lewiston auburn maine realtor: "I'm Not Just Going To Give It Away" - Please Banish This Phrase! - 07/27/12 06:03 AM
“I’m not going to just give it away!”  As a full time Maine Realtor® I hear this phrase at times from potential home sellers.  While I certainly understand the sentiment, I would like to suggest that we all simply banish this phrase from our common language.
I had to chuckle this week as I was having a discussion with my own mother about a potential move and sure enough, she uttered those very words.
Trust me, the buyer obtaining a mortgage that they will be paying on for the next 30 years, does not feel like they have just been given a … (146 comments)