How should I respond to buyer?
Mark McIntosh
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Comments (78)That's so cool, ml. I'm sure you have a long list of fantastic stories and memories from the race. What fun ... combined with a lot of work I would think. My husband just earned ASA 101-104 certification in the BVI a couple weeks ago, so we're looking forward to a little sailing this summer and in the BVI next winter with friends who also took the course. We're only experienced in power boating, so this will be a new adventure for us. He's interested in a Hobie Wave or a similar small cat so we can practice right from the beach....See MoreHow many showings from one buyer does it take to make a sale??
Comments (89)Even our lawyer IS concerned about their death and infirmity contingency. In all his years as an estate and realty lawyer, he said he has NEVER seen that kind of contingency. Especially their infirmity contingency. He wanted it defined. It was defined by their lawyer mostly as a loss of the ability to make a decision. So NO, I am not heartless when I pray for them to live and be healthy up until our closing. I only wish them to last until I sell them my home.... I wish to close without having to worry about putting my home back on the market once again!! I don't think I could bear going back on the market again if anything happened to this sale. These people may be paying cash for the sale of our home, but they only put down 1k as a good faith gesture to purchase. Paying cash for full amount.. with only 1K in cash as a deposit could mean they could walk at any time until closing! They would not be out much if they did so. However, I doubt that they will do that, but you never know. Still I will not really RELAX until we officially close a month from now. Rental agreement is now in place, they didn't budge much on their rental price but we don't want to rock the sale of our house at this point. They only made the offer to buy because they knew we could rent the house back to them. So they will be making a nice profit on us from renting it back to us for 3 months. And we are alright with that... considering we actually were better about giving them a good price for our home.. we didn't dicker as much as we could have. In the meantime, our house inspection turned up with no major problems (which I assumed would happen- but who knows if there is anything lurking beneath the surface) although we are still being tested for radon... which who knows what that will be??? Never had one in all the almost 30 years we have been here. Hopefully, we will pass that. The building inspector will be picking up the containers on Monday at noon and said he will be able to get the results before the time expires for us to go under full contract....See MoreHow long should I wait?
Comments (26)John75 - Thanks. Our final price is around 95% of listing price. Laura "I guess I was and I did but do you remember that *most of the other posters who responded to your thread about your lowball offer also (1) thought you made a lowball offer and (2) were baffled that you were baffled that the seller didn't counter your lowball offer?? " I guess we see it differently. I think a lot of people understood why I didn't want to make an offer that was out of line with comps. Let me put it this way? What should a buyer do who wants to buy a particular house but thinks it is listed too high compared to comps? It seems to me that there are 3 choices: Offer to pay a price that won't be supported by appraisal and pay more than the house is objectively worth (and if someone loves a house enough to do that and can afford it not appraising that is fine with me), move on to another house without making an offer (what most buyers do, but then everyone loses out) or make an offer closer to comps (probably won't work but maybe it will). "You don't really know why the seller pulled his home off the market. Maybe he intends to sell it FSBO or privately, to family. Or maybe he just got tired of dealing with lowball offers! He may indeed be "serious" about selling, but at HIS PRICE." No, I don't have a pipeline to his thought process. However, I do know that his agent thought he should have countered and I do know that the seller has had the house off and on the market for a couple of years. So maybe he is serious about selling at HIS PRICE as you put it. And, that is fine if he can get it. I don't see why though I should feel like I have to offer HIS PRICE if I don't think the house is worth it. "And it sounds like you have found another home that you are very happy with so all of this is really moot at this point. " For me, yes. But I don't think you are being objective enough to realize that there really are honest to God sellers out there who are asking for unreasonable prices and not every seller is reasonable. I am willing to believe that you have your house priced perfectly appropriately. I am willing to believe that you are not being unreasonable in the amount you are listing your house for. I am willing to believe that you are not an unreasonable seller. You seem to be unwilling to believe that any buyer who gives a "lowball" offer could possibly be the reasonable one. I am just suggesting that you should acknowledge that it is indeed possible that a seller is the unreasonable one and the buyer is the reasonable one. In my particular situation given what has occurred since I made the lowball offer (the fact my agent - a certified appraiser - felt my offer was reasonable, the fact the seller pulled the house off the market, and the fact that I quickly entered into a contract for 95% of listing price) supports the idea that I was not the one being unreasonable. "...See MoreNot sure how to respond to this...
Comments (8)of course mom tells him things, but just say serenity prayer, you can't change her. and you cannot change your DH. as about SS he is too young to understand and he probably becomes more and more co-dependent on his crazy mom. as about custody arrangement, i don't understand how can it say pick up at noon if the person works. i could never pick anyone up at noon unless it is during summer break. they don't want 2 week arrangment so now they stuck wiht something that does not work for anyone. who does it work for? no one. you handled it great. i also believe your DH needs to tell BM to not discuss adult issues with the kid. nobody tells this woman anything, you are the only one who takes care of business, good job. i also think that maybe next time if SS asks about police tell him that it is between adults and nothing to do with him. kids ask bizzare stuff. My niece who is 7 asked me (she was 6 when she asked) why i have two husbands when people do not suppose to have 2 husbands. Mind you i have none! after some questioning I found out that she thought of DD's father (exhusband whom she doesn't even know that well) and my current BF (whom she does know very well) but whom i am not married to. I told my SIl and my brother and of course they never ever told her anything of the sort, she just made her own faulty observations. Kids say weird stuff. Don't let it bug you. and i don't get it why your DH still talks to her instead of emailing. she punched you, good enough reason to not talk on the phone. yeah... say serenity prayer, cannot change anything here, just keep doing what you doing. you are doing great here....See MoreMark McIntosh
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