Trek, although the market is very hot here, our house is a contemporary, which automatically eliminates at least 3/4 of the buyers. People in MA are adverse to anything modern on the outside, although they like all the bells and whistles on the inside. Lowering the price does not send a bad message... it is aimed at buyers who will not go above a certain price point, and it's certainly not cheap! It might pull in people who live in neighboring towns, who specifically want to move to Concord. My house has all the bells and whistles inside, although the layout is somewhat different. It's also on a hill, in the woods. But, spectacular views and a community pond. So, if someone is looking at it, they are at least open to a contemporary. We just have to find the right person out of that smaller market. We have had quite a few private showings, in addition to 3 open houses. There is someone coming this weekend who lives in a community west of here, is from my town, and is familiar with the neighborhood. So, this sounds hopeful.
People here are generally extremely picky, which makes me laugh. In the past 25 years, we've seen homes where the garage door fell off when we opened it, DH fell through the back steps (like foot through the wood), unflushed toilets, ironing boards with clothes hanging on them in the family room, etc. People seem to not be able to see their own vision of a house, which DH and I have no issue doing. I find they focus on things they don't like, that are often easily changed.
Well, it's only been 3 weeks and it took us 6 weeks to sell our last house, in a very hot market.