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If you are selling your home and there has not been much response it is tempting to cut the aksing price.

This is a question that will take some research and analyzing to answer.

Think about how many qualified buyers you have shown your house to. How many of them have made offers on your for sale by owner home? If buyers have been coming to showings but have not been making any offers on the home, the problem could very well be that your home is overpriced.

Before you slash the price on your for sale by owner home, first consider some critical factors. How long has it taken to sell homes, both for sale by owner and real estate agent assisted, in your area that are in a similar price range? It might be time to cut your price if your home has been on the market for at least half that time. The longer your for sale by owner house stays on the market, the less attractive it will be to buyers. Suspicion arises when a home has been on the market for more than a couple of months, even if the price is the only thing wrong.

Pay attention to what's going on in the real estate market around you. Are there more listings in your area than there was last year? If there are more houses on the market, buyers have more to choose from. This means you will have to be a little more competitive with the price on your for sale by owner home.

Take some time to visit open houses of similar homes that are for sale in your area. Look at these homes in comparison to yours. Take note of the good and the bad of these houses and use that to gauge your home price.

Look at your for sale by owner home and selling price objectively. If you were on the market to purchase a new home would you pay that price? Don't let your sentiments for the for sale by owner home cloud your judgment. Instead, consider your home from the point of view of someone that has never lived in it before. By asking yourself this question, you might easily come up with an answer about cutting your asking price.

Instead of cutting your price, you might want to offer other incentives to get buyers' attention. Offer to pay part of the closing costs. Some states have a maximum amount that the seller is allowed to contribute. If your budget allows, max out your contribution to the closing costs. This will decrease the amount of cash the buyer has to spend and make the deal look more attractive.

Should you decide to reduce the price on your for sale by owner home, make sure that you advertise this new price. Call the buyers that previously expressed interest in your for sale by owner home and let them know about the lower price. You might find that buyers are a little more eager to jump on the deal.