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Feeling like the "valley of humility between two mountains of conceit"
If you are from North Carolina like my wife and I are, you have likely heard the old description of North Carolina as "the valley of humility between two mountains of conceit."  The two mountains of conceit are Virginia and South Carolina.  North Carolina developed a little later because its well-protected coast line was harder for ships to penetrate. Until the last century North Carolina was considered a backwoods area by its neighbors.
Sometimes  dealing with buyers and sellers, I often see people who think they really know the real estate market.  Their only reason for using a real estate agent is to get some marketing support or some help getting into the houses that they have already picked.
Conceit according to dictionary.com means- "an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability."  It is rare to find a seller who can separate their emotion from the decision of what to price their property.  Most will listen to your pricing suggestions, and then go with their own number anyway.  I have even taken people to see homes that have sold quickly so that they can get an idea of what features and prices are important to buyers. While that helps, I have ... more

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