Today’s buyers market has left a lot of homeowners shaking their heads. In the good old days, selling a home used to be pretty basic. Generally all you had to do was: a. Price it for the market – so what if it’s a little high, they can make an offer. b. Tidy up – you don’t want to get too extravagant, people like to fix up a house according to their individual tastes. c. Mow the lawn. If you did those three things, generally your house sold within a month or two. These days, it’s a totally different market where homeowners are left holding onto their homes after lingering with sale signs on their front yards for close to a year or longer. Some are forced to rent after purchasing another home and being saddled with two mortgages. Prices have dropped so low, they’ve been forced to make multiple adjustments to their selling price. Our market is hindered by undecided buyers, hesitant to commit even though interest rates are better than they’ve been for years. This attitude, combined with a glut in the housing market is making selling a home tougher than ever, but not impossible. If a seller can take heed of some basic principles when marketing their home, they will find themselves ahead of the game. 1. Price it for today’s (not yesterday’s) market. This can be a bitter pill for many homeowners to swallow,