5 Telltale Signs That This House Isn’t For You
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Shopping for a Home is a Process of Elimination
You search for homes based on your specific criteria and eliminate those homes that are not up to par. When you find your dream home, you usually know it immediately. When you come across a dump, the same holds true. Our intuition is usually right.
Buyers Beware
Ever come across a home online or in print whose images and property detail descriptions just about seemed perfect? Yeah, me too. It’s kind of like what Alicia Silverstone said in the movie Clueless, “She’s like a Monet. Well, from far away she looks pretty good but up close she’s just a big old mess.” And just like in the movie the Money Pit, the home may look pretty from the outside but once you start turning things on all hell can break loose.
You might want to keep looking for your dream house if:
5. The neighbors yard looks like a scene from Sanford and Son.
4. The real estate agent warns you about funny sounds coming from inside the house.
3. The listing sheet highlights all the negative features of the home with suggested remedies and prices from experts of improving them.
2. The basement has water marks 3 feet high and when you turn the light switch on, the garage door opens.
1. You’re told by the homeowner, “Trust me, the smell is only seasonal.”
Bonus: After you look at the house the neighbor asks if you’re really serious about buying the place and then laughs hysterically and walks away.
If you can top these, we’d love to hear your stories.
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Ginger Wilcox said,
February 27, 2008 @ 10:28 pm
Those water marks don’t scare everyone off. I had clients in escrow on a property. It flooded a few days prior to close of escrow after a major storm and my buyers backed out. The six feet of water in the lower level family room and the death of a few chickens on the property scared them away.
Amazingly enough, someone else closed escrow on it 3 months later for $150K MORE than my clients were in escrow for. Hard to believe, now isn’t it?
Rudy, Social Media Guru said,
February 28, 2008 @ 6:02 am
Hi Ginger!
Amazing. Salmonella poisoning kills a real estate deal:) A friend of mine bought a house in PA and his basement floods during heavy rains. He seems to accept it as part of the houses charm, go figure.
Thanks for sharing your story. Loved it.
Rudy
Real Estate Marketing Blog - Vinny said,
February 28, 2008 @ 6:46 am
The second an agent says, “It has a lot of potential”….RUN!
I have heard this so many times and have been trained like Pavlov’s dog to immediately get out there when those words hit my eyes or ears.
Unless I am looking to flip the place and have tons of capital to do so, then some advice for realtors…never say those words to home buyers.
Mike Bowler said,
February 28, 2008 @ 12:36 pm
This one must have sold. Video is no longer available