Our boys were grown and ready to leave the nest. My wife and I began to think about our next step and we found a new place. Now the pressure was on to sell our old place!

Should be easy right?

We lived in a good location, had an excellent floor plan, upgrades and priced right for the marketplace.

NOT!

Weeks of gazing prospects, who had nothing better to do on the weekend than evaluate our home as if they were appearing on a television show, plus real estate agents whose communication skills were almost non existent, really put a bad taste in our mouths. We were ready to pull the plug on the whole idea of selling our home.

Six months went by and then one evening someone drove by our house and saw the real estate sign in our window, knocked on our door & Bingo! we had a serious prospect who immediately followed up with a couple of property reviews, a written offer and ontract!

Moral to the story: Be patient! However, before you sign on the bottom line, do some homework, scrutinize your real estate agents track record, check references and dont hesitate in asking questions about their marketing strategy!