Buyers, consider this Before Signing the Offer to Purchase
There are many reasons why some homes listed "For Sale" remain on the market longer than others. Sometimes it can be a busy road and that often means noise that penetrates thru doors and walls. Other times it can be property that is too close to industrial businesses; perhaps the builder has had a poor reputation; maybe it's the zoning or there have been issues with the house that are quite well publicized. Other times it can be the house was totally beat up by the previous owners before it went back to the bank and on the market. These reasons and others can extend the amount of time it takes to sell a house.
Here is what I have always told my buyers when they think they have found the right house that has been on the market for an extended period of time!
This may really be the house for you. Be aware, the same reason or reasons this house has been on the market for six months, a year, however long it has been listed, is in all probability the same reason or reasons when you go to sell (if you buy this house) it will be on the market for an extended amount of time all over again".
What I penned above is almost always true. The one exception from above might be a beat up house can often be restored with some effort and won't be obviously scarred to prospective buyers.
Does this mean you shouldn't buy the house? No, but it does mean, "Buyer Beware". Know that your love for this house, your purchasing it, pampering it and caring for it will not speed up the process of selling it all over again when you are ready to move. The same reasons that kept it on the market before will probably keep it on the market for an extended period of time all over again.