9 Ways to Blow the Sale of Your Home

1. Dont do a market analysis- just pick a price.
2. Do a comparative market analysis- then go $20,000 than the comparable sold homes.
3. Have your home online without photos.
4. Dont have any information or brochures in your home for showings.
5. Keep all personal items and clutter in home- those wall photos of Aunt Matilda and Grandma Betty will distract buyers. And the 360 piece Pez collection will do a pretty good job, too.
6. Expect that buyers wont mind your outdated look.
7. Cancel multiple showings because its €œtoo inconvenient.€ (Imagine going to the store, only to have it closed. After a time or two, youre going elsewhere and wont be back.)
8. Wail and gnash your teeth when the Buyer present items to fix on a Request to Remedy. (Expect this- and the annoying fact that this is a separate negotiation. 98% of Buyers are completing home inspections.)
9. The obvious- dont pick up dirty clothes, or cut the grass, have dirty dishes on the counter (how about a giant bottle of gin as well?), leave the snarling dog in the bedroom with a gate across the doorway, leave the kitty litter box unchanged for weeks (along with mystery spots on the carpeting), sit in the home and watch the buyer walk the home yes, its obvious. But these are ALL things Ive seen when showing homes (and NO ONE decided to buy..).