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.
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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."
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.])
amyth - Jan 31, 2012 9:14:50 am PST #6562 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
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.
smonster, WHAT THE SHIT? I want to have her killed. But having Maria and Vortex sue her into next year might do as a substitute.
sj, good luck. Hopefully the seller will realize that they aren't going to get anywhere and come down some more.
askye - Jan 31, 2012 9:15:18 am PST #6563 of 30001
Thrive to spite them
My brother just sold his house, he ran the counter offer by his realtor but also crunched then numbers again himself to see what he felt he could reasonably go down.
However the differences in the counter offers weren't as extreme.
Liese S. - Jan 31, 2012 9:21:13 am PST #6564 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Well, they did just set the price and haven't had time to let the market tell them otherwise. Maybe they felt insulted by your offer and were just reacting with an insulting offer and will calm down and look at it more clearly by your counteroffer. Don't give up yet.
Sean K - Jan 31, 2012 9:24:04 am PST #6565 of 30001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Ugh. Sorry to hear crappy stuff is going on smonster & sj.