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What if a Home Buyer wants you to show them a GROSS house?

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Godzyk Real Estate Services NH License 033394

Showing homes is not all peaches and cream. Some buyers do not have Champagne wishes and caviar dreams. Some want the bad, the ugly, mold and fleas. Did I really read that you must be asking? YES, here in the Manchester NH area there are many Investors who call on me, to find them the best deals.

 

What are the best deals? Simply put homes in the worst condition. Those that need the most work have the fewer buyers looking at them. Therefore foreclosures, bank owned and estate sales are many of the homes we target. The buyer inspect the home, make a quick list of what the repair costs are. They make their best cash offer as is without any contingencies. 

 

The goal is to buy, fix and list the repaired home back with me to sell. Turning coal into diamonds per say. 

 

I LOVE working with investors, contractors and cash buyers. I work with those on their first deal and those that have done 100's over 20 years.

 

I also take precautions, having a breathing mask, a flash light and bug spray for those pesky fleas. 

 

 

 Perhaps the MOST IMPORTANT message is to share with every consumer that my philosophy is simple, provide more personal and professional service to guide my clients through each step of the buying or selling process. All Agents are not created equal and every buyer or seller should take the time to hire the BEST not just the biggest. Those that hire me, find a dedication like no other.

 

To CONTACT Scott Godzyk please call 603.661.2121 or EMAIL: Sctprop@aol.com .

 

About the Author: Scott Godzyk is the Owner/Broker of the Godzyk Real Estate Services in Manchester NH. Proud to be locally owned and operated with 32 years of experience, Scott is a leading Agent for Listing and Selling Homes in this area.We are Full Time Agents ready to serve all of your Real Estate needs. Servicing Hillsborough, Rockingham, Merrimack and Belknap counties. 

 

    

Comments(20)

Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Scott. In the car business they say there is an a$$ for every seat. Enjoy your day 

Aug 13, 2019 06:24 AM
Sheila Anderson
Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ
The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Good morning Scott. I started out with investors because I was one and understood it.

Aug 13, 2019 06:32 AM
Michele Cadogan 917-861-9166
Fillmore Real Estate 2990 Av U, Bklyn , NY 11229 - Brooklyn, NY
Licensed Real Estate Associate Broker -

Thanks goodness that I was a  girl scout in my youth.  In the boot of my car I have  work boots, mask, flash lights, water etc.. 

Aug 13, 2019 07:48 AM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Scott,  I hav one client that is a investor and wants to see the worst of the worst, I carry a mask in my car for some of them to look at.

 

Aug 13, 2019 08:52 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

All I can say Scott... thankfully I've never been put into a position to have to show a "truly gross" house.

Aug 13, 2019 08:54 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Scott- I'm glad to hear that you take precautions when going into these houses. I've always said that there is a buyer for every home. 

Aug 13, 2019 01:10 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

There is usually a buyer for every house, as long as the price is right for condition.  I remember entering one house with white slacks in late spring.  I looked down and my pants had turned charcoal grey.  A cloud of fleas had hopped aboard the moment I had entered.  Add to it, there was a significant mold problem in a partially deconstructed bathroom, and I swore that house would never sell.  However, it did, in relatively short time.  But, at considerably less than the same house in that neighborhood would sell for in good condition.

Aug 13, 2019 03:37 PM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

CONGRATULATIONS Scott, on having this blog FEATURED in the Old Farts Club group!  

Aug 13, 2019 03:38 PM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Morning Scott.

I am a magnet for fleas, ticks and mosquitoes.  Thanks, but I would pass

Aug 14, 2019 12:47 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Good for you Scott to find all those good buys from your investor clients.

Aug 14, 2019 09:39 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

That is one way to put it Wayne Martin 

Aug 15, 2019 05:36 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Same here Sheila Anderson, i love working with them, they tell it like it is 

Aug 15, 2019 05:36 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

I keep the same Michele Cadogan-Cell 917-861-9166, you just never know

Aug 15, 2019 05:37 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

I broke down and bought a hepa mask with the replacable filter as the paper masks did not cut it after the last one Will Hamm 

Aug 15, 2019 05:38 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Your missing out Nina Hollander , yesterday maybe the second grossest home of the year.... ill post pics soon

Aug 15, 2019 05:38 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

There sure is Kathy Streib , I sure try, but i am looking for any thing that work keep the fleas off me. Usually you walk in and dont know theres fleas until they bite you. 

Aug 15, 2019 05:42 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Myrl Jeffcoat I can usually smell the mold when you open the door, but the fleas usually dont know until they attack. I am wondering how to ward them of just in case the home does have fleas. I ran out like a crazy man, but can say, dont put hand sanitizer on flea bites, 

Aug 15, 2019 05:43 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

I wish i could James Dray , but i sell them as fast as i get them, so a risk i have to take, but pre cautions come with them. 

Aug 15, 2019 05:45 AM
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

Thanks Anna Banana Kruchten CRB, CRS 602-380-4886 . 

Aug 15, 2019 05:46 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Hi Scott... this is one life experience that does not need to be on my bucket list! 

Aug 15, 2019 06:37 AM