A Few Reasons Why Some Homes Never Sell

There are all kinds of articles out there giving advice on how to sell your home. But some people do the exact opposite of the proven ways to sell real estate. Could it be possible that people actually put their homes for sale without any intention of actually selling them? What if you place your home for sale, but don't actually want to sell it? After showing a few hundred Utah Homes for Sale, here are a few of the things some homeowners do that keep their homes from ever selling.

1. Make sure your home is not easily shown-- Very few people are willing to purchase a home they have never seen. The first step to do this is to sell by owner rather than hire a professional real estate agent. Then, don't answer your phone, and better yet, don't have voice mail either. By never answering your phone, no appointment will ever be made, no showings will ever happen, no offers written, and no homes sold.
2. Make Your Home the Most Expensive -- Almost everyone goes online to search Kennesaw Georgia homes for sale. Make sure your home is more expensive than other homes buyers will consider.
3. No Online Pictures - A picture is worth a thousand words. Buyers want online details to narrow down the houses they will actually visit with their real estate agent. If you don't have pictures, most buyers will subconsciously neglect your home altogether, they won't pay any attention to it.
4. Make Sure Your Home Has Foul Odors – Nothing will detract a potential buyer from considering Everett Washington Homes more than a foul smell. The toxic smells created by cats who don't use litter boxes are powerful enough to scare away most would be buyers. If the odor is bad enough, buyers won't even bother seeing anything beyond the entry room.
5. 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. Clutter will distract buyers from seeing the positive points your house has to offer. Home lookers will be so distracted by junk, that they won't even realize there are positive features. Their brain power will be occupied pondering how anyone could sleep on a bed with so much junk on it.
6. Have Broken Items – Buyers mostly want a well maintained home. 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. A great way to discourage potential buyers is to spotlight all of the broken features in your home. Some easily noticed broken items include, broken windows, leaky toilets, holes in the wall, ripped carpet, and doors that won’t open and close.
7. Implement Negative Curb Appeal -- It's always best to start the showing experience off poorly. The best way to give a bad first impression is with poor curb appeal. Avoid mowing your lawn, and don't bother watering it either. Let weeds overtake all planters and garden areas, and don't have any flowers. Ensure that exterior paint and trim look wasted. Loose paint chips, especially on houses older than 1978 make an excellent detractor.  If you really want to ice up the bad first impression, make sure your doorbell doesn’t work and the front door is very difficult to open.

By implementing these suggestions, you can be assured that your Salt Lake Utah Real Estate will never sell, even in a strong sellers market.