https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:21:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home/page/2#post-2197749 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 10:40:54 +0000 Keybee 2197749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours sold in two weeks. We had two offers. After week one we dropped the price dramatically, we were building a new home and had to sell the old one quickly. We had one open house, which our buyer attended. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home/page/2#post-2197688 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 09:50:23 +0000 looch 2197688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: I would then try to target two groups, first time home buyers and empty nesters!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home/page/2#post-2197680 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 09:44:42 +0000 daniellemybelle 2197680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've seen your pictures on FB and the place looks beautiful and very well staged.</p> <p>I wonder if the folks that are looking in your area are just looking for a bigger home? And the folks that are looking for a smaller home on the lower end of the pricing scale are just not looking in your area? I agree with others that your realtor probably just needs to be marketing the property more/differently because it is a unique situation.</p> <p>We have never sold, but we are about to rent our house. It comes with its own headaches! But you might try that if you are really ready to move. The size of your home might be better suited to renters. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home/page/2#post-2197604 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 09:14:42 +0000 photojane 2197604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: thank you! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197588 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 09:07:41 +0000 avivoca 2197588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't sold a home but am thinking about it in the near future. As a buyer, I never looked in closets but I noticed if the rooms looked big enough for my things or if the kitchen was in a good layout for my needs. I've seen your pics on FB and it looks really nice and bright. Good luck selling! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197581 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 09:04:02 +0000 photojane 2197581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: I don't even think she has done any print ads? I'll wall you though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197576 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 09:02:57 +0000 photojane 2197576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: @wonderstruck: I've actually got some boxes to pack up the closets. They're not too bad, but I'm going to practically empty them, because at this point I'll try anything that could help! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197571 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 08:58:01 +0000 wonderstruck 2197571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: Agree, good idea. We didn't actually sell outs until after we moved out, so it looked as spacious as possible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197562 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 08:55:17 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2197562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about closets? I would empty closets and almost "stage" them to show that for example, the linen closet is big enough for towels, and sheets, and a few cleaning products. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197556 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 08:52:34 +0000 photojane 2197556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: No. :bummed: We live on the coast, so no basements here! When I do a zip code search on zillow our house does come up though! </p> <p>@mrscobee: @wonderstruck: Price is right. It was recently appraised, so we know we're good there. </p> <p>@T.H.O.U.: I packed up 90% of LO's toys, and de-cluttered our room big time. Every realtor that's been in says that it shows nicely, so I don't know what the deal is. </p> <p>@looch: Yep. It's definitely small, but I know that there's a desire for this size home because when we bought it 2 years ago there were multiple offers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197545 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 08:47:00 +0000 rachiecakes 2197545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm the marketing coordinator for a real estate company. If you want to wall me the listing I'd be happy to take a look and offer some suggestions as to how you can freshen up the listing online (and in print ads)? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197519 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 08:31:39 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2197519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm sorry. Thats really small sq ft and you may just need a good agent that can sell the place. Have you majorly decluttered and moved furniture so it looks bigger? I imagine its just the size that scares people but you have to show them how it can work! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197516 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 08:27:51 +0000 Mamaof2 2197516@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Don't be afraid to change relators - way back in 2006 we hired a realtor to sell our house and he sucked!!! After 30 days we fired him and got a new agent - house sold within a week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197507 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 08:24:18 +0000 Mamaof2 2197507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like you just never know.</p> <p>We put our condo on the market right at Christmas time - our relator told us no one moves during Christmas and we didn't have the upgrades other units had so.... it could take a long time to sell.</p> <p>We put it on the market and 4 days later had a showing and they made an offer - we accepted! Realtor was shocked - haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197503 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 08:22:31 +0000 TiredmommaMD 2197503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3 days with multiple offers above asking price. We went on a short trip while we first put it on the market so we wouldn't have to deal with leaving for all the showings. We announced ahead of time that we would not review any offers until we got back. Then we had 4-5 offers to pick from when we got home from our trip.<br /> I think for us what made the difference was a professional decorator/stager. She was worth her weight in gold. She was able to make the house appealing for everyone, not just families with children. We also got a storage unit and put around 30% of our stuff in it so the house did not have any baby or kid clutter. It was a lot of work up front, but saved us from having the stress of having showings for weeks/months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197466 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 07:47:57 +0000 Alivoo01 2197466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>24 hours! We had 3 showings within an hour of it going up on the market and a bunch of showings the following day. Like I couldn't even go home after 10am the following day till like 7pm. One of the guys that saw the house the day it went up put in an offer higher than asking and we closed 2 weeks later. It was awesome! But i had to get my butt in order to find us a new home ASAP! I had a infant for crying out loud. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197431 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 06:21:30 +0000 looch 2197431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What are the specs of the house...2 bed, 1.5 bath?</p> <p>I've not ever sold a home, but I can tell you that when we were looking to buy, I noticed that houses with certain configurations moved faster than others. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197372 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 23:48:21 +0000 wonderstruck 2197372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our house took a few months - we ended up drastically lowering the price, and it then sold right away. It was also a small house - 2 bedroom when most people want at least 3. Have you looked online to see what other houses in your area that are small like yours are listed at? My DH had fairly unrealistic expectations regarding how much money we could sell it for. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197370 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 23:42:50 +0000 HLK208 2197370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our house took 4 months to sell and I blame our crappy agent! We hardly had any potential buyers that were serious and we had over 100 showings. Sometimes 5 a day. It was painful, especially since DD and DS were so young and messy. The price was right, the inventory was low but I don't think my agent did enough to put my house out there. </p> <p>I would also make sure it's staged correctly, the photos are decent and that there's curb appeal (even fresh flowers and some new beauty bark). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197361 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 23:17:47 +0000 QBbride 2197361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our condo: 1 day<br /> Our townhouse: 3 weeks </p> <p>Both of them we're in desirable areas and were priced right, we really paid attention to staging them nicely and renovated them with plans to sell so kept colours neutral etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197337 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 22:37:06 +0000 mrscobee 2197337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: that is a good point too and something we worked around when selling our house! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197327 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 22:12:37 +0000 hellobeeboston 2197327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: a lot of searches (through list servs and Reddin/zillow) set square footage at 1000 minimum, so your house may not even be turning up in your area in a search! Your realtor should work to get around this, or is there additional living space not included, even if it's basement space that you can disclose isn't part of living space? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197314 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 21:46:41 +0000 sarac 2197314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I'd look into the job your agent is doing. My house just sold immediately after listing, and I credit our agent totally for that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197313 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 21:45:22 +0000 mrscobee 2197313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you priced appropriately with price per square? Less than 1,000 sq feet is small... Is the house staged with small furniture to make it look bigger?</p> <p>We sold a similar size house in an urban suburb within 2 days.</p> <p>If your market is hot, you really should have sold in less than a month. The price is too high, or your agent isn't marketing it well enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197287 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 21:12:42 +0000 coopsmama 2197287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our house sold in less than 2 weeks with multiple offers despite being in really poor condition. We staged it really well though, cleaned every nook and cranny, and our realtor worked her tail off for us. I think that was our biggest factor. </p> <p>We learned a lot during the selling process that the realtors work hand in hand often so we chose a realtor who was well known. She was busy making phone calls for us while she was on vacation in Cancun so I know she had our best interests (and her commission) at heart and she was a marketing whiz. Consequently we got people into our home who were wanting our kind of property, quirks and all, and the showings we received were ones that were serious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197284 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 21:08:56 +0000 JMOM 2197284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We sold our house in 2 days - but the buyers had been looking for 2 years for our kind of property. We had 4-5 showings in 2 days. We had a stager and I think it really made a difference. Especially with a small house, if the place doesn't look like it is roomy I think that would turn off a buyer. Our agent also had a professional photographer take the pictures, it really showed the rooms to the best advantage. I would just call a couple stagers to see how much they would charge to come out for a couple hours. It might be worth it rather than you keep dropping the price. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197278 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 21:01:21 +0000 woodentulip 2197278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have only sold one house...we sold it to the first person who came to see it (on the first day on the market) but we did end up with two offers that day, both over asking. It was a decent market but a very desirable neighbourhood with very limited options for buyers. </p> <p>There is a house in our current neighbourhood that sat on the market for 90 days with no buyers (really strange for Toronto, but it was a *terrible* lot and house), then the agents convinced the sellers to invest $1800 in staging and it sold for 60k over asking in 3 days! Perhaps if you are really keen to sell, talking to a stager might not hurt? Get their professional opinion and do what you can to bring it to its absolute best? </p> <p>Selling can be so stressful, but it will be so great once you do! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197274 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 20:55:21 +0000 Boogs 2197274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: Sounds like she needs to be hustling harder. Small company or not she has a job to do for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197273 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 20:54:14 +0000 photojane 2197273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BandDmommy: I provided her with nice pictures, and then she came and took more. There are pictures of every inch of the place in the listing. ha. We want to buy in our new city, and we won't be able to get another mortgage until we sell this place. </p> <p>@skipra: I don't think so? The pictures show all of the upgrades! It's very clean, updated, and decorated well. </p> <p>The average home here is around 2000sf, our house is just under 1000. The size is for sure our biggest obstacle, but I didn't think it would eliminate all of the buyers... there were multiple offers on it when we bought it! And it looks nicer now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-youve-sold-a-home#post-2197268 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 20:49:55 +0000 skipra 2197268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you think the price is so low that people think there is something majorly wrong? Are there any cosmetic updates needed (fresh coat of painting, matching outlet covers, decluttering, etc)?</p> <p>We sold our tiny condo at the first open house for full asking price. There was not much on the market at the time but our Realtor told initially to list it lower than we did. </p>