Oh please - oh please - people, please buy our house!

DeposeTheBoyKing

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Fri May-21-04 12:47 PM
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Oh please - oh please - people, please buy our house!

Someone's coming to see the house in 20 minutes. PLEASE BUY IT!!!!! Moving to Dallas (at least my husband is; I have to wait a year)...need to sell...what will it take to put you into this house today?

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trof

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Fri May-21-04 12:50 PM
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1. Got any frozen bread dough?

Bread baking in the oven and a buried St. Joseph statue is guaranteed...almost.
;-)

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DeposeTheBoyKing

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Fri May-21-04 12:53 PM
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2. Afraid not

People are always complaining that there's no formal dining room and that there's a third bedroom. The trend seems to be toward living all on one level (although we have a huge finished basement, too). SIGH.

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shanti

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Fri May-21-04 12:57 PM
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4. geez

so different than here in cali. if i put out a for sale sign, my tiny 2/1 975 sf halfplex would sell within 2 days max...at MY asking price.

no housing boom in tx?

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candy

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Fri May-21-04 01:07 PM
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10. Same here in Massachusetts

The market is hot!

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midnight armadillo

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Fri May-21-04 12:59 PM
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6. Who the heck cares about a formal dining room?

Seriously, why do people give a rat's ass about formal dining? Why have a room that you need to banish the children from and use once or twice a year?

I never understood this. If I want a real fine dining experience I'll go out. My friends and family are more comfortable casual or grilling outside or something instead.

And what's wrong with a third bedroom? :wtf: Do they not understand that adding a bed there is not mandatory, that it's their house and if they like they install a jacuzzi, a killer stereo, and a wine fridge instead?

<sigh> When it comes to houses, people are so unimaginative.

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MI Cherie

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Fri May-21-04 12:56 PM
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3. Bake some ...

Edited on Fri May-21-04 12:57 PM by MI Cherie

... chocolate chip cookies! Make some coffee or tea, too! It smells yummy and is a nice treat for home shoppers!

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tom_paine

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Fri May-21-04 12:58 PM
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5. Good luck to you.

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demnan

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Fri May-21-04 01:00 PM
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7. Well

no one I know ever uses their dining room but me, and I bought a condo with a combo kitchen /dining area that is just large enough for my small round table and chairs.

When they get there just tell them what you liked about the house and if they ask to have something fixed, be willing to do it.

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woofless

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Fri May-21-04 01:05 PM
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8. Good Luck!

We are at the stage where the offer is accepted, papers signed, inspection is complete and the buyer bitched about a couple thousand worth of things they didn't like in the inspection. SO told them they were already low-balling her $11,000 so take it or leave it. We'll see what today brings.

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historian

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Fri May-21-04 01:05 PM
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9. this is a proven seller

Regardless of the weather, if you have a fireplace, turn it on. It seems to appeal to our primitive need for warmth and shelter.
I know it works cause in live near the mojave desert and thats what i did to sell my house

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fudge stripe cookays

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Fri May-21-04 01:20 PM
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11. Good luck! And look us up when you guys get here!

RedQueen and I were just saying we need to get the DFW folks together for a meetup.

I like the cookies idea. Homebaking always makes the house smell better. If you get HGTV, there's a new show on that shows folks doing stuff to their houses to get them to sell. Maybe it could give you some ideas!

Colorful flowers in pots in front, very few family photos about (ruins others' visions of their future in the house with too many vibes from previous owners), and rip out those harvest gold appliances! ;-) (Kidding...I know you've done that already...)

Sending you some house selling pixie dust
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FSC

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trof

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Fri May-21-04 01:24 PM
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12. We have a Great Room

and it's pretty great.
One big room.
Couches and chairs at one end, dining table and chairs at the other.
I've never liked "formal" living rooms and dining rooms.
Miz t. would like a separate dining room though.

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