Man coming to look at my house

Jules said:
When we sold our houses, we hired a professional appraiser to give an accurate valuation. We considered it an investment, we knew the actual market value of our house. If someone wants to make an offer and it was it the ballpark, we could give them the appraisal. It was a bonus for the buyer to not need to pay for on for the bank.

Please don’t rely on Zillow or other online sources that have never been to your house.
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We did exactly the same thing when selling my in-laws home after they passed (DH was trustee of the estate). Independent professional appraisers have no agenda beyond evaluating property as-is against what other nearby properties are selling for.

Deb, if you're willing to spend couple hundred dollars to learn the truth of your home's value you'll be ahead of the game. Forewarned is forearmed.

As for the person who wants to meet with you to submit his offer in person, what about telling him you're very early in the selling process and only entertaining written offers submitted to your email address?
 

WOW!...7 years??? You people must be gluttons for punishment to follow this thread for so long. From what I've read in all her posts, she asks for advice and help and when you give it to her, she always has something negative to say that it can't be done or it's not possible. Why do you keep trying to help someone that clearly doesn't want help...only sympathy?? She spends a ton of time on here instead of working to solve her "problems". She's never going to take any of your advice. Why keep going on and on with this? Sorry. Guess I only have sympathy for so long when someone keeps playing the same broken record instead of getting on with life. OK...I've had my rant and will move on and read something more interesting. Good luck, Deb.
 

Lee said:
I have a gut feeling that the guy wants an in person meeting because
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There could be multiple reasons for wanting the appointment, many of which are excellent, and some of which are not.
Such as he may hope to rush or pressure you into something about the property, without your having the time to consider it or ask others.

I would try to take someone more knowledgeable with me, and then I would go to it, if I were involved. There are many legalities and possible options, that could be raised.

It seems good to me, that at least he did get back to you. It's more than some people do or have done.
 
Colleen said:
WOW!...7 years??? You people must be gluttons for punishment to follow this thread for so long. From what I've read in all her posts, she asks for advice and help and when you give it to her, she always has something negative to say that it can't be done or it's not possible. Why do you keep trying to help someone that clearly doesn't want help...only sympathy?? She spends a ton of time on here instead of working to solve her "problems". She's never going to take any of your advice. Why keep going on and on with this? Sorry. Guess I only have sympathy for so long when someone keeps playing the same broken record instead of getting on with life. OK...I've had my rant and will move on and read something more interesting.
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Entertainment value only
 
Well, I'm perfectly fine reading Deb's posts, I don't have to read them if they were to irritate me.. but it's my choice to read them, ... and tbh with everyone, I don't know why I shouldn't.
Sure, some things might make me SMH...and I say so sometimes if she's asking for advice .. ..but this is Deb's own life, just as we're allowed to live our lives how we do, and never once has Deb to my knowledge attacked any of us about our lifestyles despite them being different from hers.
Deb lives alone, many of us would count her as a forum friend, and she us I'm sure so regardless , I feel that if she wants to talk about the one subject which tbf takes up all of her waking days virtually, then why can't she..?..
 
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Kaila said:
There could be multiple reasons for wanting the appointment, many of which are excellent, and some of which are not.
Such as he may hope to rush or pressure you into something about the property, without your having the time to consider it or ask others.

I would try to take someone more knowledgeable with me, and then I would go to it, if I were involved. There are many legalities and possible options, that could be raised.

It seems good to me, that at least he did get back to you. It's more than some people do or have done.
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I am meeting with the real estate agent I've been working with (but haven't officially hired) tomorrow. She said she wanted to take one last walk-through. Not sure why she needs to do this, she's seen the house just a few weeks ago. Also don't know if she will want me to sign papers for her to act as my agent.

I am a little miffed with her anyway. We had an appointment for this morning and she called to re-schedule for tomorrow. I wanted to have another shot at a moving sale and will be busy with that tomorrow. I asked if we could make the appointment next week and she said "no", it had to be Friday morning. It's like it has to be done at her convenience and not mine.
 
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Bet she heard about this man who is talking to you. She’s looking out for number 1 - herself. JMO, I wouldn’t sign anything with her until you talked with the man. If you feel you need more help then, call her back.

She’ll likely tell you that your house is more many dollars so you’ll sign.
 
It's true, as Pepper said, you could tell her no, come next week, or not at all, if you do not want her there tomorrow.

Though myself, I would want to know what she has to say, because you do want offers, and you do want to get inquiries for you to eventually sell it.
But if you don't want her as an agent anyway, or if you prefer, because tomorrow is too difficult for you, then...
you are free to tell her, not to come on Friday.
 
it has been said that when selling a house one should talk to three different agents. They might differ in opinions, value, what has to be done to make the house sellable but go for one that you feel comfortable with. I would certainly not entertain the idea of dealing with an agent who is not flexible, they need the listing.
 
RobinWren said:
it has been said that when selling a house one should talk to three different agents. They might differ in opinions, value, what has to be done to make the house sellable but go for one that you feel comfortable with. I would certainly not entertain the idea of dealing with an agent who is not flexible, they need the listing.
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Absolutely agree. When selling my mothers and my in-laws' houses we spoke to three different agents both times. I told each from the get-go that I do not respond well to pressure. (I may yes you to death to get you out of my face, but I won't hire you.)

My mother's very large house was quite full of 40+ years of her belongings. I interviewed realtors in late spring explaining that I needed to put it up for sale around August, would still be emptying it during the sale process, and the house's caretaker (my son) would be living there until it closed escrow.

The first two realtors told me that nobody could be living there, the house needed to be completely emptied and professionally staged, and it had to be placed for sale immediately (late spring). I explained again what and why I needed to do things in a certain way and they told me at great length why it couldn't be done. I smiled, nodded and didn't argue.

The third realtor heard my conditions and said, "No problem. This house will sell in a week with or without your son living here, and regardless of the presence of your mother's possessions. The timing is up to you. Give me a couple of week's notice before you want to list it."

Guess who I chose?

p.s. This was six years ago, when the housing market was slow. Nevertheless her home went into a frenzied bidding war and sold for more than 30% over list price, which was more than 60% over what the other two realtors wanted to list it for. And it did indeed sell in a week. That realtor's flexibility earned him a fat commission.
 
StarSong said:
The first two realtors told me that nobody could be living there, the house needed to be completely emptied and professionally staged, and it had to be placed for sale immediately (late spring). I explained again what and why I needed to do things in a certain way and they told me at great length why it couldn't be done.
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This is exactly what I'm getting from realtors and estate sellers.
 
I can't comment on estate sellers, who I presume you'd like to sell some of your possessions because when it came to "stuff", we gave away, donated or trashed everything ourselves. However, realtors should be able to give you a listing price even with furniture and some possessions still in the house.

Find people who figure out how to say yes to at least some of what you're asking.
 
I just came back from our Rec Center. In there is a table of "free" stuff that people no longer want. I had a "deja vu" moment. It looks exactly like the picture of all the junk that deb is trying to sell.
 
StarSong said:
Absolutely agree. When selling my mothers and my in-laws' houses we spoke to three different agents both times. I told each from the get-go that I do not respond well to pressure. (I may yes you to death to get you out of my face, but I won't hire you.)

My mother's very large house was quite full of 40+ years of her belongings. I interviewed realtors in late spring explaining that I needed to put it up for sale around August, would still be emptying it during the sale process, and the house's caretaker (my son) would be living there until it closed escrow.

The first two realtors told me that nobody could be living there, the house needed to be completely emptied and professionally staged, and it had to be placed for sale immediately (late spring). I explained again what and why I needed to do things in a certain way and they told me at great length why it couldn't be done. I smiled, nodded and didn't argue.

The third realtor heard my conditions and said, "No problem. This house will sell in a week with or without your son living here, and regardless of the presence of your mother's possessions. The timing is up to you. Give me a couple of week's notice before you want to list it."

Guess who I chose?

p.s. This was six years ago, when the housing market was slow. Nevertheless her home went into a frenzied bidding war and sold for more than 30% over list price, which was more than 60% over what the other two realtors wanted to list it for. And it did indeed sell in a week. That realtor's flexibility earned him a fat commission.
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I love stories like this, just goes to show, go with your gut.
 
@debodun Unless you decide to do business with the real estate agents and not likely even then, I wouldn’t tell them anything said with your discussion with the man.

I definitely wouldn’t waste money staging your house. There are too many repairs to be done first to make a pretence of the potential. If anything, just leave a few pieces of the older furniture.
 
debodun said:
This is exactly what I'm getting from realtors and estate sellers.
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Having the house empty. and ready for a buyer to take possession is the Best way to sell a house. Most buyers, especially in today's market, want to move in ASAP. If they see the house without truckloads of furniture/possessions, they will be better motivated to make a sincere offer.
 
Don M. said:
Having the house empty. and ready for a buyer to take possession is the Best way to sell a house. Most buyers, especially in today's market, want to move in ASAP. If they see the house without truckloads of furniture/possessions, they will be better motivated to make a sincere offer.
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Don,
They cannot move in that house without MAJOR repairs. The house has gone to rack and ruin in the last 7 years. As deb said, she did not want to put any money into it.
 
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