House buying/owning advice

[raquetcat]

Is inventory still that low from everyone not building after the housing bubble burst? Or is it just the annual spring/summer rush?

[Cire]

I think people are starting to buy again now the dust has settled and prices are stable.  Low inventory though from what i've heard.

Realtor said that the starter homes and family homes are going very fast.  from 130-230k range in joco.

[pissclams]

banks/investors are buying homes which is decreasing inventory

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

TTHOTUC mom sold her house in get this... 6 hours. for like 10% more than she bought it for in 2006. she looked a lot like this:

[Mikeyis4dcats]

Walking around my neighborhood there have been 5-10 houses for sale the past month, I think almost all of them have sold, and that's IN TOPEKA!

yeah, Sherwood homes are moving quick lately.

[kim carnes]

i recently sold my place (by owner) for 1k less than listing (they pay closing costs) in less than 24 hours to the first people who looked at it.  so yeah, the market is pretty ridiculous right now.  and i was still able to break even despite buying the house less than a year ago which is pretty amazing.

[pissclams]

you guys are sharing some really wild house selling stories in this thread.  and while i don't have any uber wild stories like you guys, i'm just going to put on my seatbelt and sit back with this thread on cruise control because i'm sure there's even more wild crap coming.

/execute www.mind blowing FSBO stories.edu

[Cire]

i recently sold my place (by owner) for 1k less than listing (they pay closing costs) in less than 24 hours to the first people who looked at it.  so yeah, the market is pretty ridiculous right now.  and i was still able to break even despite buying the house less than a year ago which is pretty amazing.

you got absolutely ass raped.

[The Big Train]

i recently sold my place (by owner) for 1k less than listing (they pay closing costs) in less than 24 hours to the first people who looked at it.  so yeah, the market is pretty ridiculous right now.  and i was still able to break even despite buying the house less than a year ago which is pretty amazing.

Thanks for sharing

[kim carnes]

 

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I sold my house in 1 second.

[kim carnes]

i should be a realtor.  i mean 24 hours, WOW that is really impressive.

[The Big Train]

i should be a realtor.  i mean 24 hours, WOW that is really impressive.

$10k houses always sell quick

[kim carnes]

when you want your home sold fast, call kim carnes realty

[kim carnes]

kim carnes realty, we'll sell your home fast, guaranteed

[kim carnes]

moving somewhere?  call kim carnes realty, we'll sell your home faster than the other guys

[puniraptor]

Just closed today on a house (home!?)

[kim carnes]

Just closed today on a house (home!?)

when its time to sell, you know who to call

[chum1]

I'm thinking about buying a place like the one below and spending the next 5-10 (or let's be more realistic) 10-15 years fixing it up while the area is overtaken by new developments/gentrified.  There are currently small condos two blocks away going for up to $300,000.  What do you guys think of this plan?

http://sibcycline.com/Listing/CIN/1395079

[Panjandrum]

banks/investors are buying homes which is decreasing inventory

Oddly enough, some investors in London bought my home.  Their local agent said they've bought about ten before mine.

I honestly don't care who bought it.  We got aggressive on list price and they're paying cash.

When my realtor called, he had no idea what to say other than, "Uh, so these guys have a couple million in the bank, and they gave us a cash offer sight unseen.  I've spent all afternoon seeing if it's legit, but it is, and it's almost too good to be true."

On the flip side, trying to buy right now is a bitch.

[Stevesie60]

Closing on our first home this summer thanks to Trim and his great attorney skills, which I can only assume he learned from BSAC.

[kim carnes]

why pay george medina 6% to sell your house in 2 weeks when I'll do it for the same price and sell it in half the time.  kim carnes realty.

[kim carnes]

garage too damn small?  kitchen too damn old?  wife and kids yacking your damn ear off while you're trying to watch the damn game b/c you don't have a damn man cave? call kim carnes realty, we'll get you fixed up fast.

[Stevesie60]

"Your credit rates are.........better than mine" - loan officer to me today

But on that note, how do you tell the loan officer than you had been working with that you found someone who has better rates? I feel pretty bad about it, I've been working with him for about a month.

[steve dave]

"Your credit rates are.........better than mine" - loan officer to me today

But on that note, how do you tell the loan officer than you had been working with that you found someone who has better rates? I feel pretty bad about it, I've been working with him for about a month.

you just tell him. it's a business.