If your house isn’t selling in a hot RE market like today’s, there is only ONE reason for it: your price is too high.
Never trust a Realtor to look out for your best interests, and don’t think that having a Realtor absolves you from doing your homework, I don’t care who the Realtor is. You must take charge and know what you are doing.
If you wanted to get a feeling for the price of your house, you could have linked a similar home here on Piggington with explanations regarding similarities and differences. You could even take pics of the inside (and possibly outside, if you don’t have privacy concerns), and we could tell you what your house is worth.
No need to ever pay 6% in a hot market, not even in a cold one. Just give your house an exceptionally good cleaning; maybe paint the interior in neutral colors if the walls are looking scruffy; *maybe* put in new, relatively inexpensive carpeting if the old carpet is really stained and ugly; and give the outside a good cleaning and perhaps plant a few plants if there are bare patches, though the planting is optional. If you don’t feel like spending any money, just CLEAN it like crazy, and adjust the price accordingly.
If you do the above, you can sell your house within a week, or less, if you price it correctly. Heck, ask one of our Pigg Realtors, maybe SDR, if they can help you or recommend someone.
I think you were right to try to sell it right now. This is a fantastic time to sell — you might even manage to sell it at/near a market peak. Not sure why you gave up so quickly and rented it out, instead. Might want to re-think that.
