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@Chillybear: my goodness your house is so beautiful! These photos would make me want to KEEP all the different colors.
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@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: thanks!!!
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@Chillybear: Wow! What a huge difference! Your house is beautiful. I'm sure you won't have any problems generating interest now. It's really amazing what a wide-angle lens, manual setting, and a good photographer and editor can do, versus what the average person can do with an iPhone.
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Wow, the professional photos make a huge difference! In the "before" photos I probably wouldn't have even gone to see your house (no offense) but if I was looking at the new photos I definitely would now!
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Muuuuuch better! They make the colors look better (and what I'm sure they look like in person), too. Quite frankly I wouldn't have looked beyond the first two or three pics in the first listing so I have no doubts that the new pictures will boost your traffic and I hope it brings a quick sale for you!
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Wow!!!!! Amazing! And totally makes the house look like it flows and isn't a bunch of choppy rooms
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Wow! The professional photos make such a difference. Your place looks great! Best of luck selling it!!
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Those professional pictures look very nice! I would definitely take down your daughter's name and any family pictures. That was the first thing our realtor stressed to us and is just a good idea when having strangers in your home. Good luck!
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@Chillybear: Wow!!!! What a huge difference - doesnt even look like the same house!
Good luck with the showings!
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The pictures went live last night/this morning on all the MLS aggregated sites. I got a email from my realtor this morning saying that if the showings on sat dont bring about any offers she wants to drop the price next week by 10k based on that we're now the highest price/Sq ft in our 1 mile radius (the house that was higher is pending sale). We have an open house scheduled for 4/3. She's the expert, but i'm thinking we wait until after the open house and only drop it 5k. Am I wrong to push back?
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@Chillybear: I think for now I would respond and say, Lets wait and see, I think these pictures will make a huge difference.
I wouldn't commit to any price changes. It also could be an indicator to her if you do get an offer that you're willing to go down that low on an offer.
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@Chillybear: hasn't the house been on the market for just under a month? As a buyer a price drop that quickly would signal to me the house was overpriced from the beginning and may still be. Unless you need an offer in a week, I'd wait to see how the new pictures bring in interest for at least 2 weeks. Could your realtor circle back with the agents she knows have looked at the house online or in person and personally invite them to take a second look?
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I'd tend to follow your realtor's advice. Those professional pictures are a huge improvement! But I'd be nervous about letting the listing get too stale or dropping it too many times. (Doesn't MLS or realtor.com show you when and by how much the price was dropped?) We are in the process of buying our first house and we've been a little wary of listings that have been on the market longer than a couple of months, as well as listings where it seems like the price is sloooowly coming down. In the first instance, we were like, "Well, what's wrong with it? Is it overpriced? Did an inspection fall through? Are the sellers unreasonable jerks?"
Also, honestly, I think the bar area is pretty "buyer specific." I wouldn't want that in my house, and if I were considering yours I'd be mentally subtracting the amount of money it would take to tear it down from the offer I'd be making. You may just have to wait for the right buyer who sees it as an asset instead of a detriment to come along.
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@KatieBklyn: Thanks! We've been on the market only 23 days. The bar was designed in such a way because we didnt have the budget to remove the 2 posts that anchor the bar, theyre technically holding up the upstairs addition that makes the spare bedroom larger (that was done way before we bought the house) So far only positive comments on it as it adds seating to our informal eating space and our neighborhood lends itself to younger first time home buyers without kids.
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Love the new pictures!!
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@Chillybear: The new pictures look great! The house definitely looks bigger and brighter. I'd hold off on cutting the price right now and see what kind of interest your new pictures generate.
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@Chillybear: I've been loosely following this thread - I do marketing for high-end real estate. I haven't had the chance to comment because Spring market has been insanely busy. But WOW! What a difference!
I always urge agents to invest in professional photography. 85% + of buyers come from the internet and the photos are their first impression.
Good luck, hope you get what you're looking for!
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So. Much. Better.
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Looks so much better!! Good luck!
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@Chillybear: you encouraged me to find a local real estate photographer. I totally did not know this was a thing. Did your realtor pay for the new photos?
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@jetsa: yes she did pay for the photographer and they worked at my house while I wasworking
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@Chillybear: interesting thank you! Our house is empty so that isn't a concern but my dh doesn't think there's any way our realtor will pay. I guess we will see
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Night and day difference with the new pics! Remember, it only takes one buyer to sell a house. We listed our house end of January and were averaging one showing a week only. Open houses every weekend and nothing but good feedback on the house and the price. It was just slow. And, our realtor said he's noticed that less people are doing private showings and instead using open houses to check out homes without a realtor. They're much more hands-on because of all the mls sites and Internet capabilities. We're currently under contract to sell, so truly, just one buyer!
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The new pics look so awesome! Good luck!!
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@sunshineandsushi: Out of curiosity, is your buyer unrepresented? Were buyers planning on not having an agent in order to not have to pay their commission?
@Chillybear: Those look great! I do think a $5k price drop could be a potentially bad move unless it puts you right in line with the comps. You have to be able to support your price with comps from recent sales (and only recent sales, not asking prices, even for houses under contract). How far above the comps are you on $/sq ft? That's where the rubber meets the road on pricing, IMO.
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@honeybear: no, they have a realtor representing them. However, there were others interested in our house who were not represented. Actually, our realtor picked up some new business working with them on buying a house! He said typically now, people sometimes first want to find the house before engaging a realtor. Or they may end up using the sellers' realtor. Buyers don't pay commission at all for realtors in FL at least. Not sure if it's different elsewhere. We are paying a 6% commission that will be split amongst our realtor and the buyers' realtor. I'm not certain what we'd pay if the buyers didn't have a realtor. But it doesn't save/cost them anything out of pocket.
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@Chillybear: We just met with our realtor and I asked him about price dropping based on your thread. He said that price drops need to be in $25,000 increments since that's how buyers shop or to get to the next budget parameter. Example someone's top end of the budget would be $275,000 or $350,000 and that's how they would search online. He also told us not to change the price at least for 30 days.
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@Chillybear: I'm so sorry this has been so stressful for you! I know it can be a pain. This is the house we sold back in October. Per our realtor (who paid for the professional photos) we took everything personal off the walls, got out as much clutter as possible and (I think the very most important) we had the house completely repainted in a neutral color. House went on the market Thursday morning and we were under contract by Saturday afternoon. We also got more than asking. Feel free to ask me any questions!
http://www.movoto.com/farmers-branch-tx/2948-selma-lane-farmers-branch-tx-75234-402_13243962/
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The professional photos are a huge improvement! We sold our house last summer- I had color in our house (purple and orange walls!), but we really, really decluttered and removed personal pictures. Our realtor offered professional pictures AND offered to have a professional stager come in to give us advice all for no additional charge. We ended up getting an offer the same day it was listed for over asking ( the market is really hot here), so we didn't get to utilize the stager though. It might be something you might want to look into if you still don't get bites. Here's what our house listing looked like. http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/414-Wyss-St-Johnstown-CO-80534/72560529_zpid/
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