Cincinnati Living LLC

"We had an exceptional experience working with [removed members name]. It was a pleasure helping her sell her old home and find the home of her dreams."

"I can appreciate a client's frustration when their home's value is less than they owe on a property. In this particular case, I presented the client with comparable sales 1/4, 1/2, and 1 mile away from his home in order to properly price it. I did a comprehensive analysis of the property and he insisted on listing his home for sale significantly over the recommended price based on his home's square footage and the level of finish. I provided him with updates via phone and email multiple times a week explaining how I proactively marketed his home and provided detailed feedback about what I was specifically doing to advertise the property online, by phone, and through my network. I provided detailed feedback as well from the agents and buyers who I contacted and showed the home to so that he could make adjustments to bring his list price in line with the true market value of his home so it would sell. My marketing efforts were very effective as we had many showings and 10 people showed up to our first open house. One of the open house attendees, who turned out to be his next door neighbor, walked in and shouted that the house was overpriced and asked the buyers there if they would actually pay what we were asking. I kindly escorted the neighbor out and reported the incident to the client. This neighbor caused those attendees at the open house (many of whom were interested) to question the home's value and if they wanted to live next door to someone who would walk into an open house in that manner. One of the attendees was there for a second showing and lost interest after that incident as well. The seller should be frustrated with his neighbor because I am confident that the second showing would have resulted in a sale and the discord between the seller and his neighbor was something I was unaware of and out of my control. We had a steady stream of showings all of which resulted in the agents and buyers providing feedback that the home was overpriced and needed to either be updated or reduced in price for a sale. As I explained to the client when he called to cancel the listing 2 months into a 6 month contract, my role is to get the home staged and show it in its best light, to properly position it with respect to price, market it to as many people as possible, and provide detailed feedback to the seller so that adjustments can be made for a quicker sale. I cannot change the market conditions that we listed the home in and the home has not been relisted because the home's current market value is still below where they want to sell it."