Received a call today from a potential seller with a very unusual home to sell. They found me through my print media and have been following me for awhile. With time in my schedule, I went over this afternoon and I found this to be a really unique, secluded gem, custom built by the present owner and in a very desirable area but in need of TLC. It is one of those "unsalable" homes that "won't appraise" ... right up my alley. I love the challenge.
After asking my two questions, I got affirmative answers. Yes... they want to sell and yes... they want to use me. They loved my marketing (15 comments)
unsaleable house: Clone-onials? I'll Sell Them But….
- 06/07/07 09:50 AM
Here in the Baltimore area market, so many homes are what I call "Clone-onials." You know, the lovely 4 bedroom, 2-1/2 bath, large family room, 2 car garage, Colonial-style house in a good school district. They can be anywhere from modest size to McMansions, but they often look as if some giant cookie-cutting machine spit them out into neat developments of cul-de-sacs. Now there's nothing wrong with these – they sell well, and I won't turn them down – but they aren't much fun, either. What is fun is the challenge of selling an unusual property. When I started thinking about "Clone-onials," (23 comments)