but -Two properties clients of mine were interested in recently went under contract.What made them sell?Property #1 – in the City of Charlottesville (property links will expire in 7 days)Came on the market in March – asking price of $199k….  One dramatic reduction on 30 October – four offers followed.Property #2 – in the City of CharlottesvilleCame on the market in February for $630k, $50k price reduction in March….  The property went under contract seven days later.Lessons learned -1 – Price it right from the beginning.2 – If the market says the price is high, reduce it….  What you need to make to buy the next house is irrelevant to what your home is worth today.5 – Both clients found me because of this blog.Point of clarification: we wrote an offer on the first one and “lost” and serendipitously never made it to the second.

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