Scenario: You are out with your Denver REALTOR® and you have searched high and low to find the perfect house to call home.
And then it happens. You find it! You know you want it! Its got your name all over it. You are excited! Very Excited!
But wait! Its not yours quite yet.
May I make a suggestion?
Shhh! Keep your lips sealed!
Over the years I have encountered numerous occasions where a buyer's excitement is their own doing-in. What do I mean?
Here are a few scenarios. They are all real life experiences that I have seen occur, no names or telling details of course - just lessons to learn by.
- Scenario #1 - You found the perfect home in the perfect neighborhood. Its a brand new listing, you were one of the first to view the home. You just made a decision to buy and you are meeting your REALTOR in one hour to write the offer. In your joyful exuberance you BLAB to your next door neighbor the news. You happen to include the price you are going to offer. You are so psyched - you are buying a new home! Fast forward two hours later and you find out that another offer came in that was just a little better than yours. Fast forward to a month later, you find out the person that got the house happens to be your neighbor's (that you blabbed to) cousin. Of course you didn't know the cousin was searching for just about exactly what you were wanting as well.
- Scenario #2 - You are leaving a home that is high on your short list. As you are leaving you decide to come back later without your agent and walk the neighborhood. Upon doing so, you meet a lovely lady that is taking out her trash and you stop and chat. You find out all sorts of wonderful news about the neighborhood. She asks you if you are going to make an offer. You say yes, probably. 24 hours later you decide for sure to make an offer. Your REALTOR calls with the bad news, I am sorry, but that home is suddenly Under Contract. Fast forward to a month later, you find out sweet old lady knew someone also interested that was waiting to see if the price went lower. She tipped them off that they better make a move.
Bottom Line - Its a Very Small World Out There. Even in the south metro Denver real estate world, the communities that we live in and want to live in are much smaller than some people understand. Chances are not bad that someone you know will have some sort of connection to a home buyer or home seller in your future.
Keep Your Lips Sealed. One the deal is done you can shout from the rooftops your excitement & joy!
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Steve Scheer, RE/MAX Masters, Inc.
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