tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post8447503586088168155..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: Scratch One House Offer......drjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-79797664978177053582017-10-13T10:44:25.243-07:002017-10-13T10:44:25.243-07:00Oh. Never mind. Oh. Never mind. Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-8793012848529782882017-10-13T10:19:44.064-07:002017-10-13T10:19:44.064-07:00One of my best friends back in SoCal is Korean. Hi...One of my best friends back in SoCal is Korean. His wife and daughter are take-your-breath-away beautiful, and also wonderful people.<br /><br />Years ago before I remarried, his wife and daughter kept trying to fix me up with said daughter's piano teacher.<br /><br />I finally met the piano teacher a year or two later and started kicking myself for not going on the blind date with my buddy, his wife, and the piano teacher......<br /><br />Oh, well......drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-40089161097594312982017-10-13T10:15:49.037-07:002017-10-13T10:15:49.037-07:00Thanks, Brig.
Yes, even if we hit some snags and ...Thanks, Brig.<br /><br />Yes, even if we hit some snags and bumps along the way, we're OUTTA KOMMIEFORNIA!!!!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-57820415419231346222017-10-13T10:15:03.908-07:002017-10-13T10:15:03.908-07:00Yup....if not this one, the other two candidates w...Yup....if not this one, the other two candidates we loved are still on the market, and their prices have dropped.<br /><br />It's a buyer's market here this time of year.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-26312415272804540172017-10-13T10:14:01.099-07:002017-10-13T10:14:01.099-07:00This one's not dead yet, Linda. My wife wants ...This one's not dead yet, Linda. My wife wants the house, but not if we have to cough up $10k for a roof, and $3k for the tree removal.<br /><br />That leaves her/us no money to replace all the furnishings she THREW AWAY when we moved because they were "too expensive to move".<br /><br />I think she just wanted new stuff.....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-5439120612961273152017-10-13T10:11:50.647-07:002017-10-13T10:11:50.647-07:00Yep. The seller's are real estate people, and ...Yep. The seller's are real estate people, and from the way the property "disclosure" was written, it now becomes evident they were hiding a few things, or at least playing dumb about them.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-6910074733598869532017-10-13T10:09:44.692-07:002017-10-13T10:09:44.692-07:00Iagree, Rev, but sometimes it makes my head hurt w...Iagree, Rev, but sometimes it makes my head hurt watching my wife flip-flop 180* in under a nanosecond.....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-18394528791956352432017-10-13T10:08:57.876-07:002017-10-13T10:08:57.876-07:00WE want the place, Fredd. We're the buyers.......WE want the place, Fredd. We're the buyers.....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-21622377329979261082017-10-13T10:08:15.864-07:002017-10-13T10:08:15.864-07:00Understand fully, WSF....sometimes I wonder....Understand fully, WSF....sometimes I wonder....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-20056370512967662492017-10-13T10:07:49.803-07:002017-10-13T10:07:49.803-07:00Yeah, but sometimes figuring out what makes them h...Yeah, but sometimes figuring out what makes them happy and implementing it can be a gruesome process, LL.....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-16692353620250112542017-10-13T10:06:59.332-07:002017-10-13T10:06:59.332-07:00Our agent is currently earning her commission nego...Our agent is currently earning her commission negotiating the removal of the tree and a new roof. We'll let the other issues slide, but if we don't the tree and the roof, WE WALK!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-51739185149093793362017-10-13T09:47:42.896-07:002017-10-13T09:47:42.896-07:00Sorry to hear that, but at least
> Aint worth i...Sorry to hear that, but at least<br />> Aint worth it AT ALL.<br />you are a wise man.<br /><br />Heh. The other day Pretty Korean Girl said, "I want your advice because you are a wise guy," with a winsomely earnest expression. It's a toss up between problems with idiomatic English and mockery. Ah, I'm probably being mocked, but sometimes you just don't care. :-)Mike_Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-11330272703852934422017-10-12T22:17:39.196-07:002017-10-12T22:17:39.196-07:00Hope this all works out. At least you are out of ...Hope this all works out. At least you are out of Kalif.Brighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299215170393879517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-80549543119560145782017-10-12T18:49:01.294-07:002017-10-12T18:49:01.294-07:00Hang in there, the right one IS out there!Hang in there, the right one IS out there!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-6685866410675916982017-10-12T12:37:13.588-07:002017-10-12T12:37:13.588-07:00You undoubtedly made the right decision. Better lu...You undoubtedly made the right decision. Better luck with the nect one you find.<br />God bless.LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-26782704548489134692017-10-12T09:10:29.887-07:002017-10-12T09:10:29.887-07:00Ah, the joys of real estate.Ah, the joys of real estate.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-30319297659096159402017-10-12T07:26:41.398-07:002017-10-12T07:26:41.398-07:00+ 1, and why I've never remarried.+ 1, and why I've never remarried.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-62840050514318226632017-10-12T06:37:22.357-07:002017-10-12T06:37:22.357-07:00Yep, good advice from those above. Yep, good advice from those above. Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-18733040023480531242017-10-12T05:50:32.827-07:002017-10-12T05:50:32.827-07:00Rather than cancel the deal, you should tell your ...Rather than cancel the deal, you should tell your realtor to RAISE the asking price by $2K to compensate the wife for her angst caused by this nit picker. Tell those jerks to take it or leave it.<br /><br />You'll feel a lot better either way; they will stomp off in a huff (woo hoo!), or if they really want the place, they'll pony up the punitive amount at eat some crow simultaneously.<br /><br /> Freddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778430453468720627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-59860888489715939582017-10-11T22:30:08.518-07:002017-10-11T22:30:08.518-07:00Happy wife, happy life.Happy wife, happy life.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-16374761135927330662017-10-11T21:40:48.348-07:002017-10-11T21:40:48.348-07:00I hope the call to the realtor causes the couple t...I hope the call to the realtor causes the couple to cave and pay for fixing all the things you need fixing in order to potentially move on, or cut out that much out of an offer so you can all get the work done for yourselves.<br /><br />Sounds like a wonderful house, with lots of potential, and lots of 'quirks,' that the owners were trying to foist off on an unsuspecting buyer.<br /><br />Do the powerplay. Act the Gangster. Flash some 'Benjamins' under their noses and 'make them an offer they can't refuse (like they fix their mistakes.)<br /><br />It would be a shame to lose such a great potential for such a crappy reason.<br /><br />Hang in there. Stay sane-ish, no matter what y'all do.Andrewnoreply@blogger.com