GottaLaff ,
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Back to regular life... the Open House, although filled with positive feedback on our house, was a dud.

Again.

It's so disheartening. We're priced right, the house is beautiful, in great shape, great neighborhood... etc etc.

So we wait.

LGsMom ,
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@GottaLaff Hang in there, Laffy. It will sell. ❤️❤️🤞🏼❤️

Doreen32128 ,
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@GottaLaff It just takes one person to love your house! It will happen!

PJ_Evans ,
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@GottaLaff
My parents needed months to sell their house, in 1980. It was priced below the other houses in the area, and still is less. (It's a conspicuously different house.) They carried the second mortgage themselves, to get the sale.
(They'd bought it as a foreclosure, getting a better price by telling the bank we'd do the fixing-up ourselves. Turned out to need stuff the bank would never have found.)

Danetteb ,
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@GottaLaff thought you could use a little cheering up. You have all our positive thoughts always!

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GottaLaff OP ,
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@Danetteb Aww, my Dick Van Dyke! I miss him.

Danetteb ,
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@GottaLaff he was a treasure ❤️

GottaLaff OP ,
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@Danetteb Still is!

Danetteb ,
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@GottaLaff def mostly meant because we don’t see him as much but don’t want to be misunderstood

piratero ,

@GottaLaff takes time. It’s hard to find the right buyer. Sometimes, you just turn around and there they are, waiting. I’m sure it will happen before you know it and you’ll be delighted!

GottaLaff OP ,
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@piratero I hope so, P. Every house we've ever sold has sold quickly.

I'm so stressed.

kristen_d ,
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@GottaLaff it’s the damn #interestrate

GottaLaff OP ,
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@kristen_d I know. But we're still priced right, so...

JeanPoole_AZ ,
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@GottaLaff I’m an atheist but I have family and friends who buried a statue of Saint Joseph in their front yard (near the For Sale sign, upside down, facing the house) and claim it’s what finally sold their house. 😂

Darxyanne ,
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@JeanPoole_AZ @GottaLaff I was just wondering if anyone had already suggested this one. 😂 I know it’s out there, but I’m one of those try anything types. When I studied feng shui, my teacher told me to tell people to put something yellow at eye level in every room to sell a house. 💛 I am sure you have already heard it all, Laffy! Hoping for the perfect buyer to appear ASAP! 🤞🏻🤞🏻

GottaLaff OP ,
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@Darxyanne @JeanPoole_AZ I don't do gimmicks, but thank you!

We tried the baked smell thing. Nada.

If this house can't sell itself, then it won't sell. We have a really good house, so gimmicks aren't needed.

GottaLaff OP ,
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@JeanPoole_AZ LOL, fellow atheist.

LisaWarnerLisaLuv ,
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@GottaLaff

🤗*IT WILL WORK OUT EVENTUALLY!I AM PRAYING FOR YOU!& THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH WITH YOUR DILIGENCE FEEDING US ALL SOUND INFORMATION!*QUESTION DID YOU TRY MAKING THE HOUSE SMELL LIKE YOU JUST BAKED A PIE?*OR SOMETHING THAT WILL PSYCHOLOGICALLY Entice UNCONSCIOUSLY THE POSSIBLE BUYERS TO FEEL IT HAS A HOMEY FEEL!👉🏼

GottaLaff OP ,
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@LisaWarnerLisaLuv Yes, we've tried that. It never works. But thank you.

LisaWarnerLisaLuv ,
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@GottaLaff

🫂*Hugs!🫂

justiceLICSW ,
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@GottaLaff there’s a saying from Gabby Bernstein (maybe a book) and I believe that Laffy and the right buyer will show themselves very soon. TY for your commitment to Democracy. 💙

GottaLaff OP ,
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@justiceLICSW I wish I could believe that stuff, but I don't.

But thanks for sharing the good thoughts.

justiceLICSW ,
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@GottaLaff I’ll believe it for you then 💙

MarkRDavid ,
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@GottaLaff

Arggh. Such a stressful time...

GottaLaff OP ,
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@MarkRDavid It really is. We just don't get it and we're so stressed.

3dogcouch ,
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@GottaLaff @MarkRDavid Been there. Have you ever seen a home for sale with a picture tour given by a realtor in an inflatable dinosaur suit? Saw that once on zillow & thought it was very funny. Dino looking in fridge, Dino reclining, etc. I got so desperate to sell my house I considered it. But mostly the idea made me laugh often, & that is what I needed. It will sell. Hang in there!

GottaLaff OP ,
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@3dogcouch Thanks. No, this house doesn't lend itself to novelty, lol @MarkRDavid

Vaniaji ,
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@GottaLaff The right one is on their way… 😉🙏👍🙏

GottaLaff OP ,
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@Vaniaji I keep telling myself that. Sigh. Thanks.

JanisKay ,
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@GottaLaff are interest rates still high?

GottaLaff OP ,
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@JanisKay Yeah, but they dropped like .03 percent or something.

JanisKay ,
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@GottaLaff bake chocolate chip cookies prior to viewers. The smell is brainwashing

JanisKay ,
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@GottaLaff or…buy a chocolate candle to burn a little while before. (I’d forgotten we’d used that tactic before).

GottaLaff OP ,
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@JanisKay We have coffee scented spray. It didn't last.

Same with candles. The scent doesn't linger long.

But again, they're not buying the house because it smells like cookies.

They're buying the HOUSE.

JanisKay ,
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@GottaLaff now I’d be grossed out if it smelled like coffee. Coffee smells like garbage to me. I think that’s because mom used to drink a lot of coffee and I’d smell in our trash can. 😳

GottaLaff OP ,
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@JanisKay This smells more like a caramel latte or something.

JanisKay ,
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@GottaLaff like a dessert. 😁

GottaLaff OP ,
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@JanisKay Actually, yes!

GottaLaff OP ,
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@JanisKay But it's moot, because the scent didn't linger.

When we DID have a yummy scent that lingered, it got us nowhere.

That stuff is just a waste of time, unless your house doesn't smell good for some reason.

JanisKay ,
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@GottaLaff I recall walking into an otherwise nice home that smelled like a wet dog. I walked right back out. My hubby and realtor checked out the house in case otherwise ok. Nothing special so my retreat wasn’t a problem.

GottaLaff OP ,
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@JanisKay If a house has a BAD smell, then of course it would affect me.

But neutral or good don't. I focus on the house.

video_manager ,
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@GottaLaff @JanisKay

Buyers don't buy because it smells like cookies - but they are more comfortable, and associate the house with their life, and consequently are more accepting of quirks and differences...

GottaLaff OP ,
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@video_manager @JanisKay No, I understand the concept, but if they like the house, they'll buy it.

If they don't, the scent won't matter.

Nobody buys a house because cookies are something they can relate to.

JanisKay ,
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@GottaLaff other than like when we’d relocated once in 2 days we viewed 65 houses. No joke. Many had similar floor plans so if one would’ve had that distinction it’d helped identify it. @video_manager

GottaLaff OP ,
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@JanisKay That is a LOT. We'll be lucky if a dozen are available when we finally get looking for realties. @video_manager

JanisKay ,
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@GottaLaff it was nuts. Way too many. Hindsight and many relocations later, location is number one priority. Then narrow down to desires. @video_manager

GottaLaff OP ,
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JeanPoole_AZ ,
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@GottaLaff @video_manager @JanisKay I’m wondering if there might be any external factors that could be discouraging buyers. When I bought my house, I ruled out quite a few because neighbors had unkempt properties and/or a whole pack of kids, the houses were on busy streets or there was vacant land that could be developed. (The last one ended up coming to fruition when they crammed in a bunch of small homes down the block from me.)

GottaLaff OP ,
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@JeanPoole_AZ Nope. It's a fully developed neighborhood with nothing offensive anywhere. The street and surrounding streets are immaculate. The street isn't busy at all, nor are adjoining streets. We're virtually on a cut de sac (our street intersects with one), it's quiet, manicured, one of the most desirable around. @video_manager @JanisKay

GottaLaff OP ,
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@JanisKay We tried the baking thing. It never works. I think it's BS.

Gimmicks shouldn't be needed for this house. It's that good.

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