Motivated Sellers Who Are Not Motivated...
I have to tear this porch down... I knew this when I visited the little minions fields this past Fall and realized the shorties could get hurt because it is becoming unstable. I also have some legal work pending, so I have another road trip I need to go on because my previous road trip went to hell in a hand-basket over a pipe leak in my bathroom. Halfway where I needed to be I had to turn around. Needless to say, that was very time consuming, annoying, necessary and not the least bit fun...
I missed out on some really cool eye candy and a stellar visit with my friends. Bummer...
This next one should be fun because no one has any expectations (except my lawyer - LOL). I habitually get in the car, think about writing, drive, then randomly stop after I make a few phone calls to see if people can come out to play, then drive some more and make up what I want to do as the scenery flashes by and I sing along to my fave songs.
If you're there when I get there, I'll pop over. If not, I'll say hello on your voice mail (or send a text) and meander around collecting my eye candy, then move on until the next urge to stop over. Being retired and having a minion sitter is fun. You periodically get to wander off to do interesting things between working. ;-)
My cousin suggested a new spot for me to write from. I'm thinking about it because I have never been to Redding, PA. Amanda Marie really wants to go, rented a very nice compact car, so I figure why not be a passenger and drive her crazy with my laptop, TomTom an a wee bit of quirky side seat driving between blogging and serial commenting? (LOL) My Sprint Air Card can actually keep up if you drive 60 miles per hour or less. This should be very interesting because I have never seen Marie drive. I'm usually driving her...
Hmm... Does that make me a control freak? (LOL) ;-)
Marie driving... What a novel idea... Who knows how far I can get her to stray across state lines. Yes, I know, I am sooooo easily amused (LOL). I like invading states. I need to get more of my brick and mortars in on the game. We once took five cars down to VA but that's another blog post entirely (LOL). :-)
Oh... yeah... about that title... It's a chapter in my book (LOL). I am watching some real estate slides and thinking about the year in review and wondering why people put "motivated seller" in the MLS when the sellers are anything but motivated.
They, some of the sellers, like to say that they are, but in reality consistently reject decent offers all the time. It makes the buyer and listing agents crazy when people refuse to budge over a few thousand dollars, especially if the profit margin is 203.125%. Ever lose a good deal because someone brought their home in the mid sixties for $65k who have a six figure number stuck in their head that people just wont pay and they just wont let go of?
I just did... with a "motivated buyer" who really wants to move (ROTFLMAO). Does this mean my next chapter has to be "Motivated buyers Who Do Not Buy?" (ROTFL) Oh, the things I could say here but wont (Hahahahahaaaa!) My editor is going to have a field day with these two chapters, eh? My book is going to be mad fun because I am sooooo anal retentive with detail. I and my friends are constantly howling with laughter as I write it and ask for their take on the subject matter. They think I should get out of Real Estate entirely and just write. What a scary thought... I keep telling them I can't have adventures in Real Estate if I leave Real Estate. They are smarter than me and seem to think I can. ;-)
I bet I am going to have a lot of fun spoofing about this topic later when I get finished being disappointed that my buyer didn't get the house. There is a lot of irony in this situation. I just have to figure out a nice, generic way to tell the tale the next time I engage in Blog Post Therapy. What? You didn't see that coming?
Puh-lease... How could I not? Seriously (LMAO).
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