST!!" Worst site EVER.