Author Topic: buying a house (Read 99025 times)

_33 · « **Reply #250 on:** March 08, 2016, 11:43:24 AM »

Where's Waldo?

p.s. lollersnorts

star seed 7 · « **Reply #251 on:** March 08, 2016, 11:44:15 AM »

Institutional Control · « **Reply #252 on:** March 08, 2016, 11:50:42 AM »

I hope I get invited to lib's house warming party.

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #253 on:** March 08, 2016, 11:56:02 AM »

Quote from: Batt BcKee on March 08, 2016, 11:50:42 AM

I hope I get invited to lib's house warming party.

I wonder what kind of snacks he'll have?

meow meow · « **Reply #254 on:** March 08, 2016, 11:58:18 AM »

Quote from: Rick RowdyBoyy Daris on March 08, 2016, 11:56:02 AM

Quote from: Batt BcKee on March 08, 2016, 11:50:42 AM
I hope I get invited to lib's house warming party.

I wonder what kind of snacks he'll have?

chips and salsa

(Not)

michigancat · « **Reply #255 on:** March 08, 2016, 11:59:23 AM »

Quote from: Kat Kid on March 08, 2016, 09:39:26 AM

Quote from: michigancat on March 07, 2016, 09:51:45 PM
should have asked for more money

This was my initial thought, but if the process is really as easy as this seems I am prepared to leave some cash on the table.

Would much more cash would you have accepted for another month on the market? Just curious.

Kat Kid · « **Reply #256 on:** March 08, 2016, 12:23:15 PM »

Quote from: michigancat on March 08, 2016, 11:59:23 AM

Quote from: Kat Kid on March 08, 2016, 09:39:26 AM
Quote from: michigancat on March 07, 2016, 09:51:45 PM
should have asked for more money

This was my initial thought, but if the process is really as easy as this seems I am prepared to leave some cash on the table.

Would much more cash would you have accepted for another month on the market? Just curious.

I could paint a rosy scenario and say we left $10,000 on the table (higher list, reuse to negotiate on the offer, refuse to negotiate on inspection items)

but in reality we got an offer at list on the first day. Will take.

ksuwizard · « **Reply #257 on:** March 08, 2016, 12:34:15 PM »

Quote from: mocat on March 07, 2016, 09:59:04 PM

on saturday at approximately 11 AM we offered on a house that had been listed the previous day (Friday) at 5 PM. the house already had 2+ other offers. we offered $10k over the asking price. at 2 PM we were informed we did not get it because 2 other offers were higher than ours. the house was on the market for a total of 21 hours.

this is like the worst time in the history of time to try to buy a house.

It so is. I've had the same experience way way too many times over the last 9 months I've been looking. House goes on market, we look the next day, agent finds out an offer was accepted when trying to pull up the seller's disclosure so I can make an offer...it is INSANE. I finally got lucky and was able to get my offered accepted on a house in Waldo back in January. I was the 2nd offer and the house hadn't been on the market for more than 24 hours. My super awesome agent helped out tremendously with her patience and knowledge. Moving in later this month.

It is not a buyer's market at all. Best of luck and I'll be on the lookout for any in Waldo if that is where you are looking to move to.

Catchacold · « **Reply #258 on:** March 08, 2016, 01:07:13 PM »

we noticed a house on MLS as "withdrawn", our agent contacted them, and apparently the owner was waiting to complete a lot line adjustment before showing it. couple days later we find out they accepted a full price offer, sight unseen. wtf

Institutional Control · « **Reply #259 on:** March 08, 2016, 01:16:10 PM »

We listed our house on a Friday at 5 p.m. and by Sunday at noon, we had 8 offers. 5 over asking, 1 for list and 2 for under list. We ended up selling it for $15K over our asking price.

pissclams · « **Reply #260 on:** March 08, 2016, 01:49:54 PM »

just go in all cash, 15 day close. source: tarek and christina el moussa
seriously, this isn't that hard

ChiComCat · « **Reply #261 on:** March 08, 2016, 01:52:46 PM »

I sold my condo in CO without listing. Had a friend who was a realtor and knew someone that would be interested once she knew we were moving. Same realtor did both ends, made a little money living there over 3 years once the realtor was paid a smaller commission. #realestatebrag

pissclams · « **Reply #262 on:** March 08, 2016, 01:56:11 PM »

Quote from: ChiCat on March 08, 2016, 01:52:46 PM

I sold my condo in CO without listing. Had a friend who was a realtor and knew someone that would be interested once she knew we were moving. Same realtor did both ends, made a little money living there over 3 years once the realtor was paid a smaller commission. #realestatebrag

smart man, tarek and christina handle both sides of their transactions themselves too. source: tarek and christina el moussa

chum1 · « **Reply #263 on:** March 08, 2016, 01:59:50 PM »

~~Re: buying a house~~ Negotiating deals

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #264 on:** March 08, 2016, 02:51:38 PM »

Is ChiCat Donald Trump?

AbeFroman · « **Reply #265 on:** March 08, 2016, 03:04:51 PM »

Quote from: Emo EMAW on March 08, 2016, 02:51:38 PM

Is ChiCat Donald Trump?

I didn't see anything racist in the post, so unlikely

CNS · « **Reply #266 on:** March 08, 2016, 03:09:01 PM »

Man, I may need to sell my house, build another one, then sell it too.

ednksu · « **Reply #267 on:** March 08, 2016, 03:43:15 PM »

Quote from: Kat Kid on March 07, 2016, 07:56:23 PM

we listed our house and it sold the same day for list. this is good or bad?

Kinda bad because it means you probably could have upped your price. But you obviously listed at a price that met your needs and was competitively priced in your market. Sometimes it better to move your unit and be done.

people said it already

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #268 on:** March 08, 2016, 03:49:41 PM »

Quote from: CNS on March 08, 2016, 03:09:01 PM

Man, I may need to sell my house, build another one, then sell it too.

If you do this and utilize goEMAW.com in doing so I think you are morally obligated to donate a portion of the proceeds to fattyfest (IMO of course).

chum1 · « **Reply #269 on:** March 08, 2016, 03:57:26 PM »

Don't tell KK he could have made more money. There's just no way to know that. And if it's true, it's not necessarily true because of the amount of time the house was on the market. Luck is a big factor.

XocolateThundarr · « **Reply #270 on:** March 08, 2016, 04:51:09 PM »

We are edging ever closer to listing our house. Probably going to be sometime this summer. I've been researching selling it myself and avoiding using a realtor. Anyone had success doing this or have horror stories to tell about it? My initial reading indicates it is no big deal once you identify a title company you are going to use.

pissclams · « **Reply #271 on:** March 08, 2016, 05:31:15 PM »

Quote from: XocolateThundarr on March 08, 2016, 04:51:09 PM

We are edging ever closer to listing our house. Probably going to be sometime this summer. I've been researching selling it myself and avoiding using a realtor. Anyone had success doing this or have horror stories to tell about it? My initial reading indicates it is no big deal once you identify a title company you are going to use.

do you know many real estate agents?

pissclams · « **Reply #272 on:** March 08, 2016, 05:32:48 PM »

Quote from: pissclams on March 08, 2016, 05:31:15 PM

Quote from: XocolateThundarr on March 08, 2016, 04:51:09 PM
We are edging ever closer to listing our house. Probably going to be sometime this summer. I've been researching selling it myself and avoiding using a realtor. Anyone had success doing this or have horror stories to tell about it? My initial reading indicates it is no big deal once you identify a title company you are going to use.

do you know many real estate agents?

i do and it can't be rocket science

star seed 7 · « **Reply #273 on:** March 08, 2016, 06:14:47 PM »

Like a million of them do it as a side job like mowing lawns

Missouriscribe · « **Reply #274 on:** March 08, 2016, 08:09:54 PM »

Quote from: pissclams on March 08, 2016, 05:32:48 PM

Quote from: pissclams on March 08, 2016, 05:31:15 PM
Quote from: XocolateThundarr on March 08, 2016, 04:51:09 PM
We are edging ever closer to listing our house. Probably going to be sometime this summer. I've been researching selling it myself and avoiding using a realtor. Anyone had success doing this or have horror stories to tell about it? My initial reading indicates it is no big deal once you identify a title company you are going to use.

do you know many real estate agents?

We sold our house that way. It enabled both us and the buyer to get a price we each were happy with. We definitely got less exposure, even with an mls listing through one of those websites. But that wasn't quite the same market going on now. The process was pretty easy.
i do and it can't be rocket science