Continued from Listing My Home
This isn't my first rodeo. I've sold homes before. I've even sold investment properties that I owned. For some reason, every day that passed and I didn't get a call, was nerve-racking. The remnants of the snow and ice storm pretty well shot the first weekend. People were too busy cleaning up and restocking their current homes to bother looking for a new one. By mid-week, my buyer clients and leads started calling. They wanted to schedule showings or get more information on homes. The work was distracting, but I still kept waiting for that first call on my Shepherdsville home.
After an eternity(7 days according to the calendar), the call finally came. Good news! A woman wanted to see the home Sunday afternoon. The less good news was that the house was suffering from lax cleaning efforts. Additionally, my wife was supposed to make chili for a Sunday luncheon at VIPS. Obviously, cooking chili before buyers come is a no-no as overwhelming smells can be a real turn-off. So on Saturday, she cooked, I cleaned, and the kids made a mess. We got up on Sunday made a final push to pick up the remaining toys and got out the door just before the buyer arrived.
I knew from the buyer's agent that the buyer was seeing multiple homes that day. Therefore, I not so patiently waited until Monday morning to call for feedback. The call was brief. What I think she said was, "The house looked great, but my client wants to make an offer on a house in Mt Washington first." What I heard was, " The house looked great, but my client is certifiably insane."
After initial disappointment, I realized this was for the best. It's never a good idea to enter into contract negotiations with lunatics :)
Now, when the heck is my phone going to ring again!?
Next - Picking up the pace - The Second Showing
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Erik Hitzelberger is a licensed real estate agent with RE/MAX Alliance in Louisville. If you need a Bullitt County Real Estate agent please email me or call 502.921.3989.
I specialize in the following areas of the Metro Louisville Area: Jeffersontown (J-Town), Okolona, Fern Creek, Shepherdsville, Mt Washington, Hillview, Brooks and Pewee Valley. Click the following links to learn more about Louisville and Bullitt County Real Estate or to Search for Shepherdsville Homes.
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