An insult masquerading as an offer
News ·Wednesday July 1, 2009 @ 17:58 EDT (link)
(Note: prices have been removed from public view—but of course you can find actual sale prices in the public record.) We got an insultingly low offer for our house today; I'm surprised our agent bothered us with it (we're listing at $5k less than we paid, and closing will cost us about $40k in taxes and agent fees). Despite what Chip (Dusseau, of Caldwell Banker Bain), our agent, said, I wouldn't consider them serious buyers: they only had a letter of credit for $356k. I am not willing or able to give away the difference at this point: our listing price is lower than I like, but our agent suggested it and I'm willing to sell at that point to get out of here. I'd like to introduce the offering party to my "leetle friend"…. Given their credit limit we did not bother to counter-offer, as even their maximum is below what I'd accept at this point. I almost feel like instructing Chip not to bother us with offers this low, but it's just a phone call/email.
