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Cool (literally... 69 last night)! My suggestion was to help you keep your sanity. There's very little you can do about the unknown. It sounds like you're staying on top of things which is really important. Good luck and well wishes from Tampa that you'll have a serious (and responsible) buyer very soon!
LOL OH and here I was thinking everyone was over my rants. Well then...where shall I start? hmmm how about the $700 billion bail out plan?...nah won't go there
I think the biggest problem I see as a listing agent is that due to the media coverage of foreclosures, buyers seem to think every home is a distressed sale.
My new response to the question "Why are the sellers moving?" is "This is not a short sale or foreclosure, just a normal real estate transaction."
I'm only looking at 50K above my target price..not ONLY at 50K above my target price.
So I'm looking at below, at and 50K above.
I'm not looking at homes 100K above my target price thinking I'll get a deal.
You misinterpreted my post or I wasn't clear enough.
I certainly hope that people aren't pricing a 100K wiggle number in their homes. 50K..maybe.
Kristine..why not have your realtor put something like "qualified buyers only" for showings ?
I have seen that in some listings. At least then you'd get "qualified" tire kickers
As for the flamings I got with my post..I qualfied for 100K over what my target price is for a mortgage but I do not want that kind of debt. So, yes I am looking at homes 50K over my "personal" target but I do qualify if I find one that I would like to submit an offer on.
I think the biggest problem I see as a listing agent is that due to the media coverage of foreclosures, buyers seem to think every home is a distressed sale.
My new response to the question "Why are the sellers moving?" is "This is not a short sale or foreclosure, just a normal real estate transaction."
My response as a buyer: "Lets start with the sellers who are most desperate
but still have a chance to sell, and go from there."
Kristine..why not have your realtor put something like "qualified buyers only" for showings ?
I have seen that in some listings. At least then you'd get "qualified" tire kickers
As for the flamings I got with my post..I qualfied for 100K over what my target price is for a mortgage but I do not want that kind of debt. So, yes I am looking at homes 50K over my "personal" target but I do qualify if I find one that I would like to submit an offer on.
Not a bad idea there Happy Texan! I will ask her about that.
the third showing they thought something was wrong with the kitchen/foyer hardwood floor because there was “dents” ummm no the “dents” are in the entire floor and are a part of the distressed look of that series. The buyer’s agent told my realtor she even told the buyer that but the buyer didn’t believe it…are you serious?
I'm sorry but I just have to laugh at this because it hit close to home. My agent showed me a house last week where, upon walking in the front door, my first thought was that the sellers must have been in the middle of refinishing their hardwood floors. On closer inspection we realized that the floors were brand new "distressed" flooring. Nothing wrong with it, but it didn't make a very good first impression on me because my very next thought was immediately to consider the cost of replacing that flooring, since that is a style that just wouldn't work for me. I must say the flooring gave a very good impression of old worn wood, LOL
If it makes anybody feel better, apparently it's not just buyers that are reluctant to make a commitment. The one house I liked enough to put on offer on, the seller changed his mind and took it off the market. And I even offered the asking price, sigh.
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