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What would you call it? frustration?

By Muhammad Mushtaq

Real Estate Broker/Owner with Weichert, Realtors® - SBA Group 9074493

February 04, 2011 05:13 PM

I am working with a friend for almost two years to find him a house. I gave up on him a couple of times due to his penny-pinching nature but his wife always pushed him to buy a house and I had no options but to keep looking for their dream house. Recently I found a newer and beautiful Victorian style colonial REO property for a price $100K less than they were looking for. The offered bank $20,000 below the asking price. Bank countered that with $5,000 over the offer. The Buyer refused to pay $5,000 and preferred to walk out of the deal.

Muhammad Mushtaq
Principal Broker and Realtor (MA & RI)
REO Default Certified Professional (RDCPro) Loss Mitigation Certified Professional (LMCPro)

S.B & A Realty Group, Inc. 10 Purchase St, Suite 301 Fall River, MA 02720 Off: (877) 616-0330 Ext. 601 Cell: (508) 982-4824 www.sbarealty.com

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Catherine Ulrey

Keller Williams Capital City - Salem, OR

Equestrian and Acreage Property Specialist

You may want to give up on him again.

Feb 04, 2011 05:15 PM

Tim Lorenz

TIM LORENZ - Elite Home Sales Team - Mission Viejo, CA

949 874-2247

You need to get a new client and never work with them again.

Feb 04, 2011 05:16 PM

Sarasota & Manatee Counties FL

SaraMana Properties - QuickFreeMLS.com - Bradenton, FL

QuickFreeMLS.com - Listings In Paradise

Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop waiting your time.

Joan Valverde

HomeSmart - Colorado Springs, CO

GRI,CDPE,CNE,MRP,SRES Colo Sprgs, Blk Forest, Monu

Muhammad, So back to the drawing board you go. I looked for 8 months with my son and his wife..... Last Friday, we closed on the PERFECT Home for them and their family. So now they are painting and getting ready to move in!!! Keep looking, or...... if they are just pulling you along..... you may need to let them go! Best to you!

Feb 04, 2011 05:17 PM

Christine McDaniel

Christine McDaniel Realty, LLC - Avon, IN

Broker Associate

Sometimes the tough ones bring the greatest return :)

Feb 04, 2011 05:21 PM

Susan Goulding

Crown Key Realty, Inc; Tracy & Mountain House Sales and Property Management - Tracy, CA

Northern CA - Tracy & Mountain House Real Estate

Sounds like they want to write offers not buyer houses. Is he appeasing his wife by writing offers, sabatoging his own deal?

Feb 04, 2011 05:24 PM

Praful Thakkar

LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA

Metro Boston Homes For Sale

At times, friends don't become good clients. This is perhaps a perfect example of it.

You may want to have a heart-to-heart talk about the interest in buying and real market value of the home.

Feb 04, 2011 05:36 PM

Rene Bayani

Crestridge Partners - Irvine, CA

It is definitely frustrating when other people don't see that our time is just as valuable as theirs.

Feb 04, 2011 05:42 PM

Dan Edward Phillips

Dan Edward Phillips - Eureka, CA

Realtor and Broker/Owner

Sounds like you really need to cut the ties, it will never happen.

Feb 04, 2011 08:37 PM

Muhammad Mushtaq

Weichert, Realtors® - SBA Group - Fall River, MA

Broker/Realtor

Fellow Realtors, I greatly appreciate your feedback. This really give me a boost to cut my ties with this friend at least. I am not going to look back at my two years that I wasted with them. Cheers!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Feb 05, 2011 05:09 PM

Susan, you are absolutely right. This fellow is only pleasing his wife and only on her face. Many times, when they wrote an offer (both him and his wife) the very next day, I would receive a call from him (since wife was not there) making an excuse to walk out. He has many people to advise him. In fact he can't take his decision.

Feb 05, 2011 05:15 PM

What would you call it? frustration?

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