House sale - how to publish most effectively?

Apparently, it varies so much depending on the region. Or is your price expectation too high? Who determined that?

Well, it really depends a lot on the location. Here near Stuttgart, of course, we have the best chances when it comes to influx. Saxony is something else again, depending more on the proximity to certain cities. But since he is also calling, it can’t be that uninteresting. Therefore, I would wait it out and keep the price quite stable in a relaxed manner and argue it that way.

PS. Just now an "old" interested party from 3 weeks ago is contacting us again, asking if we are already lowering the price.. :confused:

Patience! On average, it takes half a year to sell a property. For some, 3 days, for others, 2 months.

You can respond to bargain hunters like these that a few people have serious interest, but they still need to have their finances checked by the bank. Don't let yourselves be cornered now. Anyone who is genuinely interested seeks a personal conversation and wants to be repeatedly impressed by the new home, so they want at least a second appointment.

Thank you! That reinforces my approach and my effort to practice patience.. :)

Hello... we are now in the process of selling our house. We are doing it on our own... without an agent. I have created nice photos of all rooms, the house, the garden, and the surroundings. Before that, of course, I did proper "homestaging"... in other words: tidied up. I have also gathered all important documents (floor plans, energy requirements...). We plan to move out in a few months.

So far, I have placed one paid ad in our daily newspaper combined with the Wednesday/Sunday paper, paid ads for 2 months on immonet.de, and free ads on ebay-kleinanzeigen, quoka, and kleinanzeigen.de. I have held off on Immobilienscout24 for now because my previous listings rank quite high in internet searches. On Facebook, I posted a short video of our house + info. Additionally, I put up a for-sale sign with contact information, clearly visible in front of and behind our house.

Can you recommend anything else? Any clever ideas? Any other tips and advice are welcome.

Best regards, Steffi.

Why without an agent?

Hello ,

to sell your house yourself, you simply have to know the market, that is, inform yourself about the prices at which comparable houses are traded or at least offered.

This is difficult for laymen because they do not have access to the actual purchase prices and equipment standards/repair conditions etc. of the traded houses, but you can still get information. Ultimately, however, you must have done this, as you did not just make up your asking price but probably based it on available data.

According to your descriptions, your property is in a region that could rather be described as a buyer’s market. The statement that there is “nothing” may sound different at first glance, but in a seller’s market you don’t even need listings, because contacts from sellers already land in your mailbox as soon as the rumor spreads that “grandma has a cough.” That does not seem to be the case for you, especially since interested parties are already asking for discounts shortly after viewing.

This means conversely that you will probably have to move away from your original price or bring a lot of patience; it all depends on your personal "pain threshold."

If I read between the lines correctly, this does not seem to be a problem for you, so your negotiating position improves if you can wait, which means it comes down to a - as far as one can estimate from here - balanced negotiation situation.

At some point, however, the point will come where you have offer X and it no longer makes sense to look for another interested buyer who might give 5,000 € more because the time effort is disproportionate. You must also bear in mind that your capital is tied up in the house and yields nothing but costs (unless, on the other hand, one assumes rising demand in the area, i.e. a speculative gain, which I consider rather unlikely based on the previous descriptions).

I would also look for interested parties through word of mouth. Simply inform the neighbors with the greatest communication potential – the news will spread. ;)

Best regards Dirk Grafe