Why didn't my house sell?

You had your house for sale in Litchfield County... and it didn't sell. (You might be thinking.. why is she writing about that again?) In a nutshell, NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TALK ABOUT IT, WRITE ABOUT IT, WE STILL GET THESE PHONE CALLS!

We have some tough questions for home owners. It is our roadmap, so to speak.

• Did you have a dollar amount already set when you priced your home?
• Did your price reflect what you want to get for the sale of your home?
• Did your price reflect the current local real estate market activity?
• Do you understand the current local real estate market?
  
• Did your price reflect the actual condition of your home?
• Are you really aware of the actual condition of your home?
  

Next, a walk around the home. Have you learned to live with things that you no longer see? Do you really understand how a buyer will see your home?

Routine maintenance. A new roof is routine maintenance. Septic repairs are routine maintenance. How is your heating system? Is it new? That is routine maintenance by the way. Because if it is broken, leaking, not working properly it should be repaired or replaced. But here is the key.... and easy to remember.

1. If it was repaired or replaced, it is not going to cost you money off the price of the home! Yeah!
2. If it wasn't, if your roof is at the end of its life, if you need a new septic system, if any of your mechanicals are not working properly it will cost you.
   

If you did keep up with the routine maintenance of your home, you get a gold star, a pat on the back, an atta boy atta girl, but you don't get extra money. But you don't get money deducted!!! It is a great selling point though, something to be featured prominently in the marketing of your home.

Are you the nicest house on the block? Are you the only new colonial set in a field of 1980's raised ranches? Does your neighbor have a graveyard of dead vehicles in his back yard? These things also affect the price of your home, the desirability of your home.

Why didn't my house sell? Here is the real answer to that question. It didn't sell because buyers didn't find it attractive enough to make an offer. If it is not priced for condition, for location, according to the current local real estate market you will not sell.

And here is something you may not even realize. If it is overpriced they won't even consider it because it is off their radar in the first place!

When you call us and ask why your home didn't sell in Litchfield County we will let you know. The proper diagnosis will help you make the most important decision of all.

Are you really ready to sell your home in Litchfield County, CT?

Because if you price it ahead of the competition, if you price it according to the current local real estate conditions, if you price it according to the condition of the home, conditions of your neighborhood, you stand a far better chance of selling. If not, you will be asking that question over and over again.

"WHY DIDN'T MY HOUSE SELL???