Even before I became a realtor I enjoyed watching HGTV's "House Hunters" and its variations "House Hunters International", "House Hunters Renovations", etc. And I still do.
But I have to laugh when I hear the comments of some of the home buyers like "Oh, I really don't like these white appliances. These will have to be changed out with stainless steel immediately." The realtors' attempts to mitigate a home's deficiencies can be nearly as comical, like "This home offers a great opportunity to build equity by updating a few things."
But likely the most unrealistic part of these shows is their insinuation that a realtor shows a buyer 3 homes and then they pick 1 to buy.
It doesn't work like that.
Even if buyers fall in love with the very 1st house, they always want to see a few other homes to reinforce their decision. But most of the time it takes at least 6 home showings before buyers are ready to make a purchase, and often it takes even more than 6.
I recently heard from clients to whom I showed homes over 4 years ago. At that time they were expecting their house in another state to sell, so I kept in touch with them for a couple years. Finally, after 4 years their house sold and they called me to say they were coming to look at homes again.
Sometimes that's how it works.
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we looked at 5 houses; the 5th house was the best. and 16 years later, we still live in it!
is it perfect? no. but it's solid built, near our jobs, and just a short commuter train ride to the city.
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