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I have 31 pages as well. 300+ posts, 150 are someone so sure of the value of a house she won't even share it. So shes obviously wrong and knows it, or thinks some local will see it and buy it in which case..shes wrong again.
The other 150 posts I sincerely believe are people just farming rep at her expense. But its entertaining i have to admit so I will spread some more.
LOL the only 3 things I know for sure are death, taxes, and that the op ain't gonna buy this house. The funny thing is it's still entertaining!
This thread is literally 31 pages over several months of the op complaining about the price of this home and everyone telling her to make an offer or move on.
Hilarious. I can't wait for the update drama!
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31? I only see 8 pages. Are you perhaps including comments from another thread in the non-professional Real Estate Forum where she posted a lot more information about this same house?
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I see 31 pages and 306 posts in this thread. (Now 307)
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Depends on your settings how many posts you have per page.
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I have 8 pages, but still 309 posts, including this one
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I have 31 pages as well. 300+ posts, 150 are someone so sure of the value of a house she won't even share it. So shes obviously wrong and knows it, or thinks some local will see it and buy it in which case..shes wrong again.
The other 150 posts I sincerely believe are people just farming rep at her expense. But its entertaining i have to admit so I will spread some more.
Everyone is right.
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Yes. They came home and apparently were not going to counter. One of their parents died so I was prepared to not even hear anything for several days but they came back and said they wanted us to waive the contingency and prove financing. We could prove financing and might waive the contingency and we told them so. But they then countered at 2% off list so they are not ready to sell yet. My realtor told their realtor that if something changes (price drop) to call us and their agent said if something changes (we are willing to come up) to call them. We didn't make our best and final offer yet. In the meantime, another house of similar size and quality closed in a nearby neighborhood so there is a new comp. But it's not as nice a neighborhood as my house. I know all these people get upset when I call it my house because they think I am emotionally attached but I am just distinguishing it from all the other houses. The comp sold for my first offer on this house exactly, so I know it's worth more than that because of the neighborhood and the lot is bigger. So while my best in final number might be a slightly low, it's far closer to reality than their list or counter. I will try to talk my husband into going up a little bit but with the tax increases and the stock market plummet, it's going to be hard.
In the meantime, I calculated our new federal tax increases under the new tax law and it's a lot. This doesn't take into account the pending state and property tax increases coming down the pike. So while I do still want this house, I am only willing to go so high to do it.
Meanwhile, another nearby home of similar year built and quality, but substantially bigger, same lot size and priced 10% less was taken off the market after sitting for almost a year.
And my best friend's house has been under contract 3 x and fallen out all three times. So the market is not great. Two houses in my neighborhood went under contract so hers is the only one for sale now.
In the meantime, I calculated our new federal tax increases under the new tax law and it's a lot.
I suspect that a lot of people will soon realize that the promised "tax cut" was purely imaginary. But...at least corporations got a big tax cut and our national debt is ballooning out of sight. And that's supposedly from "conservatives"?
I wonder how that will affect their financial and living situation? I'd get some info on that before moving forward as your strategy should change accordingly. It appears that everyone selling in your area is chasing the market down right now and the financial situation in Illinois looks pretty grim so I'd be inclined to wait a while to see how things evolve into the Spring. Out here in N. California prices have come down but I'm waiting to see if the trend continues before I buy, which will be sometime within the next 12 months.
I wonder how that will affect their financial and living situation? I'd get some info on that before moving forward as your strategy should change accordingly. It appears that everyone selling in your area is chasing the market down right now and the financial situation in Illinois looks pretty grim so I'd be inclined to wait a while to see how things evolve into the Spring. Out here in N. California prices have come down but I'm waiting to see if the trend continues before I buy, which will be sometime within the next 12 months.
I think this is dead on. I don't necessarily thing waiting is a bad thing.
I would continue to wait in Illinois. Other than small micro pockets in places like the city as the state continues to overtax its citizens and the pension crisis escalate, while experiencing negative population growth every year the values will be driven down by lack of demand. Plus overall wealthier people like yourself are leaving the state faster than the middle class and poor overall so that particular market may drop even faster. 500-1.2 million range seems to be plummeting locally in the northwest suburbs currently based on recently sales and market activity for the last 6 months. When our new governor gets his plans going value decreases should escalate further.
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