Selling real estate isn’t always easy, and no matter how much care and attention you might put into presenting your home beautifully for potential buyers, there are always going to be things that make selling difficult that are beyond your control.
Here are three big reasons that your Louisville real estate might not sell.
1. Busy Street
Very few people would choose to live in a busy street.
The degree to which it affects a prospective buyer will vary—from mild discomfort to complete revulsion. If your home is located on a busy street then it’s very likely that you will get less interest in it.
The best advice is to promote the home’s other positive attributes. Highlight a renovated kitchen, or show off a media room. Try to get people to forget about the road outside.
Another idea would be planting a hedge row or erecting a fence to visibly block the source of the noise. Lastly, I’ve seen homes where a water feature is built to create a different, more pleasing sound to drown out the unfavorable road noises.
2. Unkempt Neighboring House
It’s an unfortunate fact that if the real estate on either side of your own isn’t very appealing, it will affect the perception of your home.
This can be a difficult hurdle to overcome.
The best approach is to try and befriend your neighbor, even offer to help out on any projects that they might not have time to complete.
Cutting a neighbor’s grass or clipping some bushes, would just be a neighborly thing to do, it could help sell your home!
3. Electrical Towers
Electrical towers are an interesting subject because there are usually two reasons that people avoid homes that have them nearby.
First, most people consider them to be an eyesore, and who likes an eyesore?
Second, there are those who believe there are health implications when living near an electrical tower. The truth is that there simply isn’t any evidence that they pose any risk and anyone visiting should be made fully aware of this.
Call LG&E and ask for a “reading” and they’ll send out a tech to record different locations. What you’ll find is that in most cases there’s absolutely nothing to fear health-wise from an electrical tower.
If you’re really struggling to sell your real estate, and you need the process to be completed as quickly as possible, then it might be wise to avoid the traditional routes of selling and deal with a home-buying company instead.
There are services that will give you an offer on your house even if it does have one of the above negatives. But it’ll be a very low offer by all accounts. It’s not for everyone but it certainly is an option if you really must sell your Louisville home fast.
