Coeur d'Alene Idaho Real Estate Adventures - You can't make this stuff up!
I had a WEIRD encounter with a buyer recently. I received a call from a guy I had spoken with on the phone a couple of times in the past few months. He has had his eye on one of my vacant listings.
He was a retiree, recently married, looking for a new nest.
So about 1:00 I got a call from my guy. Could I meet him out at the house for another look? He wanted to make a cash offer.
My mind raced through everything on my plate. I told him I could meet him at 3:45. He responded that I had better make it 3:00 because I was going to need to write up a cash offer and it was going to take more time. Huh? Whether we start at 3:00 or 3:45, it will take the exact amount of time to write up an offer!
I quickly decided that biting my tongue and going along with him was in the best interest of my Seller client. It just so happens that is the litmus test I use when faced with the quandary of "what should I do?"
He brought his new wife along and together they went through the house with a fine tooth comb. He announced that he wanted to make a ridiculously low offer (his words) but it was cash and he would close quickly. He wrote out an earnest money check for $1000. Now my first thought is that although his offer was certainly low, it wasn't as RIDICULOUSLY low as some offers that I receive. He wanted a response by 5:00 the next day. I talked him into 7:00 since my Seller was out of town on business. He reluctantly agreed.
I called him the next day to say that I had presented his offer and she was considering it. She was on the road and wouldn't be home until after 6:00 so it would probably be close to that 7:00 deadline before he received a response. He barked that he needed to know AS SOON AS POSSIBLE and hung up abruptly.
Here is our conversation, verbatim, when I called him at 6:45 to present the counter:
Me: Hi Larry, it's Janna. We have a counter of $XXX,XXX.
Larry: We're gonna pass.
Me: (I opened my mouth to start to speak and he cut me off)
Larry: Tear up my check.
Me: Um, I would be happy to put your check in the...
Larry: Tear up my check.
Me: Okay, as soon as I get in the office in the morning I will put your check through the shredder.
Larry: No, JUST TEAR UP MY CHECK! (Click)
What bad behavior! Although it WOULDN'T be in the best interest of my client, I would have liked to give Larry a spanking for his bad behavior.
When I called my Seller to give her the news, she laughed out loud and put it all into perspective. She said, "Good luck to his new wife!"
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