Can You Be Objective Through Those Rose Colored Glasses?

By Definition:  To declare that a person is "seeing through rose-colored glasses " implies that they are an optimist , only seeing the good and neglecting to notice the bad.

Now... I am ALL for OPTIMISM and believe with every ounce of my being it is a beautiful thing.  My question is, is it affecting the sale of your home?

Can you honestly, objectively & realistically tell me that if you were a buyer you would pay your asking price with no attempted negotiations?

Really?  Blue shag carpet, flowered wallpaper, gold formica counters from the 70's and all?  Yeah, I didn't think so.

If you're selling a mansion, but to your buyers, it looks like this... You might have some challenges ahead.

Optimism has it's place... Don't forget that reality has it's place also!

 

 

12 Comments on Can You Be Objective Through Those Rose Colored Glasses?

You are right on with your points. I guess it is our job as Realtors to convince the client to take the rose colored glasses off, at least for this transaction!

07/07/2007 11:42 AM by Gary Waters - Real Estate Agent Viera Suntree (Century 21 Baytree Realty www.moving2brevard.com)

Sue:

I don't know that I would call that trend to be optimistic. .... more like greed? 

07/07/2007 11:53 AM by Joan Snodgrass Tri-Lakes Realtors, Shell Knob, MO (Tri- Lakes REALTORS)

Gary:  Yes, that's always the challenge isn't it?  Convincing them that we really do want the most for their home... but at the end of the day - it's worth what it's worth.

07/07/2007 12:06 PM by Sue Nelson, Broker/Associate Las Vegas Real Estate ~Team Rhino~ (ERA Sunbelt Realty)

I have the opposite problem.  I figure the buyer looks at the good while I look at the bad.  It makes us a great team on a combined basis.

07/07/2007 12:07 PM by ARDELL DellaLoggia (Sound Realty)

Joan:  That's true, sometimes it is greed.  Sometimes though, I really believe that they just see it differently - as their "home", not a piece of real estate to be valued by others.

07/07/2007 12:08 PM by Sue Nelson, Broker/Associate Las Vegas Real Estate ~Team Rhino~ (ERA Sunbelt Realty)

Ardell:  That can be a powerful combination.  Let them see it emotionally, while you point out the "what you maybe haven't thought of stuff"!!

07/07/2007 12:09 PM by Sue Nelson, Broker/Associate Las Vegas Real Estate ~Team Rhino~ (ERA Sunbelt Realty)

You know I travel in the realism circle, but there is a place for cautious optimism. 

07/07/2007 12:20 PM by Terry Nachtergaele, Realtor ~ Team Rhino ~ (ERA Sunbelt Realty)

Terry:  Yes, cautious optimism is a good description.

07/07/2007 12:52 PM by Sue Nelson, Broker/Associate Las Vegas Real Estate ~Team Rhino~ (ERA Sunbelt Realty)

  I also like the term Informed Optimist!

07/07/2007 01:06 PM by Rey Gallegos Home Loan Consultant Las Vegas, NV (A Mortgage Bank)

Steak:  It's no longer Rey, or Rey "Steak Dinner" Gallegos... It's just STEAK!  Informed Optimist - EXCELLENT!  Great picture too, love those Rose Colored Glasses!

07/07/2007 01:18 PM by Sue Nelson, Broker/Associate Las Vegas Real Estate ~Team Rhino~ (ERA Sunbelt Realty)

At the end of the day it all boils down to a property is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.....

Is there a reason we love this madness called Real Estate?

07/08/2007 03:28 PM by Karen Reynolds (Champagne Staging. LLC)

Karen:  Exactly right.  I think I love it because I'm a GLUTTON for punishment!

07/08/2007 05:05 PM by Sue Nelson, Broker/Associate Las Vegas Real Estate ~Team Rhino~ (ERA Sunbelt Realty)

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