Originally Posted by Dixievet (Post 1861847)

If you buy it, I will give you $100 for that blue granite lion :seasix:

Originally Posted by Egnalf (Post 1862108)

I don't plan on selling

Originally Posted by dvarapala (Post 1861949)

:kimblair:

The kid just bought his first house the other day. The market is so crazy that he not only made a full price offer, but at the encouragement of his agent the offer also included an escalation clause: basically if the sellers received another offer he would automatically beat it by $1000 up to a max of $10000 over asking. Turns out there was a competing offer, and that offer included a similar escalation clause, only theirs was $500 over and capped at $9000 over asking. So he beat them out by $1000.

It's almost like buying a house on eBay. :funniest:

Originally Posted by the new me (Post 1863078)

Serious question:

It seems very convenient that another escalation-clause-offer came in so it tops off to just below what the final buyer's escalation clause tops off to.

How does one do a deal like that where you can be certain that the seller's agent didn't pay a homeless guy to submit the $500/9000 escalation offer in order to squeeze the extra $10k out of the deal?

Originally Posted by the new me (Post 1863078)

Serious question:

It seems very convenient that another escalation-clause-offer came in so it tops off to just below what the final buyer's escalation clause tops off to.

How does one do a deal like that where you can be certain that the seller's agent didn't pay a homeless guy to submit the $500/9000 escalation offer in order to squeeze the extra $10k out of the deal?

Originally Posted by dvarapala (Post 1863079)

:shrug: We got a copy of the other offer and it looked legit to me. :shrug:

Originally Posted by the new me (Post 1863078)

Serious question:



It seems very convenient that another escalation-clause-offer came in so it tops off to just below what the final buyer's escalation clause tops off to.



How does one do a deal like that where you can be certain that the seller's agent didn't pay a homeless guy to submit the $500/9000 escalation offer in order to squeeze the extra $10k out of the deal?

Originally Posted by snide (Post 1863113)

If you're going to include an escalation clause, which includes your top dollar, include a Proof of Funds letter that shows you're approved for that dollar amount, or provide a copy of your bank statement that shows you have the cash to support your offer. :yesnod:

Originally Posted by dvarapala (Post 1863130)

You think a first-time homebuyer is going to be paying cash? :shrug:

Originally Posted by mrvette (Post 1861809)

Since the .gov is attempting to keep things going, and lowering interest rates on worthless currency down to ~2% or so......and so housing prices are taking off anywhere but big cities, as the population shifts south/outta there....

and us folks in Floriduh/similar locations are getting really high prices now....the issue IS.....

WTF happens in the near/far future.......

I moved south here to Floriduh on account of uncle arthurRONGus..... some 23 years ago......watched my 72k house go to 150k then back down to about 70k, and now it's at 240k...or so......WTF????

watt yawl's readings look like???


:issues::dance::confused5::shots:

Originally Posted by Thunder22 (Post 1863180)

should we call 911? are you having a stroke?

Originally Posted by snide (Post 1863197)

You must be new here. :rolleyes: