tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849327642610184563.post9052017778041819257..comments2023-10-30T10:31:57.911-04:00Comments on Days of Transition: LimboRalphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10007305231270037503noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849327642610184563.post-76356428713912003442009-04-29T06:44:00.000-04:002009-04-29T06:44:00.000-04:00All I know about the current real estate market is...All I know about the current real estate market is that it's scary, man! And we're wishing you all the best with this. I just don't know how to play the poker game of bluffing and negotiating, so I figure, get an agent you can trust and let them do their thing. Good luck - we're pulling for you!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041502316651258186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849327642610184563.post-74283707726685342932009-04-28T15:52:00.000-04:002009-04-28T15:52:00.000-04:00Thanks for the good wishes, Mim. I hope we don't ...Thanks for the good wishes, Mim. I hope we don't have to wait overnight but we may.....Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007305231270037503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849327642610184563.post-62157014851257989622009-04-28T15:06:00.000-04:002009-04-28T15:06:00.000-04:00URGHGHG is right. Things that make the heart beat ...URGHGHG is right. Things that make the heart beat too fast and sometimes skip beats. Having done this too many times to sit back and relax and say it will work out, for as you said so well you are buying the next phase of your life.. retirement. Hopefully sleep will come easily tonight as you wait to hear.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430084640185906974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849327642610184563.post-50834764215286739302009-04-28T10:10:00.000-04:002009-04-28T10:10:00.000-04:00Thanks for the perspective, Z&M,. I guess my ...Thanks for the perspective, Z&M,. I guess my usae of the phrase "fast sale" was meant as shorthand for "strike while the iron is hot"--didn't mean it as a negative. The frustrating part was that I saw the logic while Steve was just stuck on The Number.<br /><br />Just spoke with Ron, who says he's getting "good vibes" from the agent, but we'll see what the buyer has to say....Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007305231270037503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849327642610184563.post-7274555455263506552009-04-28T10:01:00.000-04:002009-04-28T10:01:00.000-04:00Ralph, I have to disagree that your agent is looki...Ralph, I have to disagree that your agent is looking for a fast sale. The market swing that's out there causes agents to be super realistic and for the sake of the seller, not lose control of the buyer. You may have lost the buyer already, we don't know yet, but today's market activity demands the seller play to the buyer without getting rediculous. Unless it's heading to foreclosure then all bets are off. I don't know the market up there but can tell you 5% off appraisal value here is normal. In fact, some find that the appraisal paid for by the sellers doesn't meet the same standards as the appraisal by the lender. An agent in my office just had a real hot potatoe with the sellers taking 12% less because in the 40 days it sat there waiting to close, other properties closed for less, hence a lower appraisal came in. Not happy clients for sure. Good luck you guys!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com