Sometimes, when the market moves...you see a lot of both buyers and sellers who are not REAL....and you have to wonder...why do we call REAL estate...as opposed to Make Believe...Fantasy.....Pretend....sometimes you want to say "Get Real" Estate....
You know that it is not REAL estate when....
- The First Time Buyer "knows" there is _________fill in the blank....Mold, termites, etc....without an inspection....without any real signs....he just "knows'
- The Seller refuses to Clean, de-clutter, remove the moose head from the mantle...he "knows" buyers understand the decor and can imagine (oh yeah...that will happen) how things will look
- The inspector "believes that there could be the possibility of maybe ________and the first time buyers run far, far away
- The selling agent "knows" if the Lister doesn't take this offer....the next one will be much lower:
- The short sale buyer "Knows" the bank will take whatever they offer
The list goes on.....reality is what anyone perceives it to be....How do you put the REAL in REAL ESTATE ?
Sally K. & David L. Hanson, ABR, CDPE, CSS, e-Pro,ILHM, REDS
Sally and David, one thing is for sure. The market always puts the reality back into real estate. Some people just have to learn the hard way. Thanks.
Learning the hard way is hard....and unfortunately sometimes it is the only way for some people.
Real estate is real for me when the mortgage payment notice arrives each month -- LOL.
Ahhhh bet then there is that deduction on your taxes....give some, take some !