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Well, ..... Um.. thought we had a buyer -for about two seconds. It was a friend of my husband but the guy was just being a brat. So. Have just listed with a new agent who I am very confident will find us a buyer. Professional photos will be done on the next sunny day, ads will go into...

Hmmm well I thought it was a good idea, anyway. Maybe I'm naieve but I'm happy to know that the agent I have chosen to replace my current one has got a great sales record. I was going to choose her anyway, but just waited to see what findmeanagent had to say about it.

Haha. You lot are so cynnical (and all well and good, too!) I am not going to benefit from their business by getting any referral fee back, as I had already talked to many agents in my area anyway. Findmeanagent.com.au didn't want to approach the agents that I had already been in touch with as...

To those of you who are engaging an agent to sell their property and are not sure of which one to go with, I can highly recommend findmeanagent.com.au These guys are great. It is a FREE service, and you even get money back at the end if the agent you choose through their recommendation...

Hey, Lizzie, I really am a WHY person, so that made perfect sense to me. Now I have the WHY, I will be able to achieve results. Thanks! :) YR

Thanks, Lizzie and Fatican. I have taken your advices to heart and will put them into action asap (when I get a few mins spare). We are changing real estate agents when this guy's contract is up. I like him, but I feel that another agency can do better. I have discovered a site called...

Today hubby and I bought new chrome handles to put on all the cupboards in the kitchen (I hate the old plastic D handles.... these are nice silver ones that make the kitchen look more modern imho) and we put gravel up the side of the driveway where the dirt was really bare and yucky, and we put...

Wow, more great advice and sugestions! I really do appreciate all this. I am not very knowledgable in the ways of the real estate market and this is helping me a lot. So far I have... Dropped the price to $499 000 Got new photos done by the REA (will look to professional ones next week)...

Sunfish, thank you for your kind words. I have spoken to my husband and we are going to put the price at $499 000 tomorrow morning first thing. I actually did take your advice to heart and hope that a large ($30 000) drop in price will put the house more in it's respective place int he market...

Another thing I was thinking - was to put some pretty flowers in the front alongside where the garage is. Facing the house, on the right hand side is the front door in front of the patio area, i was considering liriopes at the back and pretty pansies or something at the front of that so it...

Oh, and the reason we sent the letter we sent, was my sis suggested that we give him dates, deadlines etc, so he knows we want things done by that time. He will be out tomorrow for new photos, and will have them on the net asap, and we are arranging the open house for the weekend. :) Now I'd...

Yeah, I know the new pics will be just as crappy if they are taken by the same bloke, but it's just principle of the fact at the moment. I want him to start doing some bloody work! My sister was horrified to see that the pictures on re.com have not been changed once! (well, they were changed...

By the way, guys, I have seriously now thought of changing the colours to more neutral ones, but in the bedrooms, the darker colours are only on two walls (that meet at a corner), and the other two walls (that meet at the opposite corner) are a neutral tan/creme/beige colour, but this does not...

Steve, dual listing is an interesting option - does that mean just choosing two agents? Do you sign contracts wtih both? What can you tell me about that? I'd love to hear more! Our REA was just trying to ring me today as I was trying to call him! He had yet not received the letter that I...

That last post was from my sis, by the way (if you were wondering about the love you bit.. haha) anyway, this is what she has come up with. who thinks this copy is an improvement? Do you all think that a paragraph or bullet points is better?..... YR Light and Spacious This open plan...

Hi, Wylie, I just spent an hour and a half on skype with my sister. She has helped me outline a letter to the real estate agent being firm and friendly, but telling him what we expect and when we want it done by! The photos - I was moving stuff out of all the shots when the agent was...

Thanks for that, Sheryn. I really have not been keeping that close an eye on the real estate market (silly of me, I know, I should have) so was not sure where it was. The agent said that he thought that was a reasonable enough price, and looking at other properties in the area it seemed to be...

Truly, Random, I'm starting to wonder if the house is a little overpriced. My husband has a figure in his head ($507 000) that we need to get or we will have lost money. I know losing money is not a good thing, but i think he's trying to recoup an expense we had elsewhere at some stage. I think...

Hmmmmm so I guess it's a big NO on the current colour scheme! I'll have to consider that. Also, the REA did not put the floor plan on realestate.com, not the house. He did put the house on, but seems to be very ...... unresponsive? when we first listed with him I asked him to call me and let...

neK - we bought from Elders, and their photos were magnificent, I will say. Also, DEC, I was really attracted to the colours of my place, but my dad, a painter, thinks that they are... a little overwhelming. So. What is the verdict on getting professional photos done? I agree, the one of...