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Another way to Impress your Girlfriend. Have a Realtor show you Expensive properties.

By Bob Hashbarger

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April 10, 2011 05:11 AM

I haven't run into this for a while but Friday I have deja vu. A couple of years ago I have a very high end riverfront estate for sale and a "buyer" wanted to buy it for his wife to be. They came 5or 6 times and discussed alterations and furniture placement. Subsequently he made and offer and couldn't get a loan but, at least for a while, he made his girlfriend think he was rich.

Friday I took a couple to look at to look at building sites. He's going to build, for his girlfriend, an English Cottage with English garden on a property with a pond or stream. I showed them the two he wanted to see, which wouldn't work, then showed him a property I know of that exactly fit the bill. Girlfiend loved it. It looked like properties we saw along the Avon the last time we were in England. She wants that property and the one next to it. No rich guy has to find a way to tell her he can't pay almost $200K for the building site. As we're ending our appointment he gives all the signs that we're just going to look at expensive properties so the girlfiend will think he's rich.

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Sarah Freitag

eXp Realty LLC - ICON Agent - Cassville, MO

That sounds like my kind of luck! Thanks for the post.

Apr 10, 2011 05:14 AM

Malcolm Johnston

Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate LTD., Trenton, Ontario - Trenton, ON

Trenton Real Estate

An older, white haired man walked into a jewelry store one Friday evening with a beautiful young gal at his side. He told the jeweler he was looking for a special ring for his girlfriend.

The jeweler looked through his stock and brought out a $5,000 ring and showed it to him. The old man said, "I don't think you understand, I want something very special."

At that statement, the jeweler went to his special stock and brought another ring over. "Here's a stunning ring at only $40,000," the jeweler said.
The young lady's eyes sparkled and her whole body trembled
with excitement. The old man seeing this said, "We'll take it."

The jeweler asked how payment would be made and the old man stated, by check. " I know you need to make sure my check is good, so I'll write it now and you can call the bank Monday to verify the funds and I'll pick the ring up Monday afternoon," he said.

Monday morning, a very teed-off jeweler phoned the old man.
"There's no money in that account."

"I know", said the old man, "but can you imagine the weekend I had?".

Apr 10, 2011 05:17 AM

Laura Sargent

Carolina One Real Estate - Mount Pleasant, SC

This is a new one to me... or is it? Now you have me thinking.

Apr 10, 2011 05:42 AM

Rob D. Shepherd

RETIRED - Florence, OR

RETIRED

I have dogged a couple of these over the years. I need to see a bank letter for proof of funds before we go out! Oregons new contracts this year demand it right up front for seller approval.

Apr 10, 2011 05:44 AM

John Pusa

Glendale, CA

Bob - Once, a buyer to impress his girlfriend leased a car, and asked me to show him expensive estates; when I asked him for the bank preapproval letter, he did not contacted me again. I have seen those fake buyers to impress innocent people.

Apr 10, 2011 07:51 AM

Bob Hashbarger

Self Employed - Branson, MO

Dream Broker Vacation Home Sales

I had no idea so many other agents had run in to the same type.

Apr 11, 2011 03:29 AM

Another way to Impress your Girlfriend. Have a Realtor show you Expensive properties.

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