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Comments (39)We had potential buyers (old friends)who wanted the house and made an offer that was accepted by us. They told everyone the house was theirs even though we hadn't closed yet and they dropped by daily. The house was empty but the neighbors reported the visits, the use of the dock when they came by boat, a wild party the twenty five year old sons had one night. Our broker found out about the party and told us and also told the buyer it was inappropriate. They wanted a key; wanted to put the utilities in their name; pestered the broker daily. Everyone, including the man who did the termite inspection, knew they were buying the house. Our agreement said that we had the right to market and show house until the closing. With this potential buyer telling everyone it was his house it was hard to show the house to any other people. He would show up everyday. Much to our surprise and intense dismay the JERK dropped out of the contract because he suddenly decided he couldn't afford the house--there were no contengencies. We got to keep the deposit but our old friend made a fool out of himself and ruined the friendship. We let him out of the contract because we were so disgusted. We have another contract but like every one says "it ain't over til the check clears the bank."...See MoreHome buyer frustrations, advice/empathy needed
Comments (46)Buyers who look at homes for 6 months are not motivated buyers in my book, I would establish a different preview regimen to save the buyers and my own time. We looked not-seriously from March until June. We looked SERIOUSLY after that until we signed a contract to buld about 10 days ago. A few things happened. One is that we learned we couldn't have what we wanted and changed what we would have accepted. The other is that with the current market, people who don't have to sell yet are waiting--nothing new has come on the market in the last few months here. I was looking daily on-line and our agent was looking for us--we were hoping to have purchased and moved before school started. Nothing new was coming up--even up to another $200k over our price limit. We had some non-negotiables that made it hard to find a house. We need 5 functioning bedrooms (one could be in the basement), a kitchen at least as nice as the one I was leaving, a basement, at least a 3 car garage and we didn't want to change middle school districts. DH wanted a newer house since he didn't want to spend every spare moment doing home improvement. We increased our price range. We increased it again. I was looking at houses that were *double* our initial plan--still didn't find something 'perfect'--and at double our price range, we didn't want to have to finish the basement, replace the floors, re-do the kitchen, add on a garage or anything else in the $10k plus range. Out of curiosity, after we raised our budget and relaxed some of our earlier wants, I went back and looked at the flyers of houses we'd looked at earlier--and still wouldn't have bought them. We might have done better if we'd been seriously looking May and June, but we were too busy planning our wedding to househunt :-) But 6 months didn't mean we weren't serious--it meant we were *particular* (or fussy, if you prefer). Up until the day we signed the contract to build, we'd have bought a pre-existing one if we could have found one. --Beth...See MoreHouse is sold; what to leave behind for buyers?
Comments (27)To sell quickly, I cleaned out all extra stuff. Since I'm downsizing, I sorted into: trash, donate, give to family and friends. I took down personal photos; stowed valuables. I bought new towels and bedding for the master suite. I had my house and pool cleaned weekly and I had my lawn mowed every 10 days. I took my dog to daycare everyday during the week so I didn't have to worry about her during showings. On weekends, she went everywhere with me. Every morning, I spent the time to make sure everything was "showing ready" so I wouldn't have to panic and get things settled as sometimes I had only a one-hour notice. If there was a showing scheduled, I turned on all the lights before I left. I had no negative feedback from anyone except one woman who didn't like the upstairs carpet. No one complained about the extensive gardens, pool or the water feature (waterfall with 50 ft stream). My realtor had professional photos made; a nice wooden sign out front; color brochures with extra information (my gardens were in Southern Living Magazine a few years ago and the article was reprinted). She made sure to point out the custom features such as the Shaws Farm Sink, Rohl faucets, mahogany butcher block island, etc. I had two offers and a third prospect who was devastated that they waited 10 days and I accepted an offer before they got theirs in. In fact, that prospect wrote me a long note expressing their disappoint and stopped and talked to two neighbors to express their disappointment in not getting my house!...See MoreHome again; home again
Comments (7)I don't trust those things. Too many stories that didn't end well in the middle of winter on a deserted logging road. I don't travel but when I did - long before anything like GPS- I drove from one highway sign to the next and always stayed in the general direction I needed to go. Now I check google maps if I go anywhere I'm not familiar with. I print it off and take it with me, both versions map and satellite. And I study it while I'm still at home so if I have any question I can find out before I'm on the road....See Morepkpk23
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