{"id":8657,"date":"2017-11-21T08:22:26","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T07:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tolet.com.ng\/blog\/?p=8657"},"modified":"2017-11-21T08:22:26","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T07:22:26","slug":"why-isnt-anyone-looking-at-my-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertypro.ng\/blog\/why-isnt-anyone-looking-at-my-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Why isn\u2019t anyone looking at my home?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine your house been on the market for years or months without any offer from buyers: how does that make you feel? Delays in selling your home can be very frustrating and discouraging as a landowner. \u00a0This article is specially designed for landowners or agents experiencing some difficulty in the real estate market.Below are tips why your house is not yet sold:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unattractive pictures of the house online<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photography is one of the most important portions of real estate marketing. Taking pictures of your home with your mobile device might have been good enough ten years ago, but it is certainly not good enough now. Today\u2019s buyers expect high-quality pictures that show off the best features of your home. Anything less than great pictures will turn away a lot of buyers, which is exactly what you don\u2019t want.Attractive photos will allow you to put your best foot forward in the first inspection of the house by the buyers online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tolet.com.ng\/property-for-rent\/abuja\/self-contain\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SELF CONTAIN FOR RENT IN ABUJA <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most buyers will pass your house and not read a single word of the listing description if the photography is poorly done.That is why the saying \u201cfirst impression matters\u201d is a vital tool in the real estate market. There are a few things that many real estate agents do that are huge home selling mistakes when it comes to photography. Here are some of the more common ones:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not having enough photos \u2013 most multiple listing services around the country along with the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tolet.com.ng\/\"> popular real estate<\/a> websites allow you to have a lot of pictures. Make sure you take advantage of this feature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not having quality photography: it goes without saying your pictures should be clear and vivid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not shooting specific rooms in the home:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the whole point of showing off a home online is to make clear to a buyer exactly what you are selling. Hence, ensure you show everything.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tolet.com.ng\/property-for-rent\/rivers\/port-harcourt\/mini-flat\">1 BEDROOM FLAT FOR RENT IN PORT HARCOURT<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Price of the property<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pricing a house too high is a major setback why most houses are not sold. A price that is too high will most probably push away buyers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pricing a home is an art and a science, and the ability to price a home well from the start is a valued skill among Realtors. Furthermore, hiring an agent is advisable because he \/she can assist you to price your home right at the beginning which helps you to avoid the stress that comes from pricing too high and having your home sit on the market for months or years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your home is only worth as much as someone will pay for it. It doesn\u2019t matter how much you purchased it for, how much you spent on renovations or how much you love it. If people are not offering to buy it, then you probably priced it too high. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your Home vs Client\u2019s home<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An important thing about buying a house is converting it to your home but when you are trying to sell, you want the buyers to be able to see themselves in your home which may mean removing some of the personalized things that you think makes your house a home.Endeavour to remove personal items before inspection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It may be difficult to see what needs to go, so have a talk with your agent about how to best present the home to potential buyers. You may need to store your collectables, to take down the wall of family photos or to clear out all your stuff from the garage. Whatever you need to do, just know it will be worth it if you can sell the home as soon as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Flexibility with inspection schedule<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selling a home is all about being very flexible. You need to think about the buyer&#8217;s schedule and not your schedule. Every showing you turn down because you are busy is someone that might have purchased the home. A major home selling mistake is not allowing inspection. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tolet.com.ng\/property-for-sale\/lagos\/lekki\/flat-apartment\">FLATS FOR SALE IN LEKKI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">No selling point<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine your house isn\u2019t yours.Now go across the street and look at that house that\u2019s being sold and ask yourself if the house looks appealing?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does it? \u00a0How is the garden? \u00a0\u00a0Are they cut and neat? \u00a0How\u2019s the paint job? \u00a0Does it need to be repainted? \u00a0Does the overall layout of the look of the house make sense? \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look around your neighbourhood at houses you love. \u00a0Go look at some houses that just sold too for good measure. \u00a0What do they look like? \u00a0What about them appeals to you? \u00a0\u00a0Is that how your house is?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you can\u2019t look at your house objectively then do find a friend that will give you an honest opinion.The selling point is that specific quality that captures the client attention.You have to put yourself in the mind of the buyer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Try and apply the tips suggested above to your situation.With a few changes, you may be able to finally get your house sold!!!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine your house been on the market for years or months without any offer from buyers: how does that make you feel? 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