- Posted by LivinDeadGurl
on 8/31/10 at 3:58pmNever even bought a house, so I can't help ya there.
- Posted by xxLukesMamaxx
on 8/31/10 at 3:58pmNo we haven't.
- Posted by RobynS
on 8/31/10 at 4:20pmIt's been 4 years since we sold ours. It took a few months--but we caught the market when it was still pretty good. Our neighbor's very nice house has been on the market now for 4-5 months.
- Posted by USAFamily
on 8/31/10 at 6:22pmOur house is for sale now. It's been on the market about 6 months. (we live in TX). We have had a couple offers, but it has been tough. The offers were really low, and one lady just backed out because she saw another home that had a fence she liked better than ours.
We really prepared our home for sale-cleaned the carpets, painted, put 1/2 our belongings in storage, took down all our photos on the walls, landscaped a little. Just really made our home shine and kick it up a notch above the others in the area.
I think one of the biggest shocks to us was the fact that we would be paying a ton of closing costs. If you have a good amount of equity in your home, you should be ok, but we don't. So to close, we will come out of pocket several thousand dollars. So it's definitely something to keep in mind.
Good luck with everything!!
- Posted by owensmom34
on 8/31/10 at 8:25pmNo, we haven't but here's a BUMP!
- Posted by natesmom1228
on 8/31/10 at 9:02pmNope sorry. I think it depends on the area you live in and how in demand the houses are.Good luck and congrats on your husband's new job.
- Posted by Barabell
on 9/1/10 at 12:30pmNope. We bought our first house 5 years ago, and so we're upside down on it right now. Couldn't sell even if we wanted to. Good thing we love our house.
Here's a BUMP!
- Posted by rkoloms
on 9/1/10 at 8:53pmThe move sounds like a wonderful adventure! Where in California?
- Posted by NearSeattleMom
on 9/4/10 at 2:39amQuoting USAFamily:
Our house is for sale now. It's been on the market about 6 months. (we live in TX). We have had a couple offers, but it has been tough. The offers were really low, and one lady just backed out because she saw another home that had a fence she liked better than ours.
We really prepared our home for sale-cleaned the carpets, painted, put 1/2 our belongings in storage, took down all our photos on the walls, landscaped a little. Just really made our home shine and kick it up a notch above the others in the area.
I think one of the biggest shocks to us was the fact that we would be paying a ton of closing costs. If you have a good amount of equity in your home, you should be ok, but we don't. So to close, we will come out of pocket several thousand dollars. So it's definitely something to keep in mind.
Good luck with everything!!
What kind of closing costs does the seller have to pay? The agent and inspections and what else?
- Posted by NearSeattleMom
on 9/4/10 at 2:39amQuoting natesmom1228:
Nope sorry. I think it depends on the area you live in and how in demand the houses are.Good luck and congrats on your husband's new job.
Thanks!
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