Tips on handling "House Karma" in Today's Real Estate Market
Has your home been on the market for a long period of time? I'm sure it is not easy for you worrying about the sale of your home with the housing market in turmoil and the crisis in the economy. How do you handle the "house karma" - a term that real estate agents use widely - anxiety about selling your home?
With mortgage rates at an all time low, home prices at their lowest reaching folks who are still looking over the fence and plenty of homes on the market, I'm very optimistic that the year 2009 will improve as the year progresses. Homeowners who price their home realistically will be at ease managing to sell.
Let me give you some suggestions for "house karma" - selling anxiety.
Count to ten...... this may help but honestly surrounding yourself with an agent who is calm and collected, who can handle stress very well and has been there, hence gone through past recession is by far the best suggestion to alleviate stress and greatly improve your chances of a smooth sale. Real Estate Agents, whose income depend solely on commissions from selling your home are as equally stressed as the property owner who is trying to sell the home. This can only sum up to more stress which amounts to an unsuccessful sale.
Exercise regularly is a great stress reliever - a great workout constitutes to optimism and positive attitude.
Harmony within the household - aim for a sense of normalcy, allowing children their playtime as long as 
they agree to put their toys back before a showing.
Disappear for showings - homeowners still believe that being present at the time of showing could be positive knowing all the ins' and outs' of the home. However, prospective buyers mostly feel uncomfortable and nervous when the seller is present, making it hard for them to imagine the home as their own. Consider visiting friends or go watch a movie at the theater to relief anxiety.
Leave for a weekend getaway - getting out of town works wonders and is an excellent stress reliever when selling your home. You don't have to take your property off the market while you are taking a break. In this day and age where cell phones, emails and texting are as common as food, a skilled listing agents should have no reason they can't reach you promptly to keep the communication line open and discuss offers coming in while you're away.
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Tips on handling "House Karma" in Today's Real Estate Market
Petra Norris - Realtor®
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker
CDV TransAtlantic, Inc.
P.O. Box 92050 - Lakeland, FL 33804-2050
Telephone (863) 618-6919
Managing Broker - CDV TransAtlantic, Inc.
(863) 619-6918
Petra, you are right that sometime you just step away and that makes all the difference in the world.
Great tip, tell your clients during the listing presentation that they can go out of town and you will handle to details.
Gary - It's a big difference when sellers are present during showings, buyers tend to be very reluctant and most of the time will not buy the home when sellers were present.
Mindy & Jay - Leaving town benefits both, the seller and the listing agent. However, it is important to stress that to have the house in tip top shape before leaving.