itsmyparty
Recycles dryer sheets
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- Mar 8, 2008
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Recently someone left a note on our door asking if we are interested in selling. Called them and found out their daughter & family live a couple of houses away ( we dont know them) and they want to move here from out of state to help the young family. Nice people. The local mother-in-law
Is a realtor apparently but doesn't seem to be playing an overt role. As it happens we have been interested in moving if the right place came available..but market seems so tight and not much surfacing. We purchased this house new 27 yrs ago from builder so arent too savvy on doing real estate deals. In one conversation I mentioned that if we found something to purchase and if the realtor relative of theirs would participate at a low fee level that could help both of us...but didnt get any real reply to it. (Maybe its one of those one mother-in-law vs another things). Other than Zillow, we dont know what house is worth. Wondered if any of you out there with a similar experience could offer any advice...eg. Should we get an independent appraisal from an appraisal expert or a real estate person, if we do sell...does it save $ to use a real estate lawyer vs an agent to do paperwork. Does having a real estate person give an appraisal obligate us in anyway to using their services? Seems at our age we should know this stuff...but we are novices! Thanks in advance for any advice. Also, received an email from them yesterday that daughter's friend purchased the house next to us (a big one...while ours is a smaller 1story which is perfect for the couple interested)...so think their motivation is even higher.
Is a realtor apparently but doesn't seem to be playing an overt role. As it happens we have been interested in moving if the right place came available..but market seems so tight and not much surfacing. We purchased this house new 27 yrs ago from builder so arent too savvy on doing real estate deals. In one conversation I mentioned that if we found something to purchase and if the realtor relative of theirs would participate at a low fee level that could help both of us...but didnt get any real reply to it. (Maybe its one of those one mother-in-law vs another things). Other than Zillow, we dont know what house is worth. Wondered if any of you out there with a similar experience could offer any advice...eg. Should we get an independent appraisal from an appraisal expert or a real estate person, if we do sell...does it save $ to use a real estate lawyer vs an agent to do paperwork. Does having a real estate person give an appraisal obligate us in anyway to using their services? Seems at our age we should know this stuff...but we are novices! Thanks in advance for any advice. Also, received an email from them yesterday that daughter's friend purchased the house next to us (a big one...while ours is a smaller 1story which is perfect for the couple interested)...so think their motivation is even higher.