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Parsing the Buyer Lament, “I (Just) Can’t Find What I’m Looking For!”

The Unmotivated Unrealistic Buyer, Circa 2017, or, “Waiting for Godot, Home Buyer Version” In a housing market characterized by an ongoing, acute shortage of inventory, it’s an all too familiar lament:  frustrated Buyers (and Buyers’ agents) who bemoan that they “just can’t find what they’re looking for.” I’m certainly sympathetic — to a point. However,...
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The Downside to Pitching Upside Potential

“Just Needs Your Cosmetic Touches” When the home you’re selling is lit by the equivalent of kerosene lamps, you’ve really got no choice: one way or another, you’re going to have to inform prospective Buyers that they’ll need to do extensive updating and/or remodeling (my favorite Realtor euphemism for that: ‘Just Needs Your Cosmetic Touches!”)....
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