So you are getting divorced. What are you gonna do, Saw the House in Half?!

Janice and I have noticed that home sales forced by divorce here in Vancouver WA have risen at an alarming rate in the past year and a half. It seems that we were handling two or three of these sales a year when suddenly the number jumped to seven or eight a year. It has more than doubled! Of course, today's buyer's market is flooded with short sales and REO's which makes it doubly hard on the troubled ex-lovers. Real estate deals can be stressful enough all by themselves. Adding the turmoil of a divorce can make things get explosive at times.

We have become quite good at dealing with these types of sales. Negotiations can be tricky as we are usually negotiating a three way triangle between Mr. Seller, Mrs. Seller, and the buyers. Confidentiality is crucial as the real estate agent has to be able to win and maintain the trust of all of the parties involved.

There is a Cambodian couple who have come up with a very creative way to solve this problem. How would uo react if you were called out on this listing appointment? Let's hope this trend doesn't catch on here in the United States! Can you imagine the inspection report!

 Photo courtesy of Phnom Penh Post

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