offers: Sometimes You Just Can't Do It Right - 08/18/06 04:19 AM
Not sure if you remember my recent blog about my listing that sold for more money to a buyer brought by another agent.  I was so happy that my seller got more money than my buyer offered.  She's been under a lot of stress and was anxious to move closer to family since her husband died rather suddenly several months ago.
What a difference a day makes.  Since the offer was accepted, another agent who had brought a preliminary offer about two months ago (that went nowhere) has suggested her recent offer with the same people was never presented and insisted on … (2 comments)

offers: Doing The Right Thing Feels So Good! - 08/12/06 02:52 PM
I've never been so happy to lose money.  One of my homeowners has been trying desperately to sell her home.  We put it on the market in the fall only to have her husband pull the listing as soon as a buyer came too close to making an offer.  He really didn't want to move and finally told his wife he was not selling.  "They'll carry me out of here in a box," he told her just before calling me to remove the sign.  Not wanting to fight with him, she acquiesced, although in her heart she yearned to move closer to family.
This … (8 comments)