Don't give up.

Once in a while one of our seller's will call-in worried because their house isn't selling.  Many things run through the heads of seller's during the process. Don't get too anxious. Selling real estate takes time. Sometimes the seller will ponder the notion of hiring a full service real estate agent to take over the marketing of their house.  Do not fall victim to this! The full service agent may show your house once your hire them but they will NOT provide more exposure than we do.  It's not possible because we have as many if not more partnerships than any real estate company in New England. Sometimes agents will say anything to get the listing.  Some agents will even go as far as saying that agents black ball Entry Only listings. This is a pitch tactic and complete nonsense, because if that agent was fortunate enough to have an interested buyer, the agent would be showing the property without delay. Agents will say anything to make a seller nervous or second guessing the decision previously made. 

I am not writing this to deter our sellers from going with a full service agent. I  am stating this to educate and inform. Although our sellers are more well versed in the selling process than most home owners, it's easy to get overwhelmed and make rash decisions without thinking through the consequences. The consequences being thousands of dollars spent for no apparent reason.  

Before you give up your right to sell "By Owner" on MLS lower your asking price. If you decide to hire a full service agent they will most likely request that you lower the price anyways.

Wouldn't it be painful if you hired a traditional agent and they ask you to lower the price by $12,000 before re-listing and it sells a day later? Trust me, the traditional agent had nothing to do with the sale except for the fact that they asked you to lower the price. So tell yourself to lower the price. It will save your time and money.

We are not stating this information for any other reason than we want our seller's to understand that a so called full service agent cannot magically make a buyer appear.  Trust us, Hillman Real Estate Inc. is a full service agency and if we could make a Buyer appear - we would.

Q: Why am I not receiving calls to show my house.

A: If your not receiving calls there's a good chance you have over-priced your property. In today's market it is not a good idea to overprice your home.  Getting greedy can really hurt your chances of selling. Your goal as a seller is to limit the amount of days on market.  When a seller over prices, they often end up doing a price change.  It is best to price it right the first time.  If you price it right, there's a good chance you'll get more for your home than you anticipated.  Just be realistic.  It takes time to sell.