Don't Take Your House Off The Market!

Fall's upon us, and maybe you're in that place a lot of sellers are. The For Sale sign is still out in the yard, the sign-in sheet doesn't have many signatures, and you're tired of picking up for an open house so the only person who can enjoy it is the Realtor waiting for someone, anyone to come through. Is it time to pull the sign and wait 'till spring? Nope.

Here's why:

• That's exactly what the competition's doing! Do you stay in the same line and wait forever or take advantage of the fact that some houses are finally selling, freeing up buyers to finally take action on your house? Your call.
• Going back to "Day 1" doesn't really reset the clock. Your neighbors know your house has been for sale. People watching online know your house has been for sale. Knowledgable Realtors doing their research will know exactly what your home was priced at last year, how many days on market, and that there were no offers. There is no magic formula for newness, so why not keep plugging away?
• If you do get the offer sooner rather than later (even in the cold & snow in some areas like mine in Rochester, Stewartville, etc.) the small inconvenience of moving then will be made up for in the joy that comes in heading to that new location.
• Freeing yourself up by adjusting price now will allow you to be more liquid in favorable buying conditions--creating more equity for you in 5, 10, 30 years down the road.

Don't sign that cancellation agreement just yet! In fact, this is the time to gear up and make a go of it. Yes, there's hesitation right now locally, nationally, and globally. But guess what? People are still moving. The question is, what are you doing to place yourself in that select group?