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I feel bad for my mom...she is having a hard time selling my grandmothers house
My grandmother passed away last august and my grandmothers house still isn't sold. Unfortunately it's located in Brentwood. She lived on a nice block where all the houses were up kept with nice families but the town as a whole is terrible along with the school district.
My mom and her siblings tried to get her to leave years ago and she refused. That was the first house her and my grandfather owned after leaving the city and that was the house she said she wanted to die in 
ALOT of this burden is falling on my moms shoulders because my uncle and two aunts are flakes  And are trying to strike it rich. My mom just wants to get rid of it. I feel she can't get total closure until she sells the house. She and my aunt are meeting with two more realtors tonight.
It's a tough market period. Let alone in an area that is very low income and they are not giving mortgages out as easily these days. All expenses are coming out of their pockets now. It sucks!
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Re: I feel bad for my mom...she is having a hard time selling my grandmothers house
I would just get rid of it asap.
Sorry!!!
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| Posted 5/5/11 6:40 PM |
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Re: I feel bad for my mom...she is having a hard time selling my grandmothers house
Was the house listed before, or is your mom just trying to get it listed for the first time now?
Estate sales can be tough, given that you have multiple people selling (usually) and they often have different ideas of what the property is worth.
But keep in mind that, no matter what area a home is located in and no matter what the condition - homes are selling IF they are priced right. And by "right" I mean in line with true comps that are not more than 6 months old.
A good realtor will be knowledgeable and straight with your mom and her siblings about the value of the home. Then, they can price it aggressively and hopefully sell it soon. And assuming there is no mortgage on the home, then it makes no sense to carry the costs of the home (insurance, taxes, etc.) instead of just selling for what you can get in today's market. Hopefully, the realtors your mom talks to have written marketing plans and can reassure them of what they will do to get the house sold.
Also, what's a "desirable" neighborhood or "undesirable" is really in the eye of the beholder (it all depends on your perspective). People are buying homes in Brentwood! There are a LOT of buyers out there right now looking to get their foot in the door of home ownership with the lower prices and still-low rates, so try to think positive!
Sorry about you grandmother. I hope it all works out!
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| Posted 5/5/11 6:46 PM |
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alli3131
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Re: I feel bad for my mom...she is having a hard time selling my grandmothers house
I bought an estate sale house. the price negotiation and contract signing was a nightmare. 3 kids and one just wanted to sell it the other 2 didnt want to budge on price.
I would make sure all the people involved are on the same page to avoid any of this. We almost walked because of it.
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| Posted 5/5/11 6:59 PM |
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Re: I feel bad for my mom...she is having a hard time selling my grandmothers house
I would suggest all of the siblings be there for the meeting with the realtor so they can all hear first hand and see the comps to come up with a value.
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| Posted 5/5/11 9:25 PM |
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Mommy2Boys
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Re: I feel bad for my mom...she is having a hard time selling my grandmothers house
Posted by Century 21 Dallow - Christine Braun
Was the house listed before, or is your mom just trying to get it listed for the first time now?
Estate sales can be tough, given that you have multiple people selling (usually) and they often have different ideas of what the property is worth.
But keep in mind that, no matter what area a home is located in and no matter what the condition - homes are selling IF they are priced right. And by "right" I mean in line with true comps that are not more than 6 months old.
A good realtor will be knowledgeable and straight with your mom and her siblings about the value of the home. Then, they can price it aggressively and hopefully sell it soon. And assuming there is no mortgage on the home, then it makes no sense to carry the costs of the home (insurance, taxes, etc.) instead of just selling for what you can get in today's market. Hopefully, the realtors your mom talks to have written marketing plans and can reassure them of what they will do to get the house sold.
Also, what's a "desirable" neighborhood or "undesirable" is really in the eye of the beholder (it all depends on your perspective). People are buying homes in Brentwood! There are a LOT of buyers out there right now looking to get their foot in the door of home ownership with the lower prices and still-low rates, so try to think positive!
Sorry about you grandmother. I hope it all works out!
They have had the house listed with another realtor and they have done nothing.
They made appts to meet with 2 more last night. One never showed. The other my mom is unsure of. She said they can no longer show houses unless people are pre-approved for a bank. They don't do open houses like they did in the past because noone shows and it's a waste of their gas money (exact words to my mother). She said they do everything off the internet now. They also said their best option for now may be to try to find a nice, young couple and do a rent to buy option. My mother doesnt want the headache of renting because what if something breaks or they destroy the house. The realtor did say they have it priced right although they wont get that amount, it is a good price to start with.
What kinds of questions should my mom be asking? What should the realtors be doing to help sell this house?
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| Posted 5/6/11 10:40 AM |
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Re: I feel bad for my mom...she is having a hard time selling my grandmothers house
Would this house make sense for an investor?
I have some ideas- FM me if you like
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| Posted 5/6/11 12:17 PM |
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Jenn627
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Re: I feel bad for my mom...she is having a hard time selling my grandmothers house
Posted by Century 21 Dallow - Christine Braun
Was the house listed before, or is your mom just trying to get it listed for the first time now?
Estate sales can be tough, given that you have multiple people selling (usually) and they often have different ideas of what the property is worth.
But keep in mind that, no matter what area a home is located in and no matter what the condition - homes are selling IF they are priced right. And by "right" I mean in line with true comps that are not more than 6 months old.
A good realtor will be knowledgeable and straight with your mom and her siblings about the value of the home. Then, they can price it aggressively and hopefully sell it soon. And assuming there is no mortgage on the home, then it makes no sense to carry the costs of the home (insurance, taxes, etc.) instead of just selling for what you can get in today's market. Hopefully, the realtors your mom talks to have written marketing plans and can reassure them of what they will do to get the house sold.
Also, what's a "desirable" neighborhood or "undesirable" is really in the eye of the beholder (it all depends on your perspective). People are buying homes in Brentwood! There are a LOT of buyers out there right now looking to get their foot in the door of home ownership with the lower prices and still-low rates, so try to think positive!
Sorry about you grandmother. I hope it all works out!
This is so out of left field - but you are ALWAYS so helpful on the home sale posts.
So thanks!
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| Posted 5/6/11 12:43 PM |
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Re: I feel bad for my mom...she is having a hard time selling my grandmothers house
Thanks, Jenn! That's so nice. 
To the OP, I don't think that the realtors should be operating on the internet-only. That's just laziness! I do think that it's important to have a strong internet presence (most buyers do at least start their search on the internet). In my office, we put our listings on hundreds of sites and create an individual website for your house.
To see an example of the single property website, check out:
http://www.494southoceanave.com
or
http://www.120goldieave.com
BUT - A realtor should also do open houses, send "Just Listed" announcements to the neighborhood, network with local agents and builders (and have a broker's open house), get feedback from all showings.
Feel free to FM me or contact me if you need more info
Message edited 5/6/2011 8:23:54 PM.
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nov04libride
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Re: I feel bad for my mom...she is having a hard time selling my grandmothers house
One of my good friends split from her DH and they sold their house in Central Islip, so basically the same issues. It DID sell, but it went for $200,000, a year ago. Things have gone down since then (and it was in excellent shape). I don't know what they are listing, but I'd list lower since they might be pricing themselves out of the market assuming people will want to negotiate.
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| Posted 5/6/11 8:13 PM |
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Mommy2Boys
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Re: I feel bad for my mom...she is having a hard time selling my grandmothers house
Posted by Century 21 Dallow - Christine Braun
Thanks, Jenn! That's so nice.
To the OP, I don't think that the realtors should be operating on the internet-only. That's just laziness! I do think that it's important to have a strong internet presence (most buyers do at least start their search on the internet). In my office, we put our listings on hundreds of sites and create an individual website for your house.
To see an example of the single property website, check out:
http://www.494southoceanave.com
or
http://www.120goldieave.com
BUT - A realtor should also do open houses, send "Just Listed" announcements to the neighborhood, network with local agents and builders (and have a broker's open house), get feedback from all showings.
Feel free to FM me or contact me if you need more info
Yeh, the current agent they have has done NONE of this!!!!
I'm going to have to talk to my mother. This is ridiculous.
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| Posted 5/6/11 11:24 PM |
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