The #1 Way to NOT Sell Your Home

November 27, 2007 |

1) Over-price it.

(and yes, it really is that simple)

[tags] real estate, realtor, charlottesville, virginia [/tags]

Posted by Daniel Rothamel | Filed Under Selling 

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10 Responses to “The #1 Way to NOT Sell Your Home”

  1. Jeremy Hart on November 27th, 2007 8:16 pm

    Groundbreaking news! :)

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  2. Lonnie on November 27th, 2007 11:36 pm

    Nope, I’ve got a better one…

    You know how some people bake bread or put on some potpourri to make the house smell more inviting? My real estate agent once took us to look at a house where the owner was burning trash in the front yard! That’s not all… as an added “bonus” they had a skinned dear hanging outside from a tree. The house and property weren’t bad but you know what they say about first impresssions…

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  3. Lani Anglin-Rosales on November 28th, 2007 6:58 am

    Isn’t it amazing that this is one of the most difficult concepts for sellers AND many listing agents to understand? Sad that it has to be put in print, huh?

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  4. Larry Cragun on November 28th, 2007 8:56 am

    Keep it looking cluttered and messy helps too.

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  5. Daniel Rothamel on November 28th, 2007 7:32 pm

    @ Lonnie– Wow! I’ve got some stories of my own, but that one is takes the cake. Nothing says, “I’m home” like burning trash!

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  7. Kristal Kraft on November 29th, 2007 1:35 am

    Brilliant.

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  8. Bill Gassett on November 30th, 2007 12:09 am

    Glad I dropped by for this ground breaking news :) There are quite a few sellers that just don’t want to be believe this to be the case. How many times have you heard….They can always make an offer?

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  9. Donna Moulton on December 10th, 2007 10:20 am

    And no buyer is going to even go inside a house that is overpriced when there are plenty of reasonably priced houses available. If the buyers don’t go inside, they sure won’t make an offer.

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