What can I do when my house is not selling?

I got a job in a different city than my house is located. What can I do? Renting is not an option.

By RAISING the price, you will create the illusion of a hot property, a property that one cannot live without. Your selling it too low...

If that doesn't help, e-mail me from my profile. If you live in TX, I know some folks who may be able to help...

lower your price and/or stage it.

Place a huge sign on it that says:

"FREE"

CNN will cover it worldwide, and you'll get many more eyeballs, for sure.

(tell the angry crowd that FREE means how you feel, now that you are able to get the attention your house deserves)
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all you can do is lower the price.

run a business outta there

Why is renting not an option?

You need incentives to buy - lower price, fix up some problems.

You can lower the price, for one, but there are lots of other things you can do too. Could your walls stand fresh paint? Are the wall colors of non neutral colors? Paint them all white or tan. If your house it cluttered or has too much furniture in it may appear smaller than it actually is. You could try packing away a few things early or putting some of your furniture in storage. Try rearranging your furniture to make the rooms more appealing. Also, try to make the outside look catchy. Decorate it for Halloween, keep your bushes trimmed up, and mow your lawn. If all else fails, offer some buyer incentives like paying for the closing costs or carpet replacement.

Here's what I wrote to a asker of a similar question ~~~

Think of selling a home as a three legged table - marketing, pricing, and property preparation. Take away any of three, and the table falls.

1. Marketing: Yes, your home needs to be in the MLS, realtor.com, craigslist, etc. However, these are all forms of PASSIVE marketing to the public. You need to ACTIVELY market your home to other agents - with phone calls, email blasts, flyers by snail mail and by fax. And do it repetively - you want to keep your property on their radar screen - otherwise, the property could get lost in the MLS as just another property.

IMPORTANT: In a slowing market you need to get foot traffic in the door - to do this, offer incentives to the agent. The last few years there has been downward pressure on commissions as it was a strong sellers' market, however, now that the pendulum has swung - a great way to differentiate your property from the pack is to offer the buyer's agent a higher commission. While many homes out there are listed at 2.5 - 3% for the buyer's agent, you can stick out by offering say 3.5%? (Disclosure: all commissions are negotiable)

Property Preparation: clean, de-clutter, clean off kitchen countertops, add a fresh coat of nuetral paint where needed. On the day of the open house - turn on all lights and open all shades - you want to maximize the light in the home. No need to bake cookies to make the home smell "warm and inviting" - that style of "marketing" is passe.

Pricing: This is the single most important factor why a home will or will not sell. DO NOT fall prey to the idea that "I'll set the price high and reduce the price later" (say in 30 days) if no one bites.

Tempting as it is to do this, it's counterproductive - here's why:
1. Properties get the most amount of foot traffic in the first two weeks they are on the market.
2. Everyone has access to the comparables (recent solds) so when your overpriced home is being reviewed as a potential candidate for a showing it could get nixed from the list as it's priced unrealistically.

Fast forward 30 days and you now decide to lower your price - the foot traffic into your home has peaked and you've missed the best selling opportunity.

Lastly, the longer a home sits, the greater the potential for it to be viewed as "damaged goods" even if unwarranted. Potential buyers will ask, "why is the home sitting on the market - is there something wrong with it?"

Hope that helps! Good luck!

You might consider selling your house via an agent below market price or you might want to use someone like theses guys

http://www.sell-my-house-fast.me.uk

~Sell it at a short - but you will need your lender to approve it.
~reduce your price. don't expect to make any money
~de-personalize it
~clean out the clutter
~paint
~new carpet
~look at your curb appeal, do you have it
~have you had people looking at it just no offers or have you had offers and couldn't come to contract?
~offer incentives like a trip to the buyer
~expect to pay closing costs

sell it short, or sell it on land contract with nothing down.

Place an ad in a newspaper that circulates in an area that is more expensive. People will look at the ad and think they see a bargain.

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