Quantum Sufficit
Recycles dryer sheets
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- Jan 24, 2011
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We are selling our home in Florida in a rising real estate market. Many are actually calling a seller's market again with home prices projected to rise 25% in the next 3 years. We built a beautiful home with 12 foot ceilings, gulf access canal lot. Just perfect, with one negative. It is on a busier road, not busy but busier. (parkway but still just a 2 lane road- 1 lane each way). Nonetheless, the house is southern exposure on a corner intersecting canal view etc. I won't mention exactly where I am located. The house has been on the market 36 days. We have had decent interest with about 5-6 showings and it is not "season" in florida. One buyer came back 3 times, another (chinese buyer) came twice and we were told he would make an offer but alas, no offer followed. These Canadian buyers spent a total of 5 hours in our house in 3 showings. Because we have a 10 camera security system viewable anywhere we have internet, of course we "watched the show" on our smart phones.
We obviously want to move, but our condo is being built in another area of florida and won't be ready for close for 1 year.
Our ask price, 699,900
After 2nd showing they asked if we would entertain a 6 month period to close because they have to sell their house.
Obviously, we countered that question with, sure....with 100k down and at risk of loss if closing does not occur as scheduled.
After the 3rd agonizingly long showing AND forcing their realtor to take them on a boat ride up the canal system to our house THEY (after 48 hours) come in with an infuriating offer:
600k sales price, 50k down, AND....GIVE US YOUR OFFICE FURNITURE, THE TV ON THE WALL IN THE OFFICE AND YOUR LANAI FURNITURE!!! and the close date is Jan 11 2017!!!
I saw red.
We immediately countered exactly as follows: (our realtor to their realtor)--->
My sellers are a bit insulted at this offer...we counter with our request for 100k down and 685k sales price. I left their damn request for our furniture alone but it pissed me off.
They have not responded and we are at 48hours since our counter.
Sounds like bottom fishers to me. I am very angry.
What did we do wrong?