Comments on I Almost Saved $100k on a Home!TypePad2007-10-19T16:15:00ZNAhttps://www.freemoneyfinance.com/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://www.freemoneyfinance.com/2007/10/i-almost-saved-/comments/atom.xml/FMF commented on 'I Almost Saved $100k on a Home!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451bcbd69e200e54f11c83d88342007-10-24T15:49:13Z2007-10-24T15:49:13ZFMFhttp://www.freemoneyfinance.comI think many of you are taking me way too seriously. ;-)<p>I think many of you are taking me way too seriously. ;-)</p>Big Cheese commented on 'I Almost Saved $100k on a Home!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451bcbd69e200e54efb705588332007-10-21T07:52:15Z2007-10-21T07:52:15ZBig CheeseYou 'almost' saved nothing. Really I hope this was a joke post with all due respect or just a stream...<p>You 'almost' saved nothing. Really I hope this was a joke post with all due respect or just a stream of consciousness 'what if?'.</p>
<p>And I agree you should wait for a while, take a look at the upcoming ARM resets, that should keep the market in check. Check out www.housingpanic.blogspot.com for more details.</p>
<p>BC</p>Bronco commented on 'I Almost Saved $100k on a Home!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451bcbd69e200e54f0f3e1e88342007-10-19T20:20:13Z2008-08-30T12:01:36ZBroncoI believe you are way to adamant about buying a house right now. Methinks this bursting bubble has merely begun...<p>I believe you are way to adamant about buying a house right now. Methinks this bursting bubble has merely begun and we are in for a loooong decline in house prices.</p>Kevin commented on 'I Almost Saved $100k on a Home!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451bcbd69e200e54efaac3b88332007-10-19T19:24:16Z2008-08-27T12:03:40ZKevinNo kidding, did you want it for half the original list price or what? How much do you think it...<p>No kidding, did you want it for half the original list price or what? How much do you think it will actually go down?</p>kurt commented on 'I Almost Saved $100k on a Home!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451bcbd69e200e54efaa9d988332007-10-19T19:09:38Z2008-08-28T06:34:51ZkurtI think you need to rethink your whole approach: if you are "unsure" if you want a house at a...<p>I think you need to rethink your whole approach: if you are "unsure" if you want a house at a hundred grand less than what they are asking for it when you put it on your watch list, you aren't too serious about it in the first place.</p>
<p>Nice deceiving title, however. You were never even close to "saving" $100k on a house, as a commenter above observes.</p>Rebecca commented on 'I Almost Saved $100k on a Home!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451bcbd69e200e54efaa5c988332007-10-19T18:46:05Z2007-10-19T18:46:05ZRebeccahttp://protoscholar.comUnfortunately that kind of thing happens all too often. A friend's elderly mother listed her house last year but got...<p>Unfortunately that kind of thing happens all too often. A friend's elderly mother listed her house last year but got no interest in it at all and couldn't figure out why. Turns out that the realtor had listed the house for $1,349,000 instead of $349,000. No wonder no one looked. Unfortunately by the time my friend's mother mentioned it and my friend found the error the house had been on the market for months at that price. They had to delist it for a while to clear the days on the market before relisting, even though the lack of a sale was the agent's fault. I still want to know why the agent didn't catch it earlier. The changes in the market are going to have a long term effect on the profit my friend's mom makes off this property (it was a stronger market when she first listed).</p>Evan commented on 'I Almost Saved $100k on a Home!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451bcbd69e200e54efaa4cc88332007-10-19T18:44:01Z2008-08-29T17:04:14ZEvanNothing would have happened - because you have put in an "offer" and they would simply rejected that "offer." What...<p>Nothing would have happened - because you have put in an "offer" and they would simply rejected that "offer." What would have been more interesting if their realtor messed up and offered it to you for $239K and you accepted said offer. Regardless, nothing would happen because in most states a real estate contract must be in writing to be enforceable (generally). </p>Matthew commented on 'I Almost Saved $100k on a Home!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451bcbd69e200e54f0f277a88342007-10-19T18:01:00Z2008-08-27T12:03:19ZMatthewHow does a price misprint equal almost saving 100k on a house? There is no way that it would have...<p>How does a price misprint equal almost saving 100k on a house? There is no way that it would have sold for that price.</p>Scott Moonen commented on 'I Almost Saved $100k on a Home!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451bcbd69e200e54f0f1d0088342007-10-19T16:44:04Z2007-10-19T16:44:04ZScott Moonenhttp://scott.andstuff.org/I once looked at a charming old farmhouse that had the wrong zip code entered into MLS. The zip code...<p>I once looked at a charming old farmhouse that had the wrong zip code entered into MLS. The zip code put it right in Chapel Hill, NC, but in reality it was located miles out into the country. Anyone looking for a house in Chapel Hill would have dismissed it, and anyone looking for a house out in the country would have been unlikely to find it. As a result, there was little competition on the house, and I am sure that we would have benefited from that. In the end, we decided it was too much work for us to fix up in our current season of life.</p>
<p>The moral is that if you are selling a house through a realtor you should double check their work!</p>beastlike commented on 'I Almost Saved $100k on a Home!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451bcbd69e200e54efa8d4588332007-10-19T16:30:21Z2008-08-27T12:03:18ZbeastlikeThat would have been one good deal!<p>That would have been one good deal!</p>Chris commented on 'I Almost Saved $100k on a Home!'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451bcbd69e200e54efa8b5088332007-10-19T16:19:51Z2008-08-29T16:59:42ZChrishttp://beyondtheconsumer.blogspot.comIt sounds like $239k is more realistic, at least from your buyer's perspective.<p>It sounds like $239k is more realistic, at least from your buyer's perspective.</p>