Comments on: Agents Disrespecting Vacant Houses http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2008/agents-disrespecting-vacant-houses/ Housing News, Opinion, Statistics and Homes for Sale Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:03:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Aaron Dickinson - Edina Realty http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2008/agents-disrespecting-vacant-houses/#comment-184 Aaron Dickinson - Edina Realty Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:13:06 +0000 http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/?p=217#comment-184 Disco, The bitterness is shining through today! I should have described it better... it is dated but is in move-in condition... what I was trying to state was that it wasn't a junk house... it was a respectable house that should have been treated as such. Disco,

The bitterness is shining through today! I should have described it better… it is dated but is in move-in condition… what I was trying to state was that it wasn’t a junk house… it was a respectable house that should have been treated as such.

]]> By: Disco http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/2008/agents-disrespecting-vacant-houses/#comment-183 Disco Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:00:04 +0000 http://www.twincitiesrealestateblog.com/?p=217#comment-183 Honestly, "fresh paint?" Does anyone care about that? We just looked at a house that needs all new doors; all new windows; new kitchen cabinets; possibly a new roof; all three bathrooms gutted and replaced, BUT IT WAS FRESHLY PAINTED! It doesn't make a dime's worth of difference to me if I have to do all that other work. Painting is the cheapest and easiest thing to do, which is why it's so often mentioned in listing descriptions. Hopefully buyers don't fall for it, but there's a sucker born every minute. Sorry, I'm bitter. It ain't a buyer's market -- not even close. Honestly, “fresh paint?” Does anyone care about that? We just looked at a house that needs all new doors; all new windows; new kitchen cabinets; possibly a new roof; all three bathrooms gutted and replaced, BUT IT WAS FRESHLY PAINTED! It doesn’t make a dime’s worth of difference to me if I have to do all that other work. Painting is the cheapest and easiest thing to do, which is why it’s so often mentioned in listing descriptions. Hopefully buyers don’t fall for it, but there’s a sucker born every minute.

Sorry, I’m bitter. It ain’t a buyer’s market — not even close.

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