My husband and I recently sold our three-bedroom, 1920s-era bungalow. As we inconveniently listed it during one of the worst housing markets EVER, it took four months for it to sell.
As anyone who has sold a house (particularly during a buyer’s market) knows, when your house is on the market it is no longer a place in which you LIVE—ie., a place to kick off your shoes, pile mail on the table, or cook anything that leaves even the slightest odor or mess. Because at any moment, you might receive a call from a realtor who’s standing outside your door, wanting to show the place to a potential buyer RIGHT NOW.… {Read more}