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As the poet Bobby Burns said, after overturning and destroying a field mouse's burrow and all his store, while plowing his field.
But Mousie, thou art no thy lane, But Mouse you are not alone In proving foresight may be vain: In proving foresight might be vain The best laid schemes o' mice an' men The best laid schemes of mice and men Gang aft agley, Go often askew, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, And leave us nothing but grief and pain For promis'd joy! For promised joy! Let us all hope we fare better than the dear mousie. Last edited by elston; 01-01-2008 at 11:32 AM. Reason: tried to fix spacing for translation |
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They are refusing to do open houses. Our current agent says they don't work in our area. No-one does them. She said they send out invites to all the agents in town, and no-one ever shows up, so they quit doing them.
She said, "It doesn't work like you see on TV. That's just for show." ![]() I thought about holding my own open houses on the weekends, but there has to be someone wanting to see the house for it to work, I suppose. |
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The only place I've seen open houses work, were in the homes of friends in upscale neighborhoods...often resulting in bids from well heeled buyers. Many sold for more than the asking price. Those days might have evaporated recently.
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I just looked at the homes sold listing again, and their agency hasn't sold a home in our area since the last of September, which is when they listed our home. That's the month they went into transition with the new company and all. They have sold several home in the next county - all much more expensive homes than we have in this area. I wonder if their activity is based on their bottom line profits.
There are two other agents in town who have both sold several houses here in that time frame. We're meeting with her next Tuesday and will be addressing that. I think at this point that we're going to have to ask to be let out of our contract. I believe they have been neglegent since day one and we're the ones paying for it. That's not fair to us. |
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We have had a steady stream of showings and they all seem to happen on Friday and Saturday. We had an open house and only 2 people showed up and they seemed to just be nosing around according to our realtor.
All this action and not one offer! We had a realtor tour and they all said we are priced just right but our tile is outdated. Well I just replied tell people to make an offer we would give an allowance for the tile. We didn't like it either but I am not going to replace it now and deal with all that dust and workers in my house and my furniture outside etc. I just can't believe we haven't even had a low ball offer. It's frustrating, now I remember why I hate selling houses. Hopefully this will be the last one for a long while but that is what I thought about the house I am in now! My parents keep telling us to rent when we get to Maine but I hate the thought of moving from AZ to a rental and then again to a house. We will see what happens...but I am impatient...the thought of our hot summers approaching makes me ill. SELL....SELL.....SELL... ![]() |
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OK, that's what I needed to know - this house in WV is fully paid for with no liens or problems on the deed. Just thinking that in this depressed market and especially in a depressed state like WV, we just want to get out of the house what we initially paid for it. All the improvements, that would be worth XXXX dollars, we're thinking could be the starting price and would include commission to the realtor, closing fees, anything unexpected (we don't have a stair railing outside for the 3 steps to the front door and it's mandatory to have it here). Am I making sense? Or have I totally confused everybody? |
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We have agents in our market who will tell you the same thing, open house don't work and they won't do them. They prefer to spend Sunday afternoons doing something else and that's fine. I have a very understanding wife and do at least 40 a year. |
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Yes, you will get your share of nosy neighbors who want to see "what you've done with the place" and those who are a year a way from buying, but statistics show it takes 16 showings to generate an offer - that's an average. Why not increase your odds? |
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I do know that when I was selling my house, prices fell quickly when a significant number of foreclosures entered the market. I wasn't even aware of how many foreclosed/almost foreclosed homes I was competing against, until my realtor gave me the stats. The national news outlets were talking about problems of course, but the local news basically ho-hummed the whole thing until it became painfully obvious to everyone. I agree prices have risen out of sight. When you work steadily your whole life, it's not unreasonable to hope that you can afford a decent home. McMansions don't interest me....just a cozy little place with enough room for the gardens and maybe a few animals would be great! My one luxury wish is a 2-car garage, and having it attached to the house would make me happy to the end of my days. Oh, the decadence of not having to shovel and scrape snow/ice anymore before going to work at the crack of dawn ![]() Last edited by Boomerang; 01-01-2008 at 12:23 PM. |
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