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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / August 2005We need an update........
OK, all of you who have houses on the market trying to sell them, we need an update on how things are going for you all! We know that DeeTee and Bob have sold theirs and already closed, but what is the latest on the rest of you??? Duckie....have you got a solid offer yet? If so, when do you close? Diane C........has your house sold yet? Did John close on his already? Melissa........where does your situation stand? Anyone else out there trying to sell.....let us know and keep us updated!!! Donna G Thanks for asking. The offer is still way off and I see the whole thing falling apart but we have learned so much in this process that it is a good thing so far. The major sticking point in the contingency they want to place on us which basically will be making us get out before they are sure they will take the place. Don't think so. They are acting like toddlers -- give them an inch and they want a mile. We are going to walk away before that. Right now we are letting them stew over the weekend without responding. Thinking we might let it go further into the week just to be evil. They keep telling us what we have to do cause it is a buyer's market and when we have to do it and I don't think so. Since the tree has been cut down, we have gotten so much more action so walking away won't bother me so much. Duckie > OK, all of you who have houses on the market trying to sell them, we > need an update on how things are going for you all! [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Donna G  Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) Those are the kind of buyers I could do without..can you imagine closing with nightmare buyers....I don't have to imagine I did it last year and we ended up with the deal going sour 2 days before closing..... Hope they straighten up and fly right for you, Duckie. melissa (who tries to forget last year ever happened) >Thanks for asking. The offer is still way off and I see >the whole thing falling apart but we have learned so [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >> >> Donna G > Thanks for asking. The offer is still way off and I see the whole thing > falling apart but we have learned so much in this process that it is a > good thing so far. The major sticking point in the contingency they want > to place on us which basically will be making us get out before they are > sure they will take the place. Don't think so. Duckie, that's insane! Stick to your guns! >They are acting like > toddlers -- give them an inch and they want a mile. We are going to walk [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Since the tree has been cut down, we have gotten so much more action so > walking away won't bother me so much. When my Mom and I were selling our house after my father died, we had one guy who wanted my Mom to hold the mortgage. I said "no way". That house was my Mom's retirement fund. I stuck to my guns until we found a buyer who could get a mortgage from a bank. If it doesn't feel right, don't take the offer. Hugsies, Carole who is still praying for ya! "Carole" <SeattleCarole@hotmail.com> wrote in message > When my Mom and I were selling our house after my father died, we had one > guy who wanted my Mom to hold the mortgage. I said "no way". That house > was my Mom's retirement fund. I stuck to my guns until we found a buyer > who could get a mortgage from a bank. If it doesn't feel right, don't > take the offer. That is one thing I've never understood anyone being willing to do, and I always advised my clients against it. At least two who sold businesses who are still very grateful. If someone can't qualify at a bank, why would an individual be willing to take the risk? Of course this doesn't include attorneys who routinely sell property and hold the mortgage because they know they are going to make money on the default. And can afford to have their money tied up while they do it. Vultures. Jo I didn't see the original article so I'll have to work from this one: > > OK, all of you who have houses on the market trying to sell them, we > > need an update on how things are going for you all! ..... > > Anyone else out there trying to sell.....let us know and keep us > > updated!!! > > > > Donna G I don't recall if I mentioned anything about the real estate setup here, but here's the latest anyway: On the new house I'm buying in a gated community: The developers report they've obtained permission to go ahead with the clubhouse and the first block/unit, of which mine is one of the four dwellings. So, maybe late October or early November I should think. If I go on this vacationin britain, that will fill in September for me anyway and stave off boredom .... The one I'm in now will have to be done up and made pretty for prospective buyers. It's in a good area, and basically sound, so I don't anticipate much of a problem selling for about the price I want. I'm hearing there is some big money in California looking at Ft Worth and nearby with speculative interest, as it is said to be the fastest growing city in the country. So, property prices should rise... I also have an investment/leasing property in Arlington, near here, no problems there at the mo. That's my latest. Watch this space! > Thanks for asking. The offer is still way off and I see > the whole thing falling apart but we have learned so > much in this process that it is a good thing so far. Are you using a realtor on this deal? > The major sticking point in the contingency they want > to place on us which basically will be making us get > out before they are sure they will take the place. > Don't think so. They are acting like toddlers -- give Good Gawd. Don't touch it! I don't remember seeing your posts on this business so I don't know the details of course, but there are plenty of buyers out there, depending on where you are of course, so theoretically you should be laying down the conditions. > away before that. Right now we are letting them stew ... > keep telling us what we have to do cause it is a > buyer's market and when we have to do it and I don't > think so. A buyer's market? I don't think so either! Again, depending on where you live, condition of property, etc.. > Duckie Apologize for poking my nose in here, but this sort of thing I've been doing for a long time, first in England and now here, so it's interesting stuff to me. -- Ian Yes MTLS with agent. Here it is a buyer's market and things are stagnant vs what they were over the last two years. But that doesn't mean we have to give this well kept house away. Big trouble is that we are leaving Mass to go to just south of San Francisco which means we will need all the money we can get from this house and then some to buy a smaller sq ft house on tiny lot for twice the amount. We can't buy until we have the deposit to purchase. They think they own the ball and aren't playing nice. They also think we are desperate. They are wrong. hehehe Duckie > Are you using a realtor on this deal? > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > -- > Ian Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) maroldcXXnospam@comcast.net wrote: > Yes MTLS with agent. Here it is a buyer's market and > things are stagnant vs what they were over the last two [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > They are wrong. hehehe > Duckie Ah, got the picture now. So you're not so well placed there for selling. That doesn't mean,as you say, you have to practically give the place away. It's a matter of finding the buyer who is looking for exactly what you have. Does your realtor's outfit advertise nationwide? Mine does this, on some mutual exchange basis with other agencies all over, I believe. You're moving to a more expensive place, that's for sure! So, you do indeed need all the loot you can get from the sale. Keep us posted on it and we'll hope to see a good end result (It might be offtopic but it's of what you might call professional interest to me at any rate, what!) SignatureIan We sold it the same day I posted here that we had no offers. We are lucky in our area it's a sellers market...so we pretty much made the buyers dance and we got everything we wanted. That so rarely happens to us that I was thrilled. We close on this house on August 25, move in the city for a month and then the last week of Sept. we will get to move into our new house...hopefully they'll be done building by then. I can't wait to get there. melissa >OK, all of you who have houses on the market trying to sell them, we >need an update on how things are going for you all! [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Donna G Glad you got it sold. Hope the move goes well for you. SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo > We sold it the same day I posted here that we had no offers. We are lucky > in our area it's a sellers market...so we pretty much made the buyers [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > melissa klemenci@newsguy.com wrote: > We sold it the same day I posted here that we had no offers. We are lucky > in our area it's a sellers market...so we pretty much made the buyers > dance and we got everything we wanted. That so rarely happens to us that > I was thrilled. Congratulations! > We close on this house on August 25, move in the city for a month and > then the last week of Sept. we will get to move into our new > house...hopefully they'll be done building by then. I can't wait to get > there. > > melissa We're at very similar stages, looks like. I was originally told last October that mine would be ready for May /June this year, now they're saying late October/early November! Well, I've waited this long so I may as well sit it out. SignatureIan grr. i just wrote a LONG message and my puter somehow swallowed it. too tired to rewrite, but the upshot is john's house closed a few weeks ago, mine will close aug 17th, we move aug 11th and i am not ready!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! diane Hang in there, Kiddo! Bob and I nearly killed ourselves getting ours ready, but we survived. DeeTee Diane, glad yours sold also. Enjoy North Carolina. Gwen > grr. i just wrote a LONG message and my puter somehow swallowed it. too > tired to rewrite, but the upshot is john's house closed a few weeks > ago, mine will close aug 17th, we move aug 11th and i am not ready!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > diane Woooohooooooo.........Love hearing that so many of you have sold your houses so quickly! Thanks everyone for updating us all. Now, if we can just get John and Duckie to sell their place and close! Sending lots of prayers and good vibes your way Duckie!!! Hope to hear some good news from you soon!!! Donna G Still waiting. The offer fell through. Seems they don't have all their ducks in a row -- like financing. That is what we figured when we kept refusing to take one contingency they kept sticking back into their offer. Maybe when their house actually is sold they will come back. They also would not let us see what was in the contingencies their buyer had made them accept. That made me suspicious. Gut feeling on the whole thing. So we wait. Thanks everyone. Kept sending good thoughts. Duckie > Woooohooooooo.........Love hearing that so many of you have sold your > houses so quickly! Thanks everyone for updating us all. Now, if we [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Donna G Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) Wow, that sounds like an offer you can do without. We're a little over two weeks from closing and we're just waiting for the other shoe to drop. It's been so quiet and everything has gotten done that we know something has got to get screwed up somewhere...lol!! melissa (the eternal optimist...lol) >Still waiting. The offer fell through. Seems they don't >have all their ducks in a row -- like financing. That [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >> >> Donna G I'll hold my breathe for you. lol Duckie > Wow, that sounds like an offer you can do without. We're a little over > two weeks from closing and we're just waiting for the other shoe to drop. > It's been so quiet and everything has gotten done that we know something > has got to get screwed up somewhere...lol!! > > melissa (the eternal optimist...lol) oh, duckie, major bummer! i'm sorry. you must be so sick of this. as for me, panic hit tonight. the movers arrive thursday! how can i be so unready? mandy the declutterer/packer/everything woman arrives tomorrow, thank god. to top things off, apparently the splinter i thought i got out of my finger a month ago did not come completely out and now it hurts and looks infected, so i will probably have to spend time at the docs tomorrow. could be worse, tho, i know. could be LOTS worse. john spent the last few days overseeing the painters/floor people at the new house in raleigh. while there he discovered a major leak in the utility room. the wall was soaked and gypsy moth caterpillars were crawling over it en masse! he took a picture. yuch. we haven't even moved in yet and this will be the second time we've used our home warranty. he also discovered the lovely sage color i'd picked for the kitchen came out a putrid mint green, so that will be re-done. again, i am trying to keep things in persepective. trying! diane So did that home warranty come from the buyers, the real estate folks or something else? Hope Mandy is coming on thursday as well. Wow, for some reason my stomach just turned over thinking about just where you are in the move. We are getting ready to move, rent, and figure out what to do about this house later. Duckie > oh, duckie, major bummer! i'm sorry. you must be so sick of this. > as for me, panic hit tonight. the movers arrive thursday! how can i be [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > diane Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) >>Wow, for some reason my stomach just turned over thinking about just where you are in the move.<< yes, and after day one of packing, my stomach HAS turned over. i felt panicky all day. mandy is a whiz, but even together, i feel as though we've only scratched the surface. john napped. he told me later he thought he should stay out of our way. i set him straight! i was so down tonight that he made many promises of how he'll help tomorrow. duckie, will your declutterer (can't remember her name) help you pack? the home warranty was from the buyers. i also bought one for my buyers. i've had one the whole time i've lived here, so i'm just transferring it to them. mandy is not coming thursday. i'll decide wednesday if i need her then. but she is coming friday (after we're gone) to do the final cleaning of the house. are you going to move before the house is sold or just wait it out until it sells? you must feel like you're in limbo. diane Where did you get this warranty. I have never heard of one. Sounds like it would be a good thing to offer to a buyer. Her name is Helene and YES she will be coming. I had thought I would have her come to CA as well but not if we are not buying right away. She is a wizard at figuring out how things will fit just so. What am I going to do with all the crap if we are renting first. ah the stomach rolls... Duckie >>>Wow, for some > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > diane Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) the warranties are very common here and also in NC. ask your realtor. she/he will or at least should know about them. d > Where did you get this warranty. I have never heard of one. Sounds like it > would be a good thing to offer to a buyer. Duckie, Ask your realtor. They are available around here. When our synagogue sold the parsonage in Lowell six months ago, we purchased one to deal with the fact that the house was 'as is.' Adelle Adelle -- has your sister's place sold. Drove by there last week and it looks like the sign is still there but since it is that set back road it is very hard to tell. Duckie >>Where did you get this warranty. I have never heard of one. Sounds like it >>would be a good thing to offer to a buyer. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Adelle Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) > Adelle -- has your sister's place sold. Drove by there last week and it > looks like the sign is still there but since it is that set back road it > is very hard to tell. > Duckie Nary a nibble. They just changed realtors, so we'll see. Adelle We see no point in changing realtors unless they got a lower commission rate -- things are on MLS anyway so everyone sees the same thing. But if they get a nibble now -- let me know who the realtor is. LOL Duckie who has someone scheduled to come looking tonight - cross your fingers everyone >>Adelle -- has your sister's place sold. Drove by there last week and it >>looks like the sign is still there but since it is that set back road it [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Adelle Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) Crossing all fingers, toes, legs, and armpits ;-)))) Carole ;0 > We see no point in changing realtors unless they got a lower commission > rate -- things are on MLS anyway so everyone sees the same thing. But if [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >> Adelle Duckie, Crossing everything that can be crossed and praying, praying, praying!!! Donna G Duckie, we did that when we moved from the Atlanta area to Florida when Grayson retired. However, we sold the house before his retirement date and rented a two bedroom apartment with attached garage. The car stayed outside because the garage was packed completely with boxes and things that would not go in the apartment. We had moved from a three bedroom, library, living room, dining room, eat-in kitchen and full basement with a two car attached garage. Believe me, I sympathize with you. Also the apartment only had one bathroom! Gwen > So did that home warranty come from the buyers, the > real estate folks or something else? [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > > > diane We are not taking anything with just one bathroom. Arava still rules when it wants to. lol Luckily when we are on holiday, my DH is very considerate about asking each time before he takes possession of the only bathroom. Duckie ...... Also the apartment only had one > bathroom! > Gwen well we are in a hotel in raleigh tonight. movers came today and deliver tomorrow. when we arrived at the house tonight to check out the paint job etc, we discovered a major mess. paint stuff everywhere and dust from the floor sanders on every surface. plus a huge leak in the utility room. i admit to total panic. john remained calm. (usually the reverse--now i know how to get him calm!) it's been a blur of the past few days with very little sleep. wish me luck for tomorrow. i'm wiped out. sleep tight, all, diane Good luck with it Diane. I hope that the rest of the process is as smooth as can be. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. As a good friend of mine always says "Breathe in, breathe out" :-) And tell the painters and workers to clean up the mess they left! Carole > well we are in a hotel in raleigh tonight. movers came today and > deliver tomorrow. when we arrived at the house tonight to check out the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > diane ehhhhh!!! nightmare. Hope you are safely stowed by now. Well you will know to never use those painters again. And I would tell them so AND I would tell them you are telling the person [assume realestate agent] that they should never use them again. Duckie > well we are in a hotel in raleigh tonight. movers came today and > deliver tomorrow. when we arrived at the house tonight to check out the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > diane Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) Gosh Diane, I sure hope today went better than yesterday. How upsetting to find things in a mess when you got there. Pray that everything will soon be straight and you can get some good rest and sleep. Gwen > well we are in a hotel in raleigh tonight. movers came today and > deliver tomorrow. when we arrived at the house tonight to check out the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > diane I hope things go well for you Diane, I am sorry the place was a mess when you got there. Please don't overdo. ok. SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo > well we are in a hotel in raleigh tonight. movers came today and > deliver tomorrow. when we arrived at the house tonight to check out the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > diane |
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