When affordability is tight and the buyer pool is smaller, a listing has to earn attention. That comes down to price, presentation, and a couple of levers most sellers forget. Price correctly from day one. This is the single biggest decision. Don't shoot for the moon hoping a buyer overpays; a home priced to the current market gets seen and shows well against the competition, while an aspirational price sits and goes stale. Longer days on market don't automatically mean your price is wrong, either. Sometimes it just takes patience to find the right buyer. But if you genuinely need a faster sale, price is the main lever you control. Presentation is the cheap edge. Professional photos matter more than people think (we've watched a home that sat finally sell after nothing changed but redone photos), along with real marketing beyond posting to the MLS, letting the neighborhood know it's for sale. Staging has come back into favor, and light fixes like fresh paint punch above their cost. Help with the buyer's financing. This is the lever sellers overlook. In a higher-rate stretch, offering a credit the buyer can put toward closing costs or a rate buydown, and noting it in the listing remarks, can make your home stand out when several similar ones are competing. You can also offer to contribute toward buyer-side costs, including agent compensation, which is negotiable and worth discussing with your agent rather than assuming any fixed arrangement.