*I* wanted the ball to be rolling.
Let me tell you, it's rolling...and it is on a steep ass hill.
Tuesday night a realtor came to evaluate our house.
I never realized how much I liked my house until someone comes in and turns their nose up to it. Little pompous ass.
I arrived home from work and did a quick once over the house picking things up, running a dust cloth over some areas, putting dishes away, hiding laundry that needed folding.
Just as I felt the house was PRESENTABLE, a little fucking Mazda Miata convertible pulled into the driveway. I might have grumbled and judged immediately, but that's how I rolled at the particular time. Mazda Miata. *eye roll*
Just as I imagined a short little man got out of the car and strolled up to the door. Ever hair was in place, his teeth (I'm a teeth person, it's the next best feature after the ass eyes) perfectly align and glistening, I immediately didn't like him.
He does his schpeal about the current market and his 25 years of experience in the business and blah blah blah, he's so wonderful, yada yada. Tells us what the range for our house should go for, explains that we will be competing with brand new homes in the same price range so that is working against us. Our house is over 30 years old, without any old school charm. It's just a house and not a new one.
When we purchased the house five years ago, it was HORRIBLE. Nasty carpet throughout, wallpaper (old dated wallpaper) in every room, it was run down. We ripped the carpet out to reveal hardwood floors, I was THRILLED. We tore down all wallpaper and painted in warm brown tones. I love the way my house looks, feels and shows. It isn't perfect, it isn't my dream house, but I have made it our home.
PR-Pompous Realtor, says, "well, you could get such and such for your home, but these floors...."
Oh no he didn't.
I asked what little things I could do to help the process move along quickly, a mistake.
"How do you feel about refinishing the floors?"
"I don't feel, I refuse to live in that kind of mess..."
He commented that he is the type of person that can come into any house and see the potential (was he just knocking my house AGAIN?) but that some people can't see past paint colors.
"How do you feel about repainting?"
"I don't feel, I will not repaint."
I think he got the idea. I work full time, I have two kids, I don't know how much longer hubby will living there to "help" out as if he is a real big help as it is...and I will not put MYSELF out, or my KIDS out of that time and money to get a few extra dollars. Call me stubborn, cause, well, I *am* stubborn.
His last suggestion was to declutter, depersonalize and empty out as much as possible.
FINE!
I will do what I can, that is all that I will do...
How many houses did I look at before purchasing this one that had hideous colors on the walls (which my colors are not...well maybe Buggy's room, but whatever, bubble gum pink is HOT), or reeked of animal piss...or whatever.
So there you have it, my weekend plans. Aren't you jealous? OH! AND we are expecting a snow storm. When it rains it....snows?!?!?
*now maybe that I've got my whine all, I will calm the hell down and do what I have to do.*
*slew of explicits*
Friday, March 27, 2009
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I think you should have knocked him down so he could experience the floor finishing from real close.
Your strikethroughs made me laugh :)
I have sold 2 homes in the past 13 years and I never once de-personalized either of them. I down right refused to changed anything about the home I was living in, because until we signed the sold papers it was still my home. My first home had purple walls in the basement and a deep wine color in the living room. Did I paint them white HELL NO ! And guess what that home sold in 24 hours! The second home did take long to sell ( 2 months) but we did live a brand new home ( 2 years old when we sold it) and the town was a "poor" town, so I'm sure that had something to do with it.
The only things I did do when selling was making sure it was clean at all times and that it smelled yummy.
Good luck with selling your house and don't bust your butt too much.
I have to say that I don't like real estate agents. They are a different breed.
Personally I think you should axe miata small man syndrome dude and find a good agent. They aren't all like that! And good for you for standing up to him.
Refinish the floors. Right. I'll get right on that A-hole.
:)
Hang in there!!!
Get another agent, one who doesn't drive a Miata.
Good luck selling the house.
I think that an eyeroll is an automotic response to seeing or, in this case, reading Mazda Miata.
And even though you don't respond, I'm still going to comment. Because I care. :) That, and I'm determined to maintain my #1 position over on the sidebar.
samsmama...make it so I can email you when you comment, cause there are many times I've wanted to respond but there's no email and yada yada.
We tried 3 years ago to put our house on the market. $2,000 in improvements (hiring painters mainly) and we never got one offer. We had a couple showings but nothing. I was ticked! Still here.
Oh I think you need to get rid of the mini miata man! Find a nice real estate agent who doesn't turn your tummy when he/she pulls up your drive!
I'm telling you...it's hitting below the belt when people start to criticize your home. It just plain hurts.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do this weekend and I hope your house sells quickly for you!
I feel your pain when it comes to the house part of things. I've been dealing with that crap and snotty ass realtors for a year. I thought lawyers and car salesmen were bad, but they have nothing on real estate professionals.
Don't stress too much about staging and all that. In this market, I don't think it matters that much. I've decluttered to the point where I had to put stuff back out because I couldn't function. I've cleaned every day for a year (I come from a long line of slobs so that, in itself, was working against my DNA). I've made everything color coordinated. I've made the bed for a year. I've flushed pillows and brushed up dog hair. I've washed dishes. I put out flowers and all that crap the realtors told me to do. At one point, I was even going to paint over my apple green living room and purple bedroom, but then I realized I didn't have the money to waste on paint.
Good thing because none of it mattered. My house has been appraised at less than half of what I paid for it five years ago. So why did I even bother?
I didn't say that to stress you out more. Really, I'm trying to say stress less and not worry about every little thing Mr. Miata said. For all you know, he and his perfect teeth are living in his perfect car.
HEY, I was a Realtor for 6 years, but not one of THOSE kind. Listen to me, get yourself a different agent. Fast.
That sounds like so much fun!!! A smarmy realtor criticizing your house. I cant even imagine what they would say about our place... I am sure my ears would be bleeding at the end of the visit.
Hey did you know that when you click on you in the followers that you cant get to your blog? It does not show...
Wow...that's about the time you help him un-straighten his pearly whites.
So of course your google sidebar ad is now featuring "Mazda MX-5 Miata Hard Top". Freaking funny!
And I don't know why you can't get to other blogs by clicking on followers. I've been noticing that.
Our house has been on the market since October. We moved into another house and took all our stuff with us, so I don't think it can be any more decluttered. We painted over the bright purple bedroom. We painted over the bright green bedroom. The hardwood floors are all refinished. None of that changes the fact that the house is in the middle of nowhere on the side of a mountain and the market sucks.
If you haven't signed anything yet, I would shop around for some other realtors. You at least need someone who's nice to you in the midst of all the crappiness. (Hmmm...spell check won't acknowledge that crappiness is a real word. Go figure.)
Good luck.
All these homes improvement shows on TV have changed the way buyers look at their potential purchases. That and the realtors like to sway them toward homes that sellers have bought into the spruce up stuff, because it nets the realtor a higher income. When I bought my house they had slapped white paint on all the walls and put in cheap assed wall to wall. We bought it because it was move in ready, close to the schools and in a location I felt safe in with my girls, not because the walls were "neutral" or the carpet was fresh!
When/if I ever sell, I will have to paint and recarpet the house. A lot of kids and critters have trampled through and there are scars from it all, but that is just to clean it up, not to put ribbons and bows on it!
What is he thinking telling a mom who's heading into single working momdom to refinish her floors?!
He's lucky to have left with his pearly whites and his 'unrefinished' car intact.
I didn't pay any attention to the paint colors in any of the houses we looked at, I knew I'd be changing it anyways. And when we move, believe me that's the least of my worries.
I think I'd have told him off, knowing me. LOL Seriously, I wouldn't worry about anything except maybe a little decluttering.
Ahhh sigh, I feel your pain, but as a former realtor, I must say this, once you have decided to sell your home, you must separate yourself from it and the memories. It's not yours anymore. You must do what you have to, to make the sale.
I hope my honesty doesn't prevent me from winning the contest.
Yeah and ps email me
what a self righteous pompous little ASS!
The ONLY thing I agree with is SOMEWHAT decluttering. OOOH, and maybe a yummy smelling Glade plug in...I'm somewhat certain that the Hawaiian Breeze smell is what sold us on our house. (or the model home) And now every time we smell it we think "mmmmm model home". weird.
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