listings: My Neighbor is Selling for How Much?? - 07/15/12 04:24 AM
My Neighbor is Selling for How Much??
You just found out your neighbor is selling their house. What's the first thing you do?
You call a real estate agent to find out what it's selling for, right? At least that's what most people do.
They tell you it's listed for $xxx,xxx. You're speechless.
It's about 50% lower that what all the other comparables homes in the neighborhood have been selling for.
There are a few possible reasons that this is happening:
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