EEEKKK - More rage and frustration

That seems like a darned good idea, as long as there isn’t a clause in the contract that says it has to be removed.
I doubt there would be. He most likely will do some major renovations and what's left behind can be thrown in his dumpsters.

Besides, it's not like he's getting a bank loan to purchase this place. Banks would require the house be up to code and pass inspection. It's not.
 

The last antique dealer I had a business card from just left. He did a quick walk around. Wasn't a bit interested in any furniture only the radio cabinet, but lost interest when he found out the radio wasn't in it anymore.
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He picked up a basket of old bottles and asked how much. I said $20. Then he started in on how far he had to come and that I wasn't working with him. I went to $15, but he said it has to include the basket.
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I am just tired of these guys that you have to pay them to take things, they they turn around and sell them for 100% profit plus what you paid them to take.
I thought that about Got Junk. They did a great job, and took things I couldn't take to St. Vincent de Paul's thrift store. I didn't care if they took some of the stuff and sold it. There were two stereo shelve sets still in their original very heavy boxes, for example. More power to them if they want to sell some of my stuff.

I would only own a business like Got Junk if I wanted to sell the good stuff, too.
 
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Sunk Cost Logical Fallacy
Sunk costs do, in fact, often influence people's decisions, with people believing that investments (i.e., sunk costs) justify further expenditures. People demonstrate "a greater tendency to continue an endeavor once an investment in money, effort, or time has been made. "This is the sunk cost fallacy, and such behavior may be described as "throwing good money after bad", while refusing to succumb to what may be described as "cutting one's losses".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunk_cost
 
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Wait, what? Someone offered $60K to buy all the contents of the house?
Just the house and lot. He said anything that isn't part of, or permanently attached to, the standing structure will have to be removed. He especially pointed out the drapes and curtain rods and the stove and fridge. He is going to gut it and make it over into a 2 unit house.
 
Just the house and lot. He said anything that isn't part of, or permanently attached to, the standing structure will have to be removed. He especially pointed out the drapes and curtain rods and the stove and fridge. He is going to gut it and make it over into a 2 unit house.
Saw it this morning on another of your threads and commented there.
https://www.seniorforums.com/threads/what-the-realtor-said.64745/page-2#post-1886283

Don't be too quick to sell to the first person who offers greenbacks, Deb. I'd look at this offer with a very careful eye. If there's a good opportunity to fix up your house and make a profit he won't be the only one to spot it.
 
I don't like fooling with drapes either. I bought mini blinds for every window and love them in my condo! Gave my old drapes etc to the Salvation Army.
I see you live down in Texas. But us northers here like to have full-size LINED' drapes to pull over windows to keep the cold out. When the sun is out we pull them back to let the sun in to help warm the house. Sure makes a big difference in the heating bill.
 
But it is only worth what somebody is willing to pay for it.

I have several sets of fine china, some lovely crystal wineglasses, etc., in my china cabinet. The china cabinet is beautiful (Shaker style) and made of solid cherry wood by the previous owner's grandfather. I would not be able to sell those things today because times have changed. Those who want them already have them, and those who don't have them, don't need them. I used to have dinner parties quite frequently, so I used all that stuff.

My own children don't want anything I own, except maybe my car. And even if they got that, they'd sell it for something that wasn't orange. They will give the rest to St. Vincent de Paul. They need nicer stuff over there, and the kids are used to me giving stuff away, so it goes to people who want and need it.

Not that I have much stuff -- basically I own what I use. That is because I hate clutter. My husband has custody of the china cabinet, etc.
What you wrote about your children not wanting your stuff reminds me of what my sister told me. She has fine china (different sets for each season), beautiful crystal pieces and nice silverware sets. Her daughter has already told her she doesn't want that stuff. I understand about the silverware. I've had my mother's silverware for a couple of decades...still haven't taken time to clean the pieces. My sister also has beautifully dressed Barbie dolls still in their boxes. I'm sure they are worth a lot now. I hope my niece and nephew take that into account when the time comes.
 
That is great, if you can get it. You will be deluged with lookie loos and very few will be interested in buying your disaster area for that kind of money
 
I understand about the silverware.
My mother bequeathed her silverware to my daughter. I hope she takes care of it. Right now, it is a heavy box, which no one has opened.

I wonder how long the younger generations won't want china, crystal, silverware, and beautifully kept furniture. My mom had mostly teak furniture in excellent condition. She and my dad bought it in Denmark in the early 60s. My kids will probably inherit that from my sister. I hope my daughter wants it. That furniture is worth a bundle. Just the buffet was appraised at $4,000. I didn't take any of it because I wasn't interested in arguing with my sister about who gets which pieces.
 
I am seriously thinking of just putting it in the hands of a realtor. Let them deal with prices, flippers and the like. They have connections and know who are the cash buyers (at lest the one I've been dealing with says). When I told her what the man offered, her exact words were:

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She already suggested $140K.
Well, there you go. It's a lot more than $60K, and it's worth a shot, if you don't mind the delay caused by having it on the market.

However, it will have to be pretty much empty or staged, unless you lucky and someone sees past the things you still have there. OTOH, you can probably move into your new house while this one is on the market.
 
My mother bequeathed her silverware to my daughter. I hope she takes care of it. Right now, it is a heavy box, which no one has opened.

I wonder how long the younger generations won't want china, crystal, silverware, and beautifully kept furniture. My mom had mostly teak furniture in excellent condition. She and my dad bought it in Denmark in the early 60s. My kids will probably inherit that from my sister. I hope my daughter wants it. That furniture is worth a bundle. Just the buffet was appraised at $4,000. I didn't take any of it because I wasn't interested in arguing with my sister about who gets which pieces.
Teak furniture is beautiful. I know what you mean about prices. The dining room set my mother had before she and my father moved to an apartment would be worth a fortune now. I was just getting started on my own and wound up moving to the same development (where I've been for 50 years) so I couldn't take the set. I don't know what she did with it. Good of you not to engage in an argument with your sister about your mom's stuff. Some young people appreciate the older furniture and antique items and some don't. I know one thing...the older stuff was made better. One factor I think is the ease of care for those items.
 
Good of you not to engage in an argument with your sister about your mom's stuff.
I'd been telling my mom for years that I would give my sister first choice, and I meant it. My sister cares a lot more about having possessions than I do. She is a collector of sideboards, china, and mid-century Christmas trees and ornaments... probably more but I haven't been to her house, so I don't know.

I am a collector of nothing. I love poking around in antique stores, but I don't buy anything -- mostly because I have to really love it before I want it, and most things don't "speak" to me that way. But when they do, I love them forever.

My mom had a tiny white terrier on wheels (on her fireplace mantel) - I took that, a few pieces of framed art, and two kitchen utensils my great-great grandmother had owned (what I think is a nut chopper, and a wooden handled fork). My sister had a moving van, plus a few dozen boxes that she shipped.

I could not have handled figuring out where to put all that stuff, or unpacking those boxes. When my MIL moved to Florida, she had a yard sale. Afterward, she packed up everything that didn't sell and sent it to me as a surprise! I was now the proud owner of a dozen large boxes filled with things I didn't want. The things went to Goodwill, after I consulted my husband about what he wanted to keep. That stuff didn't sell for a reason.

I kept the large silver platter so I could feed the ground feeding birds in the winter. It sat on the snow so they didn't sink into it. This treatment, by the way, did not hurt the platter.
 
Well, there you go. It's a lot more than $60K, and it's worth a shot, if you don't mind the delay caused by having it on the market.

However, it will have to be pretty much empty or staged, unless you lucky and someone sees past the things you still have there. OTOH, you can probably move into your new house while this one is on the market.
Not if it's going to someone who is going to remodel or tear it down. They look right past the "stuff" and focus on the neighborhood, the land, the comps, and the bones of the house.
 
Not if it's going to someone who is going to remodel or tear it down. They look right past the "stuff" and focus on the neighborhood, the land, the comps, and the bones of the house.
Well, I wouldn't. I don't want the job of getting rid of someone else's stuff. OTOH, I could probably afford to hire it done, if I had enough money to hire someone to fix the house.
 
Just the house and lot. He said anything that isn't part of, or permanently attached to, the standing structure will have to be removed. He especially pointed out the drapes and curtain rods and the stove and fridge. He is going to gut it and make it over into a 2 unit house.
That feels like blackmail. I’m not liking that man.

The $60K was semi-tolerable if you got to walk away with the house just as it stands.

If you’re willing to risk it over the winter, list and move out. Leave everything that you don’t need and just do the things to keep the house functional - heat, water, taxes.

In the meantime, high grade everything that might actually be worth something into one spot. A week later decide if moving it is worth the effort and costs. If not, it goes to the give-away pile.

Leave the old furniture for a bit of staging or give it away right now.

Contact a couple more agents for their opinions. I always hired an appraiser before listing.
 
@WheatenLover "I have to really love it before I want it, and most things don't "speak" to me that way. But when they do, I love them forever." Well you shop like me! Something has to speak to me too. Even when I'm shopping for a gift, I don't go with a preset idea of what I'll get. When I see it, I know it and get it. I won't say I don't collect stuff but none of my collections are big, unmanageable things. My son, who's a deejay will be delighted to get my albums. I collect clip earrings (I have a niece that would want them) and in a way I guess I'm collecting leather bags, shoes/boots and knee socks. My granddaughter will love getting the leather bags (I told her genuine leather is like gold now and very hard to come by without paying a fortune). My niece might want some of my boots.
 
I uncovered this piecrust, drop-top table today. It's been sitting in the front living room for decades with a tablecloth over it and covered with knickknacks for my sale. The varnish has some condition issues, but the wood is good. It has ball-and-claw feet. I posted it on an antique web site. Someone responded that it may be a Chippendale and to be careful not to let it go too cheaply. She suggested I even have it re-varnished and keep it, but then she didn't know I'm moving into a bungalow.

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Offer of 60K & realtor estimate of 150k would have any home owner wanting to sell but hesitant wanting the most.

No doubt the 60k offer is someone wanting to buy, renovate & make a decent profit.

The 150k seems a little unrealistic given the condition described over the last year. But who knows maybe luck will be on Deb's side.

At the beginning of this tale of disaster of a home & the approximately 300k spent when all the expenses are paid to own another home. The term "penny wise & pound foolish" comes to mind. I'll explain.

Over a year ago my self & others offered the opinion that spending 100k or a little more to renovate would be a good option. On the high end lets put 130k. That would leave 170k in Debs account. When Deb was looking at that 288k plus roof repair & misc. expenses home, if she had renovated she would already be living in an upgraded completely renovated home.

In todays hot sellers market if her home was estimated by the realtor to have 150k value needing renovation, she more than likely would have her 170k nest egg plus a home closer to a 600k value. And storage for her massive amount of "yard sale stuff"
 
@WheatenLover "I have to really love it before I want it, and most things don't "speak" to me that way. But when they do, I love them forever." Well you shop like me! Something has to speak to me too. Even when I'm shopping for a gift, I don't go with a preset idea of what I'll get. When I see it, I know it and get it. I won't say I don't collect stuff but none of my collections are big, unmanageable things. My son, who's a deejay will be delighted to get my albums. I collect clip earrings (I have a niece that would want them) and in a way I guess I'm collecting leather bags, shoes/boots and knee socks. My granddaughter will love getting the leather bags (I told her genuine leather is like gold now and very hard to come by without paying a fortune). My niece might want some of my boots.
I collect winter underwear, in moderation. One pair for each day of the week, not each day of winter. I used to have a lot of shoes. But my feet grew a size when I was pregnant with the boys. After that, the shoes were not suitable for taking care of kids. But when my daughter came along, I enjoyed buying her really pretty shoes of all different colors. My sons were disgusted because they couldn't fathom why girls had so many shoes. I especially loved the European ones, which I purchased brand new on eBay for reasonable prices. She loved Doc Martins, so I got her a pair of yellow boots with fish drawn all over them. I was living my love of shoes again, through my daughter's "needs". Her teachers said she was the best dressed girl in school. She was, but only because I also like European clothes that are colorful and beautifully designed. Luckily, my daughter liked all of this attention to her wardrobe.

I collect books, but they are stored by my Calibre ebook management program, so they don't take up physical space. I had about 2,000 and my husband had 5,000 books. All those bookcases took up a lot of space in our home. Now I only have about 100 books, and they are at my husband's house. He probably has about 1,500 books. I converted him partway to using a Kindle.

I shop for gifts the way you do. It's fun!
 


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