Saturday, 26 September 2015

House For Sale



The whole while I was in Ireland with Sarah, Barb was at home getting the house ready for sale.  Even before we signed with the real estate agent, we had an offer on the house from the brother of a neighbour.  The neighbour had two children and the brother had two children the same age.  Their mother also lived down the road.  It was a perfect situation for them.  However, the wife was very fussy.

Barb told him we were asking $369,000.  The neighbour said the brother was thinking of spending around $360,000.  So Barb thought we had a deal.  Then the brother offered us $340,000, $30,000 less than we were asking.  We thought it was insulting.  So we turned them down.

We eventually listed the house with the real estate agent for $410,000.  I based that on what my Dad’s house had sold for in Burlington.  I thought our house was in much better shape than my Dad’s house.

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