There are all kinds of articles out there giving advice on how to sell real estate . But what if you want to list your home, just for fun, but don’t want it to sell, then what? It seems like some “sellers” don’t really want their homes to sell, here are some of the practices they implement .
- Don’t make it easy to have your home shown– If nobody can see your home, then there is no way anybody will ever buy it. The best way to do this is to not hire a Realtor, but instead have your home for sale by owner. Then, never answer the phone when people call for more information. If you don’t answer the phone, they can’t see your home, and if they can’t see it, they won’t buy it.
- Overprice Your Home – Most people look on the internet for Kennesaw GA homes for sale before they ever try to make a showing appointment. Make sure that your home is priced well above the competition, and is more expensive than other similar homes of the same size and age.
- Don’t include photo’s on your MLS listing – Buyers love photo’s. Buyers want online details to narrow down the houses they will actually visit with their real estate agent. If you don’t add ANY photo’s, they will just skip your listing without even looking at the other details.
- Make Sure Your Home Has Foul Odors – Nothing will detract a potential buyer from considering Everett Washington Homes more than a foul smell. One of the easiest way to develop that potent smell you’re looking for to drive potential buyers away is by having lots of animals living in your house. When odors are really bad, buyers and their real estate agents may leave in three seconds or less.
- Keep Your Home Cluttered and Messy – If your home has a smashing floor plan, you can totally detract from this by having stuff, especially garbage, everywhere. Having lots of stuff will distract buyers from noticing your homes positive features. Home lookers will be so distracted by junk, that they won’t even realize there are positive features. Their thoughts will be completely distracted wondering how anyone could live in such a messy house.
- Prominently Feature Broken Things – Home shoopers generally want to be able to see themselves living in the home, broken things make a great distraction from positive visualizations. When buyers can see obvious neglect on household repairs, they can be most confident that there are also many underlying defects that aren’t visible, that they probably don’t want to deal with. One way to help detract this is to make sure there are plenty of broken items buyers will notice while viewing your home. Consider cracked or broken windows, constant running toilets, holes in walls, stains on carpet, and doors and windows that don’t open.
- Implement Negative Curb Appeal — It’s always best to start the showing experience off poorly. The initial step to creating a bad impression is by having poor curb appeal. Don’t mow, trim, or edge your lawn, but do consider including attractive dandelions. It takes only minimal effort to allow weeds to completely consume all planter areas. Make sure that the outside paint, doors, and trim look beat up. Unsightly chipped paint, preferably on older houses, is a great way to scare off those who fear lead poisoning.To add to the negative first impression, make sure you have a door bell out of order sign.
By following these seven steps, you can guarantee that homes in Roswell GA will never sell, especially in the current buyers market.
