Believe it or not, I am still getting calls from RE agents because they have noticed that our house has gone off the market and they want to know if they can “help” us get it sold, properly. (Yeah, like they are the only RE agent in the world who can get the house sold.) It’s nice to say “We have decided to rent it out”. What I really want to say is “shove it buddy! You RE agents are all the same. You talk the great talk, but you don’t deliver, at least not in this market. If the last two agents couldn’t get it sold, it’s very unlikely you will.” I know the bad market is not their fault, but I get tired of hearing that they have some wonderful plan that will get your house sold in record time. Of course it involves “staging your home” (looking like no one lives there) and dropping your price until you might as well hang a “Free Home” sign in your window. I’m done!
What’s really funny is when they ask you if you know of anyone who wants to sell their home. I just have to laugh: “In this market?!? They would have to be idiots!”
Well, I won’t have to blog about the ills of selling a house any more and can now move on to what this blog was really supposed to be about and that is the “fun” of building a house. More of that to come.
