What did they do before websites....
Background: Three-bedroomed property, 40 plus years old. Located in Rush Co. Dublin, in a very mature estate. Has been priced to sell quickly and acknowledging that it needs a little TLC....
Am not happy with estate agent... we are not getting many inquiries or viewings (and we think its listed at a very fair price). We did have one offer at 2K under asking that fell through. Perhaps I am being unrealistic about what the agent should be doing... my impression so far is that selling the property has so far just involved them listing it on property websites....
Also a bit surprised about lack of interest given all the news headlines about lack of affordable properties!!!
Advice anyone? What should a good agent be doing for me! We are also considering taking it off the market for a while and letting. Looking for some opinions on what rental market is like in this area...
[ speculation about house price changes removed - Moderators]
So tried Brendan's suggestion..
Got a friend to call about a similar sized property in same area. Was told it was under offer at its asking price. Agent then told my friend she had another 2 bungalows on the books, one of which was ours. My friend then offered to give the agent her contact details to follow up… but they didn’t seem that bothered, told her to make a call again if she was still interested. That's not good if they aren't bothered taking details of potential buyers...!!!
Have now also listed it on two 'sell by owner' websites (agent agreement is sole agent not sole seller).
Alternative theory... the market is booming and the estate agent is already creaming it and has a full plate of low hanging fruit - people contacting him about specific properties. So not even bothering to push properties or cross-sell.
I never cease to be amazed at the seemingly lack of interest in both car dealers and estate agents in doing anything much in the way of actual selling: basic things like returning phone calls. You would think people selling items costing 10s or 100s of thousands they’d be a bit more interested, but apparently not if my and many others' experience is anything to go by.
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