Answer? Stick to your guns and don't listen to wheedling realtors or prospective clients who hope you're going to cave just to make a sale.
Sitting with my muzzle buried in the warm fur of Siamese cat Matisse who's on the desk just at the right height while my fingers move over the keyboard. Yes, it's bloody cold. 2 degrees this morning, and this house is like a fridge. It takes forever to warm up. But at least my nose is warm, thanks Matisse.
Another couple coming to look at.... nope.
Next day. Realtor rang Sunday morning. Clients cancelled. Spoke to him today. They looked at other properties in, lets say, the more boring side of town. Yes, the land/houses are cheaper but the soil is poor, the land is flat and your neighbour is likely to have multiple car carcasses. Not to be mean but that's the truth.
So then we had an email from earlier prospective buyers. They wanted to meet with us to 'discuss the property', Pseudo speak for 'let's cut out the realtor and make a deal between ourselves'. Shot them back an email saying no way but very happy to answer bonafide question about house particulars. Heard from the realtor, they made another poor offer which we promptly refused. They are getting tiresome.
When they made their first somewhat insulting offer we made a counter offer. Split the difference, you come up half and we'll come down half. Instead, they keep making ridiculous offers, hoping to wear us down I suspect. Even the realtor said today, it's only $7000. Yes, $7000 on top of the huge reduction we already made.
They are starting to annoy me.
So we'll wait. Surely there is someone out there who will see the very reasonable price as reasonable, see the beauty - hills and valleys and quiet, see the excellent soil, see the many improvements we have made - and not piss us about with pis-ant offers.
Can you tell I've had enough?
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