If You're Engaged To Be Married You Don't Sign Up For A Dating Service - Right?

Oh my gosh - thanks for all the comments and I will be back soon to reply to each of you!!  :)

Thank you Lottie - looks like you've got the magic "suggest button" touch!!

Hi Carla - and yes - "forever hold your peace" fits right in with the marriage/house buying theme!!

Hi Kristine - I encourage buyers to shop enough to be sure they are making an informed decision after seeing what their choices are - but then to keep looking seems like a recipe for never being satisfied.

Thanks Bob - and yes, the contingencies can legitimately cause a buyer to need to cancel the "engagement".

Thanks Deborah - yes the idea of appreciating what you have seems so important to being happy rather than forever seeking something else and then something else etc etc

Very true Cheryl -  marriage and divorce can certainly impact our business but I agree that the parallels in process or steps along the way are pretty strong.

HI Susan & Charlie - yes the person who forever looks for the "perfect" spouse or house is likely to be single and a renter!!

Thanks Shannon - and yes - to continue "shopping" once you are engaged is just bad form!!

Hi Scott - interesting that you are seeing this occur too - I don't know if it has to do with the fears buyers have about the market so that they doubt themselves and their decisions more??

Hahaha Fernando - so that's the explanation - the buyers can't stand to end their relationship with their agent huh??

Thanks Mike - you have a great 4th too - and hopefully your buyers will settle in to close and stop looking!

Love it Mara - that house better NOT be cheating on them!

Hi Ellie - and yes, most often I see newlyweds who only have eyes for each other and buyers who are "in love" with the house they are buying - and that is really nice!!

Thanks St Cloud Homes & Land - and yep that commitment should mean - a commitment!

Margie - happy engagement and VERY happy wedding wishes to you!!!

Good advice Bryan about keeping track of the focus.  And I do think buyers worry about whether they are getting the best "deal" possible so that sometimes they lose focus.

Thanks Michael - and yes, if they don't understand the concept of having signed a legal contract, there can be some unpleasant consequences...

Hi Lina - oh those multiple offer scenarios are so tough since buyers can get caught up in the whole competition thing - and then have BIG second thoughts!

Thanks Leah - and I like your analogy in return about the need to work to make a marriage or home purchase the best it can be.

Hi Glenn - and yes I am all for looking and comparing - up until contingencies are done with and closing is only a few days away - then commitment to the choice already made is kinda nice!

Thanks Richie - I like your short and sweet - "Pick one & settle down" advice! 

Mitchell - sounds like you had a very wise mother - & it's great you can share her wisdom with your buyers!

Oh Marianne - that is perfect!!  That greener grass sure does still need to be mowed!!  Thanks!

Thanks Susan - I'm glad you liked it.

Happy 4th to you too Suzanne - and guess we will just keep on repeating this to people who seem stuck on perpetual searching!

Hi Sherri - I have seldom had it happen - so when it did, it kind of threw me for a loop...

I like it Ray - you are way ahead of them and ready for anything!!

It is confusing Sandi - I think sometimes people second guess themselves to the point of complete paralysis.  No fun!

Hi Pamela - and yes the "forever looking for something better" syndrome.

Thanks Gene - and I hear your frustration and hope your clients stay steady!

Thank you Steve!!

Yes Ridhi - I think the trouble with second guessing is that it can be an endless thing (and not very much fun).

Thanks Bruce - and you have a great weekend too - we are supposed to have great weather so hope they aren't kidding about that!

Hi Christine - and yes that dreaded buyers remorse can be gruesome!

Me too Ruthmarie - I guess the never satisfied thing is just so hard for me to understand that it does make me want to yank some hair out!!

Yolanda - you are right - there are some who are just eternal shoppers!

Thanks Erica - and I get enjoying looking at listings - I do too!  Just harder to understand those who are looking because they might actually switch gears and buy something different once they have a purchase well under way on one house...  Sigh!