The Real Pain of Overpricing Your Home

3 Jul 2025 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker explains a key downside of listing a home above its market value: the erratic and infrequent nature of showings. When a house is priced correctly, it attracts a steady flow of potential buyers, creating a healthy pool of interest. Overpricing, however, results in only occasional showings, which can be frustrating for sellers because they must keep the property in a near‑show‑ready state at all times, ready to be cleaned or tidied on short notice whenever a rare buyer appears. This unpredictability adds stress and can drive sellers "crazy" as they scramble to present the home at a moment’s notice.

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there is a major irritation factor that goes along with being the overpriced house. And that is the sporadic nature of showings. We know that when your house is priced correctly, you're going to get more showings more quickly, which generates the correct pool of buyers, 'cause you've got your fishing pole in the right place in the pond. But if you're trying to fish over here where there are no fish and that occasional fish swims by, occasional showings will drive you completely crazy, y'all. Because that means you kind of have to keep your house clean or clean-ish or where I can get it cleaned up fairly quickly. And then at the drop of a hat when a buyer wants to come in, skedaddle so they can have a look at it.