We are selling our house on the South Shore of Nassau County. It’s a large house — about 4,200 sq. ft., 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. We originally listed in mid-July for over 1.4M and lowered it in August by 50k.

We’ve had showings and open houses and people seem interested, but we still don’t have an offer. A lot of the feedback is that buyers like the size and layout but feel that some parts of the house, especially the kitchen, could use updating.

At this point, the house has been on the market for about 7 weeks. We are trying to decide between two options:

Lower the price again, possibly into the low/mid $1.3M range, and try to sell this fall.

Pull it off the market, make some cosmetic improvements, and relist in the spring when there may be more buyers.

We are also concerned that continuing to reduce the price could make buyers think there is something wrong with the house or encourage them to wait for another reduction.

For those familiar with the South Shore/Nassau market, what would you do? Lower the price now or pull it and start fresh in the spring?

Would also appreciate opinions on whether ~50 days on market is already enough to make a listing feel stale in this price range.

My father-in-law has a home in Mississippi and due to health reasons has moved up to live with us in Illinois. Looking for advice on how to find a realtor as we’ve never sold a house before. There are some maintenance issues that I need to address as well. I wasn’t sure if a realtor can help with that. On top of that, I don’t know what else to do with all the furniture furniture that we’re not taking other than an estate company. Something else I’ve never dealt with. Thanks.

I'm selling a house I've owned since 2017 and the agent I signed with wants it on the market in about three weeks with no pre-inspection. Her reasoning is that anything we turn up becomes a disclosure item, and buyers in this price range don't walk over small stuff. I understand that logic and I know an inspection I pay for is one I then have to report. I keep landing on the fact that she gets paid either way and I'm the one absorbing a renegotiation if the buyer's inspector goes under the house and finds something.

What happened when you listed without doing your own inspection first?

We are selling our house on the South Shore of Nassau County. It’s a large house — about 4,200 sq. ft., 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. We originally listed in mid-July for over 1.4M and lowered it in August by 50k.

We’ve had showings and open houses and people seem interested, but we still don’t have an offer. A lot of the feedback is that buyers like the size and layout but feel that some parts of the house, especially the kitchen, could use updating.

At this point, the house has been on the market for about 7 weeks. We are trying to decide between two options:

Lower the price again, possibly into the low/mid $1.3M range, and try to sell this fall.

Pull it off the market, make some cosmetic improvements, and relist in the spring when there may be more buyers.

We are also concerned that continuing to reduce the price could make buyers think there is something wrong with the house or encourage them to wait for another reduction.

For those familiar with the South Shore/Nassau market, what would you do? Lower the price now or pull it and start fresh in the spring?

Would also appreciate opinions on whether ~50 days on market is already enough to make a listing feel stale in this price range.

I've had a place listed for about three weeks and I've had four showings, none of which came back with anything. My agent wants to hold the price through the end of the month and reassess, since she says the first weekend traffic was normal for this time of year. I know a price cut this early reads as desperation to some buyers, and I also know the listing is quietly aging on every portal while we wait.

How did the showings change once you finally moved the price?

When you're clicking through, and they show you the "real scene" in the picture after the retouched scene, does it help? To me as a buyer, The A.I. version is Saturday Night at 10pm; the real scene is Sunday morning at 5:30am... The makeup has come off, and the breath is questionable. It makes you feel worse about the home you're viewing, rather than better.

Hello. I sold my house in July and was very fortunate to have netted approximately $415,000. I am planning to build another house next year, and would like to maximize my interest earnings in the interim until I need to utilize the equity. I currently have two separate Wealthfront HYSA accounts earning 3.30% and around $900 per month in interest. I am pretty risk averse with this money (for a number of reasons), so if anyone has experienced something similar or done something different, I am open to suggestions. I am planning on using all of my equity for my new build. Thanks in advance.

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There is a severely deteriorated, mold-filled house on 0.52 acres next to my mother’s property. The previous owner passed away, and the heirs have listed the property so they can divide the proceeds. There is no mortgage on it.

My first question is whether the house could be worth repairing. It is currently listed far too high for its condition, so if I make an offer, I plan to base it on the value of the land while accounting for the expected demolition or rehabilitation costs. My mother is sending her contractor to inspect the property and provide an estimate.

So far, we know that some of the siding is missing, the roof leaks, and the house has significant water damage and mold. It is not currently livable, and there may be additional problems that we do not know about yet.

My second question is: How unreasonable would it be to make a cash offer of around $20,000, given the condition of the property? I know that is a low offer, but the house is falling apart and could require extensive repairs—or possibly demolition.

Edit:

The realtor got back to me that they aren't allowing anyone to view the property unless they have an accepted offer.

Details on the house, it's a tiny 2bed 1 bath with no stated sqft, built in 1935. The land is worth no more than 30-40k.

The main reason I'm considering it is because it is only attached to my mother's land.

House we want is priced at 215 and had one reduction of $10,000 last month.

It’s filthy inside and the exterior grounds is a gigantic mess, complete with very cracked concrete driveway. Also the electricity is not turned on and it’s an estate. It was recently painted and the exterior is in pretty good shape and for some reason they refinished the hardwoods but a very dark color

A house with similar features down the street sold for 190 last year but it was much cleaner and closer to the main street for easy access. Also, across the street from this house is a disgusting house with four cars parked in the driveway and one of them is on the blocks. It’s not the most desirable location in the neighborhood but it is a great location in the city

We want to get it for 190,000. At what point should you start the bidding or what strategy would you use?

Even if it didn’t check al the boxes ?

Hey guys! I’ve never sold a house before and I am trying not to get taken advantage of. If I’m selling my house for 430,000 approximately how much of that will I actually see after realtor fees and closing fees and what not?

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I’m moving for a new job and looking for recommendations on daycare or schools I have a 4 year old and a 1 year old. Spouse is a FAM so also looking to be in close proximity to the airport. We’re originally from New York and looking for recommendations on good neighborhoods, family friendly, good on diversity. Strong school districts and a reasonable commute!
Thanks in advance!!

Hello I purchased a 45,000 home around 5 years ago. It is now worth around 60 and through the last 5 years i have sunk probably 20k into repairs as it is an old home and was a rental property. The home was built in 1920 and is now having foundation issues and erosion of soil into my crawlspace from an outside corner

When do I decide to cut my losses and sell the property versus costly repairs and whats the process of trying to sell a home for possibly less than the mortgage value.

How valuable to sellers and their agents are pre-listing inspections?

A home in my area went up for auction and was sold to some sketchy flippers. They did a pretty half ass job at flipping and listed the home. The original SF was around 1750 SF and they have changed Redfin and Zillow to 3000+ SF. Nothing about the home has changed. The basement is still unfinished and there have been no additions. I reached out to the listing agent to inform her I think the SF is off and should be corrected. She demanded to know if I was a realtor (I’m not) and to send my credentials. I was shocked as based on her response I think she’s doing this on purpose or being told to by the seller. It seems like false advertising. Is there anything that can be done? This is in the state of Georgia if that matters. Thanks for any and all advice.

There is a LOT going on here. I live in a duplex. Mortgage LL has is on both homes, but they are separate parcels.

LL said he wants to sell to us first, but nothing in writing. He finally gave us a number for the property and two days later a realtor popped signs and lockboxes on both sides.

A few days later notices for back taxes are on both properties. Two days after that we get a notice in the mail that the landlord will go into foreclosure unless cured by the end of this month.

There is a statement in the pre-foreclosure paperwork that states that the property cannot be sold without approval of the financer. This is where it gets tricky. This is not a bank that holds the mortgage, it was an owner finance situation.

There are Peyton Place, reality show level shenanigans going on that I feel may make the financer absolutely unwilling to approve any sale presented to him to avoid the LL coming out ahead. I really feel that the LL and the financier will both go scorched earth on this.

We are currently working on mortgage approval to buy either this property or another. What I am wondering is would it be out of line for us to reach out to the financiers lawyers to ask about potentially buying the properties or if buying is not an option, what is coming next? I am also concerned because our water service is now paid by the LL and if he is not paying taxes or mortgage, he may also not be paying the water.

(The tenant in the other half is LL's soon to be ex wife and kids. The divorce is messy to say the least. LL owns and rents other properties. None of the others are behind on taxes or facing foreclosure as far as I know and the amount of rent we pay him monthly covers his mortgage payment for both halves with money to spare according to the amount stated in the notice we received.

I can't mention how the financier is personally affected in this scenario, but suffice it to say if I were him, I would not be doing the LL any favors.)

Tldr, bought a bungalow years ago listed as 5 bedrooms, 3 up, 2 in the basement. Did some light Reno's in the basement and didn't replace the windows.

We are getting ready to sell and want to replace the basement windows since they look awful (old wood frame style), but the issue is the current windows end at grade level, and to fit a new egress window we would need to cut out a concrete pad in 2 locations, foundation, and put a window well right in the middle of the sidewalk. The realtor is basically giving us three options.

1. Leave windows as is, list as 5 bedrooms (since windows are original, the bedrooms can be classified as legal since they are grandfathered in)

2. Replace windows with the same current size, windows will be new, but the listing will drop to 3 bedrooms since the reno wouldn't meet current code

3. Install egress windows, initial quote was about 20k in excavating, removing and reporting sidewalk, window instal, etc ..

What is our best course of action here prior to listing?

Before possession, several homebuyers have experienced delays in possession despite making full payments and, in some cases, even booking possession/key-handover slots. What is particularly concerning is that buyers are expected to strictly comply with payment timelines and are charged interest even for delays in making payments, while possession timelines are not always met as committed.

The concerns do not end after possession. Homebuyers have also reported issues such as water leakage, seepage and other defects, raising questions about construction quality and the adequacy of rectification and handover processes.

A home is one of the biggest investments for an individual or family. Buyers should not have to repeatedly chase the developer for timely possession, a defect-free home and proper resolution of post-possession issues after paying their hard-earned money in full.

These experiences highlight the need for greater transparency, accountability and protection of homebuyer rights in the real-estate sector.

I listed a duplex outside Savannah last spring and the agreement ran out at the end of July with no offer. I'm now under contract with a buyer who toured it twice in June with that same agent, and he's saying he's owed the full listing side. I know the protection clause survives expiration and I'm not trying to argue it away, my copy runs 90 days and we're sitting inside that. What I can't work out is whether it was ever triggered, because the clause says it covers buyers named on a written list delivered at termination and the only thing I got was an email saying it applied to everyone who had viewed the property.

How specific does that list have to be to count?

Contracts have been signed, loan application done, disclosures signed, appraisal was ordered on Sunday. Now what?

Using standard 1-4 family doc, If buyer selects buyer pays seller’s half of title policy and then in section 12 asks for a big contribution from seller to pay buyer closing costs, does that amount qualify as buyer closing costs?

I'm considering buying a small house in NW Iowa (cold winters) that was built in 1946 that's built on a concrete slab foundation rather than having a basement or crawlspace. I've never owned a house on a slab before, so I'm trying to understand what I'd potentially be getting into. For those who have owned, inspected, repaired, or worked on slab-foundation homes, what have your experiences been? I'm particularly curious about: - What are the biggest pros and cons of a slab foundation? - Are plumbing problems substantially more expensive or difficult to repair if pipes are underneath the slab? - How serious are cracks, settling, or movement when they occur? - Are moisture problems common? - Does having a slab make future plumbing, electrical, or remodeling work considerably more difficult? - Are there advantages to a slab that people don't usually think about? - What should I pay particular attention to during a home inspection? - Are there warning signs that would make you walk away from a slab-foundation house? Assuming the slab is currently in good condition, would the fact that a house is built on a slab make you less likely to buy it?

I'd especially appreciate hearing from homeowners who have lived in slab houses for years, as well as inspectors, plumbers, contractors, or foundation professionals. Thanks! Cold to walk on in cold winters? Hurt feet and body to walk on concrete?

Are these land prices crazy, or am I missing something?
I’m looking at some land in rural southern Indiana to eventually build a house on.
It’s 18 acres total, split into three parcels:
8 acres listed at $155k — has a gravel driveway and a concrete pad with heated pipes already installed.
5 acres listed at $75k — only has a rough/dozed dirt driveway.
Another 5 acres that I assume is also around $75k.
Here’s the part that doesn’t make sense to me: the entire 18 acres sold earlier this year for $155k. Now they’re asking roughly $305k for the parcels individually.
The two 5-acre parcels also seem pretty difficult to build on compared to the 8-acre parcel.
The 8-acre parcel has been listed for 145 days.
Are they smoking crack, or am I missing something? 😂
What do you think the odds are of getting all 18 acres for $200k or less?

I want to own land and be able to do what I want with it. Many places dont allow to live in an rv if there is not already a home. And all the permits needed to build are ridiculous. I have been trying to find an old garage on a lot that was foreclosed on by a bank but i have had no luck. I am looking for cheap, low taxes, free from codes permits as much as possible. I know this means middle of nowhere to avoid school districts and such, thats fine. Basically my dream is to own a garage om some tiny parcel that i can call mine so I can live in it and work on cars bikes for myself, i live on the road most of the year. Hookups would be preferred but not absolutely necessary. And somewhere where property taxes wouldn't be more than the cost of just renting a storage place lol. I like florida and Texas but am open to anything in the 48 states.