I've been trying to sell my old house for 6 months now

BunnyWabbit · 05-02-2008, 11:28 AM

I'm so bummed.

What is left to do after you've done everything the realtor suggests and dropped the price 3 times?

I have a contingency offer from a woman who has less house than me and is asking $3,000 more. What are the odds of it selling over mine?

Two house payments suck.

andrew cochran · 05-02-2008, 11:31 AM

It seems like a bad time to sell houses.

BunnyWabbit · 05-02-2008, 11:33 AM

Heck, I'm just trying to break even at this point.

CrazyIvan · 05-02-2008, 11:37 AM

Something coming up in the Housing Market during this slump is a new trend: House Swap.

Usually people trade one house that they live in for another house owned by someone else; they transfer the titles, sell to eachother for like $10 and trade houses. It's good for people who live in Denver, for example, and want to move to San Francisco. They find someone in San Fran that wants to move to Denver and then they trade houses...pretty cool idea.

Since you have 2 homes, it might be a bit difficult. But, perhaps you can find a homeowner in a city/state with a better housing market that wants to move to the area where your old house is located...then trade the house you have for theirs, and sell the house you end up with in the trade.

Craigslist is a good place to start, there are also a lot of online sites popping up that cater to this new market of house-trading.

lefty o · 05-02-2008, 11:43 AM

so many houses are currently in foreclosure, and everyone wanting to buy one is waiting for the prices to bottom out. unless you find someone who "just has to have" your house, you are not going to move it fast.

05-02-2008, 11:28 AM	#1
BunnyWabbit Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jayhawk Country Posts: 1,022	I've been trying to sell my old house for 6 months now I'm so bummed. What is left to do after you've done everything the realtor suggests and dropped the price 3 times? I have a contingency offer from a woman who has less house than me and is asking $3,000 more. What are the odds of it selling over mine? Two house payments suck.

05-02-2008, 11:31 AM	#2
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 2,138	It seems like a bad time to sell houses. __________________ If you don't have anything good to say... Don't say it!

05-02-2008, 11:37 AM	#4
CrazyIvan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Englewood, CO Posts: 2,338	Something coming up in the Housing Market during this slump is a new trend: House Swap. Usually people trade one house that they live in for another house owned by someone else; they transfer the titles, sell to eachother for like $10 and trade houses. It's good for people who live in Denver, for example, and want to move to San Francisco. They find someone in San Fran that wants to move to Denver and then they trade houses...pretty cool idea. Since you have 2 homes, it might be a bit difficult. But, perhaps you can find a homeowner in a city/state with a better housing market that wants to move to the area where your old house is located...then trade the house you have for theirs, and sell the house you end up with in the trade. Craigslist is a good place to start, there are also a lot of online sites popping up that cater to this new market of house-trading. __________________ "Minimum wage, minimum effort." "Never underestimate the power of stupidity." ~Me

05-02-2008, 11:33 AM	#3
BunnyWabbit Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jayhawk Country Posts: 1,022	Heck, I'm just trying to break even at this point.

05-02-2008, 11:43 AM	#5
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,785	so many houses are currently in foreclosure, and everyone wanting to buy one is waiting for the prices to bottom out. unless you find someone who "just has to have" your house, you are not going to move it fast.