OMG drama llama is trying to get me fired. Too much to go into on iPhone, but including trying to spread a rumor that I kept my job by sleeping with my boss. Fucking toxic.
Yeah, that sounds like ground for firing Drama Llama.
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Steph L. - Jan 31, 2012 8:03:36 am PST #6552 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
sj - Jan 31, 2012 8:05:53 am PST #6553 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
smonster, that is evil. I hope karma kicks him in the ass.
We received a counter offer that is an absolute joke. So, we're probably going to think about it for a couple of days and maybe counter offer with something more reasonable, but I need to try to deal with the fact that we're probably just going to have to walk away from this. They had a chimney fire a few years back and they're trying to count the repairs that they made after that fire as upgrades. It was probably covered by insurance. I'm shaking right now, and I have to pull myself together to go babysit.
Typo Boy - Jan 31, 2012 8:18:12 am PST #6554 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I second the OMG SMG.
And Tom, what I can I say except "fuckity, fuckity fuck"?
Strix - Jan 31, 2012 8:20:53 am PST #6555 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
sj, that sucks. Try for the counteroffer, but that's ridic. I'm sorry; I know you guys really want this house. Maybe they're just trying to play hardball.
sj - Jan 31, 2012 8:43:58 am PST #6556 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks, Erin. We bid 20k less than they wanted, which was reasonable based on what similar houses in the area, and they counter offered 1k less than their asking price. This house just came on the market, but many we have seen have been on the market for more than a year. Maybe someone else will jump at it for the full asking price, but I doubt it.
Strix - Jan 31, 2012 8:44:34 am PST #6557 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
1k less? They're not very good at this...
sj - Jan 31, 2012 8:46:31 am PST #6558 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
That's why I'm so pissed. It was an insulting counter offer both in terms of the money and the way it was worded.
Maria - Jan 31, 2012 8:49:03 am PST #6559 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
sj, I don't think they know they're supposed to *negotiate*. Coming down $1K is more of a fuck you than a negotiation.
smonster, WTF? Please let drama llama know that you'll be looking into a civil suit for slander. The law offices of Vortex & MFNlaw, P.C. will be more than happy to scare the shit out of her.
SuziQ - Jan 31, 2012 8:59:09 am PST #6560 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
sj, when we went through the hell process of selling our house we had gotten an offer we couldn't accept and they didn't like our counter (though I don't think we were quite as stingy), so I thought we were done with that buyer.
A month later, they were ready to go a bit higher and we were ready to go a bit lower and we finally found an amount we were both able to agree on. So, while you may have to walk away for now, you may not want to completely cross it off the list.
Steph L. - Jan 31, 2012 9:05:02 am PST #6561 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
sj, I don't think they know they're supposed to *negotiate*. Coming down $1K is more of a fuck you than a negotiation.
How does the process work from the seller's POV? When the seller counter-offers, do they run it by their realtor, and wouldn't a realtor tell them that coming down $1K is ridiculous? (Or, I guess, the realtor wants as big a commission as possible and approves the fuck-you counter-offer on the belief that the listing just came on the market and therefore they have time to be dicks about it before actually realizing that it's not a seller's market? [Or, at least, it's not a seller's market here. It might be in your neck of the woods.])