You've probably been wondering what is going on with the sale of my house. We've had a ton of showings and the open house 2 weeks ago was well attended. I am guessing between both, we've had about 20+ showings. But no offers. The feedback has been mostly positive but several people commented on the siding saying it was old and rough. So I brought in a painter last week to fix that up. The other consistent feedback is that the basement has a low ceiling and was dark. Not a lot I can do about that.
Last weekend, I noticed several more homes for sale in the area for significantly lower than I am listed. So I pushed for a price drop. We dropped $10,000. I suspect we went on the market a little high so it wasn't too painful. Unfortunately, the price drop didn't go in before Sunday so we missed the rush of the weekend but continue to have showings every day (until today).
I've been pretty discouraged and starting to feel like the timing of the house sale is off. I am really tired already of cleaning the house and leaving for it to show each day. I can't tell you how much time I've spent in my car the last 2.5 week.
This morning, I received an email from my agent that she had an offer. It was low. But workable. So we have been working on a counter offer all day. So different from when I sold property 15 years ago. Everything is done electronically and over the phone. You aren't presented offers in person anymore. It is just an email document you go through yourself and call if you have questions. I'll know tomorrow if he accepts my counter offer. Even if he does, he has a house to sell so it isn't a done deal. We built into the deal that I can still market and accept offers and the buyer will have 24 hours to perform or I can take another offer.
I'm going to look at condos again tomorrow. This time, I am focused on further south...Murray, Holladay, and even Sandy. Hopefully something will come together and be a perfect fit, at the perfect time.
Selling your home is not for the faint of heart....
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