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Why isn’t my house selling? Need feedback!

5 years ago

Our house is listed with correct price based on comps but no offers. Take a look at some photos and let me know what you think, please!








Comments (35)

  • 5 years ago

    You have two threads on the same house. That bedroom is a show stopper for me.

  • 5 years ago

    Yep, rebuild the wall between the MBR and the bathroom that looks like it was removed.

  • 5 years ago
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    X three. I wouldn’t buy a house with a bedroom/bathroom combo like that.

    The wood paneling makes the house seem quite dated and tired. And the kitchen cabinets too.

    I always check this out in houses where there’s wall to wall carpeting - do you have pets in the home? Does the carpet smell like pets?

  • 5 years ago

    It's the carpet. especially in the bathroom. maybe offer a credit to replace the flooring? or do a price reduction?

  • 5 years ago

    Beautiful home! I would not even go look at it with that bathroom.

  • 5 years ago

    Definitely, the bathroom in the bedroom would be a hard NO from me. Also, you do have a lot of dated elements that would need updating.
    I would spend the money to, at the least, enclose the master bath and put a tile floor in. Then, I think your choice is to lower the price enough that someone will feel they got enough of a deal to do the updating. Or, spend more money to do some updates yourself.

  • 5 years ago

    We rented a house that had that type of bedroom/bathroom layout for 3 months. I'd never buy one.

    It looks like you might be able to put up a wall to separate the spaces. Get a couple of estimates for putting up a wall with a door to make a real bathroom. Make them available to buyers.

    It also looks like it might be a family friendly neighborhood, but it seems there is no backyard. That would prevent me from looking if I had younger children.

    You probably need to lower the price a bit to make up for a few of these things, plus some updating.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    Carpet. Really weird and off putting open concept bedroom.

  • 5 years ago
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    “Our house is listed with correct price based on comps”

    No, it is not, or else it would sell. What comps are nearby that have a bathroom/bedroom combo? Also, the kitchen is dated, which may be fine in some seller’s markets, but not fine in other markets - we don’t know yours. So you may need to reduce the price further due to the kitchen, depending on your area.

    What are the other bathrooms like? And seeing so many skylights says to me that the rooms would be otherwise dark, and skylights can be higher maintenance, and the bubble-dome plexiglass skylights you have are dated (vs. flat glass skylights), so another ding in relation to your area’s “comps”. The two greenhouse rooms would say to me, as a buyer, “uninsulated, and they’re going to be high maintenance” versus another house which would have actual walled rooms that are more useable, so another ding on price.

  • 5 years ago

    Reduce the price and have your agent take down the photo that shows the bedroom wide open to the bathroom.

  • 5 years ago

    "have your agent take down the photo that shows the bedroom wide open to the bathroom."

    I disagree, for a few reasons. If I am looking online at homes, and there is no photo of the master bathroom - which is highly unusual - I would think there was something wrong with the master bathroom (as, in fact, there is), and therefore not take the time to look at the house. In addition, if I do go see the home, and then see the un-disclosed open-concept bedroom, I am going to be mad at my realtor and the seller's realtor for wasting our time, and for not disclosing. Furthermore, my realtor will be mad at the seller's realtor for not disclosing, and so the seller's realtor has jeopardized a business relationship which is important in real estate.

    The better solution is to show the pics of the bedroom/bathroom for what it is, and price the home accordingly. In any case, it appears the OP is convinced the house is priced correctly, even though it is not selling, given this post and her other post (entitled "My house is not selling and we know the price is right based on the comps").

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    I wonder if the poster started reading the replies and got disgusted when everyone has said basically the same things:

    1. Nobody wants an open bathroom.

    2. Obviously it’s not priced right because it hasn’t sold. Interest rates can’t get much lower, and markets are hot everywhere it seems. So there’s something about the house that is unattractive.

    Perhaps the poster was looking for validation rather than honest advice?

  • 5 years ago

    Your house is a bit different than the average house. It can be a positive, but it can also be a negative as it won't appeal to most buyers.

    For me the negatives are:

    - open bathroom

    - white tile and carpet

    - greenhouse/glassed rooms

    - 70's vibe that needs updating

    - does the family room have any windows or is it in the center of the house?


    How long has it been on the market? If other houses have been selling, but you have had no interest, then you are priced too high.

  • 5 years ago

    If your house is not selling and others are, you are priced too high. Bottom line.

    The open bathroom is a negative and shaves $20,000 off the price right there

  • 5 years ago

    I'm sure it was the cats pajamas back in the 80s. I kind of like it and if it was priced right I might consider it. Its not priced right obvs.

  • 5 years ago

    What feedback is your Realtor getting? The two obvious problems for me are the exposed bathroom and the small galley kitchen. But the true test is the feedback from agents who have shown your property.

  • 5 years ago

    Make the price reflective of the work that most buyers will want to do: master bath/bedroom reno, kitchen reno, white tile floor replacement. Those are pricey items (at least $80k+). Then, there's the work to modernize the rooms with the paneling and, likely, updating rooms that we haven't seen. The price has to reflect the hassle factor buyers will be taking on if buying your house.

  • 5 years ago

    If it's not selling, it's overpriced.

  • 5 years ago

    Agree with all the other posters. Would never buy a house with no walls for the bathroom. Dinging off money from the listing price to fix walls and remove carpeting. Your house does look dated. Dinging off money for replacing/painting over wood paneling. Updating kitchen cabinets and floor tiles. Repainting/staining the deck to a less loud color. So your house probably is not priced correctly. It may be clean and de-cluttered, but it is priced too high for what has to be done to it.

  • 5 years ago
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    ANY house will sell IF it’s priced right. Two houses in my neighborhood just sold within days at full price, but they were priced realistically. One was sold at top dollar because a very nice remodel had been done two years ago.

  • 5 years ago

    If it's not selling, and you think it is priced correctly, you need to put your buyers cap on. Take the feedback from the answers curated here and from local real estate pros. Take your "correct price" and deduct the cost to:


    1. get rid of the open concept bathroom. This is going to be a turn off for the majority of buyers.

    2. replace the carpets

    3. update the kitchen


    There could be more going on, but these are three items that 90% of prospective buyers are likely factoring in to the cost of the house.


    The sunroom is also problematic, at least in my market. People don't want them.

  • 5 years ago

    @Scott B I would get that sunroom just for my cats. They’d love it. Hahaha.

  • 5 years ago

    Yes, that open concept bedroon/bathroom would be a no-taker for me, but also that orange porch/patio is too too too much.

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    A hard pass on the bathroom open to the bedroom. Even with monetary credit being given, I would not want to go right in to a major reno like that.

    The sunroom would depend on what zone the house is in.

    The kitchen needs work, but if the rest of the house were good, it wouldn't necessarily be a deal breaker. I like the other rooms as they are, although I'm not exactly fond of wall to wall carpeting.

    That deck is an easy fix with a nicer color of paint. How much back yard is there?

  • 5 years ago

    I’ll add...have you personally toured any of these comps? Not just looked at the online listing but actually walked through? Also, is your house getting in person viewings that don’t result in offers or are people just not looking at all? Could there be anything going on outside of your house that turns people away? Like a construction project near, proposed apartment next door, road widening in front, etc. is your realtor getting and sharing with you feedback from the people viewing? You either built or bought this house, or remodeled the bed/bath so there are people out there that wouldn’t have an issue with it, just like you didn’t. But that is going to be a much smaller group as can be guessed by these comments. But if there is another house close by that is similar in most regards except for the bed/bath setup, the majority of people will choose the other house so you have to give them a big reason to give your house equal consideration.

  • 5 years ago

    Comps are houses that sold. The selling price is the decision the market has made regarding fair market value.

  • 5 years ago

    Wrong about those comps because I would bet none of the houses have that open bathroom. Now if you could find a swingers group they would probably love the open bathroom. Back in my younger days in the 1970s and 1980s magazines showed bedrooms like that for the swinging singles as if most swinging single could have afforded it.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    Price fixes all issues.

  • 5 years ago

    As a retired appraiser, you need to erect a wall between the bath and the bedroom. They need to be separate rooms. The market demands this. This is why it is not selling and it is why you are not getting a lot of appointments to view.

    Take it off the market. Find a contractor to put up a stud wall with door, drywall and paint both rooms. You will want to tile the bathroom floor. There was a period when baths were carpeted, but that time has passed and bathroom floors are typically hard, waterproof surfaces. The contractor should be able to save the carpet in the bedroom by pulling it away from the construction area and covering it. Relist the house with a notation that it was removed from the market in order to update the master bath and that renovations were completed.

    All of the other items in the house are fine. As long as the house is clean, in good repair and has no other obvious maintenance issues, and is priced according to the comparable sales, it should be fine. It appears to be in good repair.

    Your other choice is to lower the price until you find someone willing to do this work and willing to buy it this way.

  • 5 years ago

    Question to the OP: How long was it on the market before you got your two offers?

  • 5 years ago

    115 days, through the election, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Covid and Texas snow storm.

  • 5 years ago

    That's great. You found two buyers who were willing to overlook the bedroom/bath issue. Good luck to you.

  • 5 years ago

    Great!