Kathy

It's been almost a month since our last open house.

After four months on the market as a FSBO, we've taken it off in August because it's a traditionally quiet time and to give us a chance to re-evaluate.  

We haven't been sitting on our hands though. Instead, we’ve been talking to several brokers about exclusives on our apartment since that's one option we said we'd explore at the four-month mark.

I learned some interesting news last weekend about the other studio apartment that came on the market in my building just over two weeks before.  Their owners have accepted an offer and will be in contract very soon.

Two weeks.  They had been on the market for two weeks in the middle of July when they got the offer.  Sigh.

I often search Streeteasy for comparable apartments on the Upper West Side to keep tabs on the market. A couple of weeks ago, I found a "one bedroom" in my building that had been on the market for a day.

My first thought was "Oh, no."

But after taking a closer look, I felt that another unit for sale in the building might not be a bad thing.

As I wrote a couple of months ago, my husband and I agreed to consider using brokers if we hadn’t sold our apartment  by now.

I didn't think that we'd have offers from our neighbors rejected by the board on our way to this point...but here we are.

So, attention brokers: As of now, we are officially offering 2.5 percent if you bring us a buyer.

Consider the gauntlet thrown.

The first comment I received on this site was: "So, the first two open houses are on Palm Sunday and Easter?  Not sure of this strategy."