Have You Considered Leaving It For the Buyers?
The Bristow/Gainesville real estate market is on fire. Can you imagine a townhouse getting forty-five offers? Happened this part weekend. My buyer clients happened to be part of the madness. It's so hard to be competitive in this seller's market. Buyers are having to let go of every contingency and shoot seven to ten percent higher than list price just to be chosen. It's exhausting to be part of it, no matter what side of the deal you are on.
As I waited to hear back on the offer my buyers made, I spent part of my morning looking through Facebook. One post in particular made me angry. A home seller advertising a gorgeous, free standing island with granite top that they had purchased two weeks ago. I imagine they bought it to make the kitchen look amazing. Now they wanted the money back and were advertising it online.
Why didn't they just leave it for the buyer?
Maybe some sellers have no idea exactly how hard it is to get under contract, or how much buyers are giving up to be the winning bid. I'm sure the buyer on her home, gauging solely from the look of her kitchen, practically had to donate a bodily organ to be the chosen offer? Where's the good will?
I suppose she may have gone to the buyers first and asked for cash for the island. (Don't get me started on the practice of wanting cash for every little thing in the home.) And the buyers, having spent every penny they had to get under contract to purchase the home, probably had nothing left to give.
Note to self, if I write an offer for a buyer on a home with a free standing island, make sure it conveys in the contract. An entitled, selfish seller may very well try to sell it away from the very home that probably sold for tens of thousands higher than a reasonable list price. Of course, in this market, that conveyance request may kick it to the bottom of the pile. (sigh)
Now more than ever I truly appreciate when my buyers get to work with generous sellers. There are still those who realize how truly blessed they are to be selling in a seller's market and not looking to nickel and dime their buyers.
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