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In this depressed real estate market, what can I do to help my house sell more quickly?

I think my husband and I are going to be listing our house for sale. It is a typical 3 bed/2 bath rambler on the end of a cul-de-sac. It has nice upgrades, and is a very comfortable home, but there are lots of other similar homes for sale in our area. What can we do to make our house stand out?

You used the phrase "listing our house" so I assume that means you're using a REALTOR, that is the first thing I'd recommend. Interview several (I'd recommend 3, but interview until you find someone you're comfortable with) ask them how they are going to market your home and what they would recommend you do to help you sell your home quickly.

You sell your home by having people who are interested in purchasing a home look at it. Quantity is what ultimately sells your house. How do you get more people to look at your house, here's some suggestions.

1. Use a REALTOR, the majority of your highly motivated buyers will be using one and they'll start out looking only at listed houses.

2. Work on the "Curb Appeal". In general you want to look at your home from the eyes of a buyer, especially from the street. People will drive by your house and decide to see or not see it based on what they see. Clean it up. Paint your trim and front door if it needs it. Get your lawn looking as nice as possibly (at least free of debris). Trim those overgrown bushes and trees. Consider putting a couple of potted flowers on your stoop.

3. Make your home Sparkle on the inside. Make sure it's clean ALWAYS, you don't know when your buyer is going to want to show up. De-clutter... clear your counter tops as much as possible. If you have a ton of furniture consider renting a storage unit for some of it. The less clutter and furniture your home has the bigger it feels. If it needs it and you have the funds repaint rooms and replace the carpet and or laminate flooring. It doesn't have to be really high quality, it just needs to look good. Again look at your home through the eyes of the buyer.

4. Make it as easy as possible for REALTORS to show your home. Don't deny access to anyone that's working with a REALTOR (you can make exceptions if it's exceptionally inconvenient, but chances are if it's a strange time to be looking there's a reason they can't look at normal times and others will be denying them... why not capture this opportunity of reduced competition?). In our market, if a seller denies me access, not a big deal there's a dozen others to look at and chances are if it's a motivated buyer the seller that denied access won't get another chance.

5. Leave when your home is being shown. Buyers aren't comfortable if they feel like they're invading someone else’s space. Along those lines remove the majority of your personal photographs and such.

6. Look at pricing and consider pricing more aggressively than your competition. Also look at what your competition is offering to buyer's agents (selling agent’s commission), if you offer a bonus or a half a percentage point more in commission to the buyer's agent, REALTORs have an added incentive to push your home. If their client is waffling between 2 homes that equally suite their needs, they'll probably push the one that pays more.

There are a million little things that can be done. I'm sure any REALTOR you interview will be able to give you some other ideas.

Best of luck to you in your upcoming home sale, hope this helps.

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In response to CiCi's comment about agents bonus' not working. In my area, there are agents comments and public comments. A bonus would be put in the agents comments and therefore unknown to the buyer. The majority of buyer's are in a Buyer Broker relationship with their agent and probably trust their agent, so the idea that they will think their REALTOR is pushing a house just for the money probably is not likely. It is unethical to push a client towards a home that isn't good for the client for any reason, and the majority of REALTORS don't think a small bonus is worth the possiblity of losing their license. It DOES give REALTORS added incentive to at least have their clients seriously look at and consider your home though and if there are a lot of other homes, ever little bit helps.

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How do I make my boyfriend more comfortable with me?

We're pretty young and we havent been going out very long (about a week) and I think he gets nervous around me. And he hugs me a lot but he doesnt hold my hand or put his arm around me when we walk. Is this normal or is he uncomfortable with being around me? How can I make him feel comfortable?

Or am I just completely overreacting and it just takes time for these things?

You are overreacting and you need to just let him do it on his own.