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Mad at sellers

We went to look at a house on Sunday morning, and even though the selling agent had told them to leave, they had not. They also had not cleaned or decluttered at all, and they even left their dog running around the house while we were there (I am terrified of unfamiliar dogs). I was very uncomfortable with this showing, especially since the sellers said they would not leave the master bedroom. HELLO? The MB is one of the most important things to me. We passed on this one.

Really people. Do not list your house if you are not willing to cooperate when someone wants to see it.

 

"Don't look back, you can never look back." - Don Henley

Re: Mad at sellers

  • Was it a short sale, foreclosure, or divorce?  Not that it is right but that's the type of sit, it reminds me of.  Sorry for your luck and hope you find a home!
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  • That is just bizarre.  Apparently, the don't want to sell that badly.
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  • imageSantorini2011:
    Was it a short sale, foreclosure, or divorce?  Not that it is right but that's the type of sit, it reminds me of.  Sorry for your luck and hope you find a home!

    Nope. It was a private seller.

    "Don't look back, you can never look back." - Don Henley
  • They would prbably be PITAs anyway to deal with even if they had left the house. Wow.

    What did your agent tell you about it?

  • They obviously have no clue what they are doing... Unless the price is really good I would run. They obviously dont trust anyone in their home without them there. I would assume negotiations will be a nightmare with sellers like that as well.
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  • imageBriGiboo:
    They obviously have no clue what they are doing... Unless the price is really good I would run. They obviously dont trust anyone in their home without them there. I would assume negotiations will be a nightmare with sellers like that as well.

     The price wasn't even that great. It was the same list price as the one we made an offer on in the same neighborhood, and it wasn't nearly as nice. Actually, it was in pretty crappy condition, and I doubt it would have passed inspection, anyway.

    "Don't look back, you can never look back." - Don Henley
  • Maybe they had some unfortunate circumstances as to why they couldn't leave? I know we looked at a house right after a bad snow storm. Unfortunately they lost power (like most people in our area) so the owner stayed to make sure everything was running smoothly. But he stayed out in the garage, and when we went out to look there he went outside with the generator.

     But this doesn't really sound like the case, they prolly just didn't want to sell. Sorry! But you'll know when you find the right house. It took us almost 9 months but we did.

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  • I would have passed on that one as well..... if they are having issues allowing you to see the house without their dog biting at your heels, or refusing to leave the room when you look at the house (which makes for an uncomfortable showing) it can be a sign that you might have issues with them vacating the property after you have purchased it. A good friend of mine once toured a short sale recently listed where the seller's child followed her around the house during the entire showing screaming "Get out of my house!" It was quite uncomfortable.
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