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Originally Posted by vintageogauge
We just sold our home to the third buyer that made an appointment to see it. It took 3 weeks to sell however it came on the market the day before Debbie storms came in with heavy rain, first open house rained, 2nd open house rained, sold on the day of the 3rd open house. There were only 2 four bedroom homes on water available and now there is only one. So, if there are buyers that want 4 bedrooms and want it to be on a water front lot, very slim pickings.
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First of all, congratulations on the sale of your home in The Villages. I know you and your wife are ready for some life changes and I wish you both the best.
When we sold one of our Village's homes, we didn't even get it listed on FSBO and it was sold. We happened to notice The Villages was holding an open house that day three doors down. We looked at each other and decided why not take advantage of the foot traffic. We didn't even finish putting the sign in the ground and people were at the door to take a look.
Some of our neighbors who heard we were moving told us we'd never get that price and it was quite high but we knew it was a good, well cared for product that was furnished. We had invested money into improvements and we diligently monitored real estate prices for our home model and in general in The Villages.
We accepted the offer and a check from the first couple going through the house. They were extremely familiar with the ins and outs of buying in The Villages, fees, restrictions, etc. They had done their legwork and we provided the offer to purchase contract provided by our attorney backed title company.
We went over the clauses and upon agreement, the offer was accepted. Everything went smoothly and closing was timely. Everyone was happy and we banked the realtor fee we would paid. There definitely is a place for realtors, many people don't have a clue regarding home sales. For them, realtors are a necessity.
If you have the wherewithal for selling by yourself, go for it. We've never had anyone try to negotiate an adjusted price for the realtors fee. But if they had, we would have declined and rejected the offer.