Strategy for selling a house - what is the best way to proceed?

ok, a little more courage will surely do me good :) I will create a exposé, advertise, and then see what happens. It's practically all almost right on the doorstep, that would be an idea. But funny, two months ago someone rang the bell here and asked if we maybe know someone who wants to sell a house in the neighborhood. They have been searching for such a long time :)

Absolutely! You say it is a good and well-maintained house – then you will sell it well!!! It will soon get around that you are selling. The buyer usually comes from where you least expect. It generally sells better to strangers anyway. I was very brave but I also had everything in top condition. As I said, quick as a flash despite the high price.

The location is very, very desirable!

Exactly!

Our street is marked on the map as "very good residential area." Two streets away it was "good residential area." So she also said that just a few streets away there are price differences.

Honestly, I didn’t put much stock into those scenarios. Nowadays there is no choice. I would have preferred to buy rather than build new, and despite a very large radius, we found nothing. You don’t need to worry about cheating anyone. If you get a very high price, then it was fair to the market. Don’t underestimate how many people are currently looking to buy a house and can’t find good ones.

To be honest, I didn’t give these scenarios that much importance. There really is no choice nowadays.

Yes, I was also skeptical whether she had sugarcoated the map for us..

But later I (I think I’ve described this here somewhere before) examined the situation again. In my opinion, it is perfect.

that’s why we are staying nearby ;)

The guy seems to be just waiting for it, he replied directly 5 minutes later that this was his final offer

Then he is not an "investor" - but at least polite enough to get back to you. Well, you can still make use of the "rest" of the schedule.

just let the baker, daycare, neighbors, sports club know that you want to sell soon.

Yes, you wouldn't believe what some people, next to whom you unsuspectingly wait at the baker, have in liquid funds ;-) or where you never thought about whether they have children, and then they even have some who are ready to buy a house ...

I have photographed real estate for sale for several years. For agents and private sellers. And I sold my own house myself. Unfortunately, not as quickly as expected. I am not a salesperson, but a photographer. The problem nowadays is that everyone thinks they can do everything themselves, and others earn too much from their services. This applies not only to agents, but also to photographers, seamstresses, cooks, and many other craftsmen as well as service providers,

Nowadays it’s not a problem to find potential buyers, because every interested buyer searches online and on the common platforms.

But unfortunately, you can make many mistakes in your offer. It starts with the photos and ends with the price. A listing that attracts little interest because of mistakes will not be viewed a third time either. The searcher thinks: oh, that again. Etc.

The market naturally makes things easier. A mistake here and there will not have many consequences because searchers also look at poorly presented or overpriced properties before they look at nothing at all.

On the first attempt, we stated over 400,000, on the second attempt under 400,000.

Going on the market with 415,000€ is also wrong. (Pinki, this is just an example now) You want 400, add something on top... the searcher enters 400 as a limit and, just like that, the house gets filtered out.

To your question:

and how much I would deduct from the price if I didn't have to pay rent during the construction period.

We did it like this: sold in December, the money came in February, handover in September, something like that. We basically lived rent-free. I always give this tip: sit down together at the table and meet each other at eye level. Usually, when someone makes a demand, they are seen as the enemy. One is suspicious and wants to give the other nothing at all - no rights, no money. One wants to come out as the winner oneself. Life can be so simple: agree so that everyone can be satisfied for themselves. Without a fight. And yes: for us, it was always about one month’s cold rent, so our installment that we no longer had to pay. That was then a simple five-digit sum that we mentally reduced :cool:

And I sold my house myself. Unfortunately, not as quickly as I thought. I am not a salesperson, but a photographer. The problem nowadays is that each of us thinks we can do everything ourselves, and others earn too much on their services. This applies not only to agents, but also to photographers, seamstresses, cooks, and many other craftsmen as well as services,

Two misconceptions – when you sold, the market was not yet an absolute seller's market – it was quite different until recently. And today's problem is that everyone wants to get the maximum at every point, the "perfect deal" – as you can already read in this thread. So the cook also wants the money for truly good craftsmanship after MinMax for quickly reheated components. And the automatic snapper wants artist prices for his elaborates. Or the polished shoe wearer with pure acquisition competence wants his 7% for something that really committed agents accompany with high investment. Conversely, I am happy to pay an experienced appraiser for his 1-2 hours if he can clearly tell me after the inspection that the desired price is at least €100,000 too high. By the way, this fits well with this thread. The real price is what someone pays in the end (whenever that comes). The opinion of the appraiser, the investor, or the agent are just markers – if my price is the highest offer, the seller can accept it or wait further to see if someone else is found. That is precisely the dangerous, because divisive erosion of the middle. It supposedly "does not pay off." [QUOTE="ypg, post: 449809, member: 12491"] Unfortunately, you can make many mistakes in your offer. It starts with the photos and ends with the price. A listing that attracts little interest due to errors will not be viewed a third time either. The seeker thinks: oh, that one again. Etc. The market naturally makes things easier. A mistake here and there will not have too many consequences because seekers also look at poorly presented or overpriced properties before not looking at anything at all. Going to the market with €415,000 is also wrong. (Pinki, just an example now) You want €400,000, add something on top... the seeker enters €400,000 as the limit and the house gets filtered out.] Which photos someone reacts to in detail is probably a matter of taste. Here, too, solid procedures apply – exterior view, because you don't want to hide anything, proper lighting & tidying up beforehand. Floor plans. Any pseudo-artistic agent photos like a rose in the garden with lots of bokeh might make sense when selling a lens, but with the property at most "does no harm." I wouldn't put much stock in price filters either; it's rather secondary in searches. That might change again in another phase of the real estate cycle. That’s what’s great about forums. If you look at the posts from 2007-09, you can still read how homes in great locations were on the market for 2 years. Then a good agent might be needed again..

ok, a little more courage will surely do me good :)

I will create a prospectus, advertise, and then see what happens.

It's almost all just around the corner anyway, that would be an idea.

But funny, two months ago someone rang the bell here and asked if we maybe know someone who wants to sell a house in the neighborhood. They have been searching for so long :)

Exactly. The costs are low, and you have time. What could happen to you? If you receive offers matching your initial price position, you can still think further. And vice versa as well. And if necessary, you just post a new ad with a new offer in 8 weeks..