Need to sell fast, good amount of showings but no offers.

[Stacie Pearman]

Hi all! We are needing to relocate quickly for a job transfer out of state. Our home is 2 years old, has some upgrades, is on a lake, in a wonderful school district and is about 2 miles from the beach. We had a lot of showings right away, got great feedback but showing have dwindled significantly and we have no offers. Comps are difficult, per my realtor, because the neighborhood is very new. A non lakefront unit sold for 237ish recently. The house a few doors down is priced at 275k. I know it's early but I am concerned about not getting the showings we did on week one. Any thoughts? 

Thanks in advance!

[Kristin Kiddy]

First off, don't get upset at what I'm about to say.  I had a similar experience selling a home in Denver, CO a few years back that had a ton of showings and not a peep of an offer for a long time (in comparison to other homes and the hot market at the time).  The problem was that the house had too much wear and tear that didn't show up in the listing photos but was evident when buyers toured in person.  (It had been a rental for several years and we were attempting to sell it long distance so we relied on our real estate agent to get the home ready for sale.  She did her best to get it cleaned up for us, but what it really needed was an interior paint job).  

From studying your listing photos, it may be a similar situation.  Your appliances seem very "hazy" in the kitchen photo.  Also, you could improve the overall impression of your property with some decluttering and removing some furniture.  If you look at the comparable's photos and note how much furniture and decor is used in each room, it has significantly fewer pieces.  Specifically, I would remove the red chair in the living room entirely.  I would also attempt to reposition the bed in the bedroom out of the corner of the room.  When you push beds into corners, what you are telling buyers is there isn't enough space in the room to fit that size bed.  The bed coverings on the beds are a little rumpled as well and could use a freshening.  I like the overall theming of your decor, but I would remove all the smaller pieces and keep walls decorated with just the large pieces of art that you have.  I also noticed that your back deck/porch only has a table on it.  That should be staged with chairs so buyers are encouraged to sit down and look at that beautiful lake.  And your terrific 2 car garage is really not going to be seen as clearly with the clutter that is there.  For my most recent home I sold, I rented a storage unit and moved 90% of the "stuff" in my garage out to make it look incredibly spacious.  

Again.  Living in a home is very different that selling a home.  I am not critiquing your way of life.  When you stage a home for sale you make it almost "unlivable" for yourself in the hopes that buyers will be sold on how "livable" it looks.  You are selling a dream.  Hope this helps.  Good Luck.