ROFLMAO.  Hilarious idea.  Hey, I'd watch this program.  I just had some "low ballers" who I dropped.   

While I agree that some low ballers are unrealistic, sometimes it's just what a seller needs to become realistic. 

We could do a double treatment.  We could also have Max Dollar about sellers that think their house is so special that they can price well above market and expect a path beaten to their door of buyers that can't wait to live amongst the plaid wallpaper (it was custom made) and green paint...

the media beats on our profession all the time. the funny thing about the shows like 'flip this house' and the like are that they make it seem like this s new idea. flipping a house is no new trick. it has been done for years. it just seems that right now if the tv says it is a good idea then everyone does it. as long as the reality shows keep saying offer low and get every consession the public will follow suit.

Thanks Karen! Can't you just see it? The buyer is listening to positive affirmations as he drives around with a giant maniilla folder and a hi tech phone/pda.  The cd in their car is playing and they are repeating: "I ar am a millionaire. I help people in distress to relieve themselves of the burdeon of unwated property..."

I think knowing each submarket within our large market will help us win this one.  We need to step up to the plate and counsel our buyers on what will and what will not fly.  Low balls will fly in some sectors of my market, and not so much in others.

If we can successfully educate our buyers and tell them what we need to tell them so they can make sound judgments in winning a bid, we will all win :) 

Right, Lania.  Then a thunderbolt would come out of the sky and fry them down to their little Manolos.

Alayna...50% brings a realistic perspective?

Lane...AWESOME IDEA! We could explain also that the Seller has gone to great pains to extract the dated 50's hardwood floor and try their hand at laying that new green and grey ceramic tile with the several colors of unmatched grout!

Trevor...Don't I know it. I'm the "flip lady" (see bio)

Right Renee...that is if your buyer values your opinion more than the anchor on the Today Show or something!

Karen: :-) lol

I can't watch those shows. As a lender I know if you buy a home at 50% and 6 weeks later sell it for double the price you paid someone somewhere is a weak link. We don't lend double the purchase price after only 6 weeks as a general rule (almost unbroken rule). And, we already know, these shows are a fraud (read H-o-l-l-y-w-o-o-d) as in the case of Sam Leccima from Atlanta (Google him if you want).

Tom...my Thanksgiving was great and hope yours was, too.

Ken...you got my hubby to check out "Sam" and I never did like him for some reason...now I know why, although I did think his assistant, Lamont was a nice guy. He probably didn't know exactly what was up there.