We were a day away from signing a contract on a house, when someone warned us we were paying too much. We decided to get an appraisal before we signed anything, which angered the owner, who decided to put it on the MLS for 20K MORE than he was asking us! Good and bad-- we got the appraisal back (which we had to fork out some dough for!), and the house was indeed priced about $30-50,000 to high! When we told the owner, he said appraisers don't really know what they are talking about. He's sure his house is worth what he was asking. We said, well, we can only pay what it appraises for and no more and he said...sorry! So, yes, we are sad, but our little investment in an appraisal may be the best return on our money ever! I guess we're out a house, but not the shirt on our backs. And now we get to enjoy the view of the lake from our back windows AND in our basement a little longer!
Two special days recently. The pictures say it all.
3 comments:
Thank goodness you guys got it checked out!!! I can't believe how some people are with the prices of their homes! Sometimes it would be nice to get paid for the "sentimental value" I guess, but sheesh, in this market, you'd think people would be much more willing to work out a fair deal. I miss you!!! I'm going to call you soon!
Loved the pictures of your beautiful girls! Sorry to hear about the housing woes, I'm sure something even better will come along!
Ahhh- so sorry about your basement. That pump just can't work any faster to keep the water out. The pics are wonderful! Good luck with finding another house! Glad you were smart with the other one!
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