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If it's still active and you want to buy it , why not make an offer?
I am lazy. I am not going to get pre approved get an agent and make an offer only to find out it isn't open to investors or is actually priced more than what the listing says.
"this house is perfect for" or "picture-perfect" are just acceptable puffery/marketing-speak. I certainly agree "this house is in perfect condition" lays you open to interpretation ... much as "brand new" items that are more than 90 days old
It did not say "this house is in perfect condition" nor did it say something like "Perfect for those who love to entertain...". It said something like "This house is just perfect!!!" or "PERFECT is the best word to describe this house." which leaves the statement open to different interpretations, including a perfectly reasonable interpretation that it's a reference to the home's condition. Even if not taken 100% literally, it could easily be interpreted as "nothing is wrong with it" or "this home has no problems" or "this home is in excellent condition". Remember, many buyer's are young and inexperienced....and agents are always at risk for misrepresentation claims should problems be identified later.
Anyway, regardless of how common this might be or someone's view that this is acceptable puffery, my view is that it's potentially misleading for the buyer and risky for the agent...and completely unnecessary. If the writer meant something like "perfect for the entertainer" or "yard is perfect for relaxing", etc. then that should be said. I was just using this as an example of sloppy and careless writing that could come back to bite and which is easily avoided with just an ounce of care.
I am lazy. I am not going to get pre approved get an agent and make an offer only to find out it isn't open to investors or is actually priced more than what the listing says.
The language used about investors and offer deadlines sounds like foreclosure property language. It's probably a bank owned property. If it's been on the market a long time, it's probably open to anyone, any previous preference for owner-occupants has passed.
Develop it and sell it, hellob - a listing writer tool. Problem is, most people can spot fluffy scriptbot-generated words and phrases when they see them.
Trouble is, there's a lot of sides to being a realtor, and some of us are better at some aspects than others. I like talking to people, and my hubby is the contract guy, so we make a good team with each handling our side of those tasks. We both can take and edit pictures well, so we have that covered. Both of us sometimes struggle with Property descriptions because we aren't really great at writing fluff. For good or ill, our descriptions often sound more like specs than sales promotions.
I prefer specs vs sales. I don't need to read the promo stuff, just tell me how new the systems and roof is, etc. in fact, if a listing doesn't mention the age of things, I assume that they are near death, lol.
I think software would be helpful but you'd have to tweak it to be more personal. It'd be a good outline for those who are not great writers.
I am lazy. I am not going to get pre approved get an agent and make an offer only to find out it isn't open to investors or is actually priced more than what the listing says.
Call the listing agent and ask what the current status is.
I prefer specs vs sales. I don't need to read the promo stuff, just tell me how new the systems and roof is, etc. in fact, if a listing doesn't mention the age of things, I assume that they are near death, lol.
I think software would be helpful but you'd have to tweak it to be more personal. It'd be a good outline for those who are not great writers.
Like me? I need an editor. I probably shouldn't have used "Trouble is" and "Problem is" in the same post. I need more coffee
I prefer specs vs sales. I don't need to read the promo stuff, just tell me how new the systems and roof is, etc. in fact, if a listing doesn't mention the age of things, I assume that they are near death, lol.
I think software would be helpful but you'd have to tweak it to be more personal. It'd be a good outline for those who are not great writers.
I think it's rare for an agent to list out the age of everything . Roof , HVAC etc .
Although it makes sense they would want to mention if something is relatively new like a roof etc .
"This house is perfect"...could mean it's move-in ready, or its in a great location, or perfectly sized for a young family or a first-time buyer. "Perfect" is in the eye of the beholder.
"Ready to make your own" = needs cosmetic work.
Of course there are some agents who write terribly, but they are also marketing something. All marketing has some fluff. IMO if you can't handle that then you aren't ready to be in the marketplace.
To me, a bad listing is bad photos (not just outdated but blurry photos, photos of messiness, photos of corners...anything you might see on the Terrible Real Estate Photographs Facebook page), and underselling a property.
In buying my current place, my second choice was a place I almost didn't look at. It was described as a two-bedroom with a combo living/dining/kitchen. I preferred to have a dining room over a second bedroom, but the price and location were good so I went and looked at it. My agent and I were both astounded...in fact it had a separate dining room. I don't know what else the agent could have thought that room was. In reality it was a huge place, bigger than I actually needed. I think it could have sold for more if it had been properly marketed.
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