no expectations

Tonight we have another showing. I feel like we've been in this long enough now to know not to expect anything (except some feedback telling us the house is too small). Since re-listing our house after it sat on the market for a year, I think we've taken things more seriously this time around and have been open to suggestions and comments. We've installed granite countertops, upgraded the stove, painted the interior and exterior and lowered the asking price twice (and we put a potted plant on the front porch to add to the curb appeal). After last week's showing and subsequent feedback that the house is still priced too high, we've decided to offer the buyer $5,000 in closing costs, which is essentially another way of lowering the asking price. We've checked out the competition, and we know that our home wins hands-down. We just need the right person to look at the house--someone who looks beyond the price tag and sees the investment opportunity when you consider our neighborhood and lot and solid foundation. Does a house that's $5,000 cheaper make that much of a difference over 30 years if you have to live across from the railroad tracks?

So today we'll just keep our fingers crossed that the right person is looking at our house tonight. Otherwise, we'll spend the next few days cursing the competition and wondering why no one can see the potential in our home that sold us on it five years ago.