Zillow Advice: Home Buying - Take my house off the market.

LF wrote: "Gimmicks are ...

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:19:00 GMT

LF wrote: "Gimmicks are great, but in the end it's a question of supply and demand."

I agree about the supply and demand, but a change in status will generate attention of agents, and that can help. Locally there are rules against artificial changes of status, designed solely for attracting attention. For example, you can't change the price $500 on a $300,000 house, or you can't cancel and relist just to get a new listing to appear.

Lower your price.Gimmicks ...

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:14:00 GMT

Lower your price.

Gimmicks are great, but in the end it's a question of supply and demand. Right now supply is rising (foreclosures) and demand is falling (tighter credit).

The biggest mistake sellers make is that they are 3-6 months behind the curve in pricing. Given the DRAMATIC deterioration of the mortgage market over the past three months, I'd say be super aggressive with your price reductions if you want to move the property.

Anything short of that will lead to ongoing delays of the inevitable. Unless you can stand to wait 2-5 years, things are going to get worse from here before they get better.

Good luck!
LF

Pinksandbaby,That's terrible, ...

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 04:22:00 GMT

Pinksandbaby,
That's terrible, mine has had many open houses, several different websites, a virtual tour, it's been listed in the international Hearld tribune, NYTimes, Wall St journal and local papers. But, it looks like I'm in the same spot as you, still waiting for a buyer :).

Robin, come sell my house ...

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:59:00 GMT

Robin, come sell my house in NY :o)

Our agent never checked ANYTHING! Open house, no ad. No pics on website... ugh....

Make sure that the information ...

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:24:00 GMT

Make sure that the information filtered out correctly onto the other sites. I always double-check my work. It might take a couple of days to filter out.

OK, Did postlets, boy that ...

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:42:00 GMT

OK, Did postlets, boy that was easy!! Thanks!

Thank you Shaun and Robin,I ...

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:20:00 GMT

Thank you Shaun and Robin,
I am looking into pstlets, I really appreciate all of your advice!

Thanks, Shaun. I use postlets ...

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:49:00 GMT

Thanks, Shaun. I use postlets myself to advertise listings. Besides oodles, the listing is automatically submitted to craigslist, edgeio, Google Base, Hot Pads, LiveDeal, Propsmart, Vast and other online classified search engines.

Great tips Robin. I'd also ...

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 09:56:00 GMT

Great tips Robin. I'd also like to suggest using postlets.com. They allow you to advertise on oodles, and also gives you code to dump into craigslist for a cleaner advertisement with a lot more information. I'd also suggest using the EZads on here. I have successfully sold two homes thanks to the EZads.

Another idea that might work for your unique situation is to host an artshow at your home. Hear me out. The kids will be going back to school soon. Speak with the art teacher about having the students make art, and allow your house to be used to show the art. Have flyers at the event for the parents, and make flyers for the event that you can post locally. This might be extreme, but it could work.

Hang in there mpal. I wish you the best of luck.

WOW!!! Thank you!! Alot ...

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:27:00 GMT

WOW!!! Thank you!! Alot of great advice there!! I really appreciate you help!