What Casket?

A gentleman calls me up last week and tells me that his house has been on the market for a year with another Realtor and she hasn't been able to sell it, his contract is expiring, and he needs some aggressive action to get it sold, so he wants me to come over and look at his house. I looked it up on the MLS, thought it looked good on-line, and it was priced very fairly....so I couldn't figure out what the problem was. I told him I would stop by and talk to him. When I pulled up to the house I realized that he backs up to a cemetary. So I go in, introduce myself, walk through the house with him, and then I lead him over to the back door....and here is how the conversation went: Me: Let's go outside on the deck and look at the yard. Him: Oh, there's nothing out there to look at. Me: I always need to see how big the yard is. (I open the door.) Him: See? We have a fantastic yard. It's very quiet and no one bothers us. Me: Do you think that some people might be unnerved looking at your view of the cemetery? Him: Why would that bother anyone? I don't have to deal with nosy neighbors. ****Right after he says this, two gravediggers ride up pulling a casket and a canopy tent, and set it down as we are looking out at the yard.***** Me: There, you see that? Do you think some buyers might not like the idea of their backyard barbecue being interrupted by the gravediggers burying a casket? Him: What gravedigger? Me: That one, right there, setting up the canopy and the casket. Him: What casket? Me: Okay, I have to go now. Let's touch base next week. ( Not ) My reason for telling this is that sellers need to get real about their properties. I followed up my meeting with this gentleman with an email explaining that there is a buyer for EVERY property, even one backing up to a cemetary. If a home is priced correctly for the situation, there will be a buyer for it. I am sure that his current agent has explained this to him over and over, but sellers need to really face the truth if they want their homes sold in a reasonable amount of time.