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$178,000 Single Family Home Main Features 3 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 1 Partial Bathroom Interior: 1,583 sqft Location 700 Morning Star Court Irving, TX 75063 USA To get updates on open home dates and other property events, please click the "Like" button below:

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Sad to see great repeat clients move out of the area

I have helped this young family sell two homes and buy one home in the last 8 years. They have been called out of the area so we are sad to see this family move on, however it is always nice when one of my client's really values my time and efforts. Here's his note.... JJ - Always sad to have to move on, but wanted to say thanks again for all the hard work on your end. Please feel free to add me as a reference if you need it. You have my vote. Thanks again! Tom

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$189,900 Single Family Home Main Features 4 Bedrooms 2 Bathrooms 1 Partial Bathroom Interior: 2,869 sqft Lot: 0.15 acre(s) Location 2708 Kennedy Drive Melissa, TX 75454 USA To get updates on open home dates and other property events, please click the "Like" button below:

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Offended by a low ball offer?

Offended by a low ball offer? Really?
October 20, 2011|Scott Van Voorhis, Globe Staff

Sorry, but if you get offended because a buyer tries to strike a hard bargain, please don't come crying to me.

You may not like the offer, but to take it as a personal affront?

We are living in 2011, not 1811.

Frankly, here's where I think some sellers desperately need a reality check.

First off, to get any offer is a good thing in this depressed market. And while you may not like the number that is on the table, you can always counter.

OK, maybe your house is truly worth more than what Mr. Overeager Lowballer is offering for it. But it may also be a warning sign the price you have set your heart on is dangerously out of touch with the current market reality.

Be nice and thank your would-be buyer for the offer - it may be the last one you'll see until you've lowered your price four or five times.

The home you raised your children in or spent countless dollars renovating may be your baby, but to buyers, it's just another house.

Get over it and start thinking like potential buyer.

Check out this story, offered up by Bynxers the other day, of yet another case of sellers offended by an offer they deemed too low.

"I have a friend who was looking at a home. The asking price was rather high. He made his offer based off of a subtraction of the asking price, minus the cost of what it would take to bring the home to 2011- including updating the heating, treating the home for mold, and updating the kitchen (not luxury).

The owners- an elderly couple laughed apparently and said they were offended by the offer.... He countered that he was offended that they would expect a 300% profit from the time they bought it without putting in proper maintenance.

As a serviceman, he knows how to weed out BS miles away- and he said there's sure a lot of it to go around these parts."

Granted- it was a relatively desirable community, however my friend noted to me that the oil heating system was in terrible shape when he looked at it, let alone an inspector. Additionally- the basement and back of the house had been dealing with mold issues, it appeared, for years and finally- the kitchen was in horrible shape. The linolium flooring was buckling, the fridge and stove were both still from the 60's and in poor condition...

All of this and the asking price was still very much above the assessed value by the town.

This, my friends- is ridiculous. And the stubbornness of the sellers, I would surmise only means that the house will get sold as part of the estate sale when the elderly seller pass on.

Postcard marketing. Does it work?

Of course it works. If it didn't I wouldn't invest up to $500 on each listing I take on producing this for my sellers. In our current real estate market, it is important that your agent utilize EVERY resource to find that ONE buyer that you need for your home.

What is the purpose of postcards going out to your neighborhood? Who better to help market your home. Your neighbor four streets over (who never drives down your street) may have a friend or family member that wants to move into the area. This is one of the upfront expenditures that I provide to my sellers and I have had great success getting my listings sold with these postcards. I also incorporate QR Code technology, your homes own domain name, text message servicing point a potential buyer directly to your virtual tour and 800 call caputer technology. This is how real estate should be done.

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