How many times do I have to sell this puppy?

I love the mani idea!  What a great thing to do for your client when things aren't going right.

I hate when that happens.  You begin to wonder if the listing will be a stigmatized one after back on the market so many times and worry.  Or at least I do.  We currently have one on counteract #3 as well.  Hopefully in 14 days we will close.  We're past all contingencies this time

I've noticed more instances of "buyer cold feet" of late. Hope this is not a trend.

Gives a whole new meaning to the term "boomerang buyer"...or maybe it's Seller...

Alan,  it does happen. Thankfully, it does not happen often.  I've only had to go back on the market once.  If I had to sell a home more than twice ... yikes!  That we be me needed a long spa day. 

I'm always pleased to have a back up offer.  Then again, I've been a Short Sale Agent for so many years that I often find myself selling a home three times or more.

Alan, Been there, done that with one of our listings this year.  Two offers the first weekend, either of which seller would have accepted but buyers BOTH changed their minds.  Take offer 3 a few weeks later.  Buyer loses their job. @%@#$%@##$!!!!  We're on track to close with offer 4 in 5 weeks.

I had a listing like that too...we ended up taking it off the market after a few months after the seller ended up losing her job!  Things happen for a reason!  Hope you get it sold this time!

We can get that back here where it is a strong buyer's market yet.  You should be in a seller's market so that is just poor luck for your sellers

That is the pits...I have only had this happen 2 or 3 times in all my years.

I've been on the other side of this, getting backup offers accepted, sometime to close and once just to kill it later due to a better house coming on the market and too many problems with the first one. 

I sold a house twice in 45 days once. The first buyer put it under contract, passed all contingencies, and had hard earnest money of about $25,000. Then he got a great job offer from Microsoft and decided not to live here in Jackson. Fortunately for me, he decided to go ahead and buy the house, and flip it. I resold it for him immediately and for a profit. Somedays it works out...

My current buyers got the house they're under contract on because they were a back-up offer and the first position offer fell out. I'd definitely hold on to that back-up offer you have especially at the rate those fickle buyers are dropping off.