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Lots of people change their mind or fail to qualify for their financing, at no fault to the seller (or the house)
Even some houses that come back because of inspection issues might be just fine for a different buyer with a bigger budget or better aptitude for the kind of repairs it needs.
Every buyer needs to do their own due diligence whether it's "back on market", or not.
Well, only a few of those are cliche descriptors... most are, according to you, just bad misrepresentations.
Truth is, the property description is my least favorite part of putting a listing together. I've never been good at flowery language. Many of the things that we ~could~ use that space for that used to be cliches, now aren't allowed, like references to mother-in-law apartments, great places for kids, proximity to schools, master bedrooms or baths, or walking distance to anything.
I prefer to stick to the bottom line. I get annoyed by the flowery text I have to wade through
I like the phrase immaculate if it truly is. When looking for a home I want one that says immaculate, mrs clean lives here. I don’t want to go see a home that smells, or is dirty. I have noticed there are agents that are honest in their listings, it’s not flowery they are describing the home as it is.
I don’t like it if the listing says move in ready and you see a house that looks like a hoarder lives there, A unique property and it’s a dump.
Years ago when my parents were looking for a house 'out in the country' a phrase that became an inside joke was when a house was listed as 'having possibilities' Even after they bought a 1930s farm house on 2 acres that needed a lot of work we would drive past a weed covered abandoned house with the roof caved in and someone would say 'Look it has possibilities'. The joke has carried on to the next generation. My nephew bought a house that was barely standing and when we asked him at a family get together he said 'it has lots of possibilities' -- He bought it planning on tearing it down (but the well is good)
Years ago when my parents were looking for a house 'out in the country' a phrase that became an inside joke was when a house was listed as 'having possibilities' Even after they bought a 1930s farm house on 2 acres that needed a lot of work we would drive past a weed covered abandoned house with the roof caved in and someone would say 'Look it has possibilities'. The joke has carried on to the next generation. My nephew bought a house that was barely standing and when we asked him at a family get together he said 'it has lots of possibilities' -- He bought it planning on tearing it down (but the well is good)
"charming" irritates me. It usually means "tiny" or "hasn't been updated in 50 years".
And yeah, "bring your highest and best offer by...." turns me off. I immediately close the window with that listing and move on to the next. Not interested in the realtor's pretend bidding war.
And yeah, "bring your highest and best offer by...." turns me off. I immediately close the window with that listing and move on to the next. Not interested in the realtor's pretend bidding war.
Unfortunately for everyone of your intelligence, there is another mouth breather that falls for the trap.
If it weren't for knuckle draggers, real estate agents, and "bad neighborhoods" that everyone is running from, I'm sure house prices would be half of what they are today.
"charming" irritates me. It usually means "tiny" or "hasn't been updated in 50 years".
And yeah, "bring your highest and best offer by...." turns me off. I immediately close the window with that listing and move on to the next. Not interested in the realtor's pretend bidding war.
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Originally Posted by Lockdev
Unfortunately for everyone of your intelligence, there is another mouth breather that falls for the trap.
If it weren't for knuckle draggers, real estate agents, and "bad neighborhoods" that everyone is running from, I'm sure house prices would be half of what they are today.
You two can hardly be serious with this little quibble about "highest and best." Well actually, I never use the words but there is a nationwide housing inventory shortage, with demand vastly outstripping supply. Multiple offer situations are more common than not.
It is a professional courtesy and a FAVOR that a listing agent tells you there is a deadline for offers and that you only will have one shot at it.
I just sold a listing, and got whined at by an agent who complained that he wasn't told there was a deadline for offers.
Absolutely, the vast majority of the time I see that terminology, the property goes under contract within a day or two from the deadline. And, I have buyers miss on too many houses because there are multiple offers that beat them.
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funny anecdote, thanks for sharing.
