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Some interesting things home buyers wanted me to find out for them.

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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Centre Realtors

I love to show houses and help people find a home that they love. It requires patience and knowledge because buyers have lots of requirements and expect us to find out the answers.

There were couple of buyers whom I could not help.

There was a home over 100 years old and the buyers asked me has anyone died in the house ?

I asked them whether they meant recently or during the 100 years and whether they meant IN the house actually or did they mean that has any one who lived there died even away from the house

The answer surprised me. They meant did any one who used to live in the house die in the last 100 years during their ownership. They were afraid of ghosts.

I said it was difficult for me to track down all previous owners and ask them and the neighbors would also not know about previous owners. I did ask the agent about the current owners and convinced the buyers that it should not matter as no one died during the current ownership.

There was another buyer who wanted to find out if the neighbors had a pet. She said she would be scared if the dog or cat came out of the neighbor's house when she opened her door.

I said even if they do not have a pet now there is no guarantee that they will not get one some day . She should look for a home in a condo community where no pets are allowed, which is difficult to find.

ps. I also told that service animals are allowed .

 

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Comments (10)

Lottie Kendall
Compass - San Francisco, CA
Helping make your real estate dreams a reality

Interesting requests, Gita. No way can we predict which neighbors might have pets, now or in the future. And deaths in the last 100 years????

Jul 29, 2012 10:31 PM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Good morning, Gita.... those are very odd questions....some people are concerned if the past owner died in the house but to ask about all owners is absurd....you need to sell them new construction...

Jul 29, 2012 10:32 PM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Lottie, I run into some interesting buyers.

Barbara, That is a good idea in the future.

Jul 29, 2012 10:35 PM
Susanna Haynie
CO-RE Group, LLC -Real estate sales and services - Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs Realtor GRI CNE MCNE ePro MRP

Those are indeed difficult requests and I think you handled answering them well. I am not sure ANY real estate professional will be able to help.

Jul 29, 2012 10:36 PM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Susanna, I agree it was a difficult request.

Jul 29, 2012 10:40 PM
Winston Heverly
Coldwell Banker Access Realty - South Macon, GA
GRI, ABR, SFR, CDPE, CIAS, PA

I find when hit with these types of questions the buyers are not serious, and even if they write an offer they don't make it to closing.

Jul 29, 2012 10:51 PM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Winston, It is possible.

Jul 29, 2012 11:02 PM
Wayne Zuhl
Remax First Realty II - Cranford, NJ
The Last Name You'll Ever Need in Real Estate

You certainly handled their unusual questions with professionalism :) I'm just imagining how they ever managed to find the home their in NOW?

Jul 29, 2012 11:24 PM
Bryan Robertson
Los Altos, CA

Very interesting requests.  I'm not sure I'd be able to answer the one about dead people back 100 years.  No ghosts allowed :)

Jul 29, 2012 11:45 PM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Wayne and Jean, I should have asked them that question.

Bryan, I agree.

Jul 29, 2012 11:54 PM