Walking the tightrope

Russ,  Isn't that frustrating?  It's happened to me too.  The fact is that I've personally built two houses from the ground up and still come out with a punch list a mile long.  You're right, there is no perfect house.  I hope you can get your buyer to understand that some things are an easy fix.

I share the feeling here!  Dad's I think are the worst !  I had some young folks, though, who kicked Dad out of things and said they would do fine on their own.  Only once has that happened, however!

Guess that they have the buyers best interests at heart, but absolutely lack the market knowledge to know what represents a home that has been priced for its condition.  Nobody and no house is perfect.  Showing homes can be frustrating.

Russ, you are right.  The Uncle may be wise, but you are wiser.  And, the client needs to see that, too.  You will get her to come around. 

Russ ~ that is sooo tough when that happens.  And it happens often.  I'm getting good at balancing.

I have found that their "trusted advisor" will only kill one house that they really love.  After that, they will listen less to them and more to you. 

Hey Russ, you are lucky that it was on the first showing, I really get anoyed when it is the second and third showing and the "friend" kills the deal:)) It is like a jet plane flying over a showing.

Russ, next time instead of walking the tightrope, take the rope and tie the Uncle to the toilet....

The advisor seems to always play Devil's Advocate on everything as though they believe it's their responsibility or maybe they are making the down payment...

Russ, I can certainly relate. On more than one occasion, buyers have brought friend/family and it was all I could do to keep from telling said friend/family member to put a sock in it and let me do my job. But you are right, it is a tightrope, because that friend/family member has more pull with your client.