Today, I was closing the deal on this beautiful $200k ranch in the country. The buyer soon pulls up and we get to discussing the contract terms, soon the buyer asks the seller," Wow why is this house going so cheap?" The seller replies, "Do you believe in ghosts?" There goes my $8,000 commission. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I spent 3 hours trying to close a simple $400 deal with a homeowner. He spent 3 hours telling me about his life story including his marital problems, his philosophical views of the world, AND he read me 20 pages of haiku poems. Only 3 hours later did he tell me he couldn't accept my deal. FML
Today, after days of working with a client on plans for a project, I received a message halfway through completion, saying the deal was off because my prices were "so low, it seems like a scam." FML
Today, my new neighbor informed me with great relish that the house I have just bought is haunted because 30 years ago a man shot himself in the kitchen. I'm now paying a huge mortgage on a house I'm frightened to be alone in. FML
Today, I found out that my childhood vacation home was on sale for 149K. We sold it for 99K 9 months ago. FML
Today, I bought a home at a bargain. It will need 5 grand in repairs to fix plumbing and electric, but it's mine. When I pulled up the listing to show pictures to my friends, there was a new listing that was in the same neighborhood, and a larger, nicer house that is move in ready. Same price. FML
Today, I submitted an offer on a house. I got a call a few minutes later saying that it had collapsed. FML
Today, I found out that the piece of vacant land I purchased for $20,000 is illegal to build a house on, due to acreage restrictions. Thank you, realtor. FML
Today, after saving for years, I was finally ready to buy a home. I found a decent place. I put in an offer. A hedge fund bought it 7 minutes later, for cash. FML
Today, my partner and I went to the inspection of a house we wanted to buy. The whole roof was illegal. This is the second time our realtor has shown us a house with major issues. FML
Today, I was supposed to close on a house. Unfortunately, our lender decided that they couldn't finance us and denied us a loan, after 3 months of us digging up paperwork, saving money, and packing. Now we have to scramble to find a new place, while our insane landlady screams at us. FML
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Dukedj 0
Wow. That is totally screwed up. I hope the seller was saying that as a joke, if the seller wasn't then they are a total idiot.
Darth_Taco 14
You got the wrong buyers. If I had the money, I would've bought the house BECAUSE of the ghosts. Unless they were vengeful spirits. I'm sorry though, that really sucks. Especially in this global economy XP.
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mattmag 0
I'd still buy it. What kind of moron believes in ghosts? But I might try to negotiate the price a bit lower if he said that, just because I could save some money by taking advantage of someone's superstitions. My friend's parents got a bargain because the previous owners were murdered in the house, and I've never noticed anything odd about it.
cpham12 2
aren't you still entitled to your commission even if the contract hasn't been signed? i'm pretty sure that in some states you are entitled commission regardless because you performed your duty of finding someone willing to buy the property. it was his fault for talking about the ghosts.. although i think that scenario works if you are representing the seller and looking for a buyer... maybe you're looking for a home for a buyer
xolotl 0
So, the buyers didn't buy the house because it's supposedly haunted? Seriously?
aridawn 0
OMG! $200K RANCH, AND it's haunted?! Dude...if I had the money I would TOTALLY buy it. That kicks so much ass. On the flipside, hopefully this will make the seller think twice before opening his mouth again, unless he doesn't WANT to sell the place.
Arrow_fml 0
You deserved that one. I can't believe you were trying to sell someone a haunted ranch, thats so messed up. If someone sold me a haunted anything I would come after their heads.
balanceMMX 0
superstitious people are annoying. I laugh in the face of danger! ha ha ha ha!
Arrow_fml 0
The ghost must be really bad if he is selling his ranch because of it. I think you need to tell people about it.
npk1112 0
#41....the OP said that it was the day of closing. In many states, the buyer and the seller sit down and sign the papers and exchange the keys together in the same room on the day of closing.
dizzzane 0
200k for a ranch is in no way cheap. I call bullshit or at least a terrible story. You should be setting up a retirement fund or taking your kids to soccer practice not posting gay stories on the internet, how ******* old are you?
drunkyredneck 0
69 Yeah i can see that, but at that point, a buyer cannot back out, once the offer is put in, and accepted and all terms and conditions are met, and i highly doubt there was a "ghost clause" in the agreement In Canada that isnt allowed, or is viewed as unethical because the buyer and seller may use, abuse, certain advantages or disadvantages. eg are.....someone wont buy a house because a pakistani family lived in it, because they cooked with currie, or anything to that fact.