Sunday, July 23, 2017

Open Houses and OFFERS!

Having "Day 2" of this round of open house.

We had about 15 people come by yesterday, and the agent said they all looked like solid prospects.

He also brought by our first offer. It was for the listing price, and my wife is insisting we get $15k more than the listing price. $15k above the listed price is what the appraisal is, and would pay for our moving costs.

Hopefully we'll get some more interested, people today.

I don't how youngsters do it these days. Buying a little house like ours at over $500k just seems nuts to me. The only house I've ever owned (so far...this one is really my wife's) was purchased back in 1987 and we paid $156k for it. I was making about $40k a year then, and along with what my then wife was making, we could easily afford it. That house is worth about $450k now. While the price of the house has TRIPLED, I doubt that the wages of the kind of person who would be interested in it have kept pace.

As the last line of "The Bridge On The River Kwai" says........."MADNESS!"
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10 comments:

  1. Rev. PaulJuly 23, 2017 at 12:12 PM

    I believe you'll get a decent-enough offer, soon. Even enough to make Mrs. Drjim happy!

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    1. drjimJuly 23, 2017 at 5:26 PM

      TWO of the couples who came by today told our agent they'd get offers to us ASAP.

      One of the couples had been by yesterday, and came back today with their realtor, which generally means they're beyond the "just looking" stage.

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  2. Well Seasoned FoolJuly 23, 2017 at 12:52 PM

    Nervous times.

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  3. TerryJuly 23, 2017 at 2:08 PM

    For the extra $15K you could get a pair of 4 el JK 40 meter beams for the stack with money left over for a new amp. See KE5EE's QRZ page.
    Tower extra.

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    1. drjimJuly 23, 2017 at 5:24 PM

      Probably NOT going to happen, Terry!

      I would like to put up a tower, though, but not sure what I'd get for it. I'd really like a KT36, but $2500 for just the antenna is a bit steep!

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  4. LLJuly 23, 2017 at 5:20 PM

    It will all work. Be patient.

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    1. drjimJuly 23, 2017 at 5:24 PM

      I'm the patient one in this. It's my wife who's getting pretty antsy!

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  5. LSPJuly 23, 2017 at 6:04 PM

    Prayers for the move.

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