Comments on: Signed, Sealed And Delivered in North Los Angeles

By: ed hardy

ed hardy — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:23:14 +0000

Thanks for catching those typos. Those were my fault. I’ve corrected them.

By: Mousebender

Mousebender — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:46:52 +0000

If a first-time buyer can’t get a foothold in the market without signing on to a financial disaster, then California can say goodbye to young families and the middle class. Realtors, when the last young family leaves Southern California, please turn out the lights. Thanks.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:46:05 +0000

It doesn’t suprise me the sort of games that selling agents are playing these days. These tactics are do nothing more than hurt both actual seller and buyer, in hopes of forcing a quick sale. What buyer or seller would ever want to limit their negotiating options with such hard-stop sales tactics??!

Sellers– do yourself a favor and find a better agent that subscribes to more orthodox approaches which aim for win-win results.

Buyers– Steer clear of such dealings. Don’t even give these guys a chance to standardize on such aggressive selling tactics. Play this game and you’re guaranteed to lose.

By: Starchy

Starchy — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:40:43 +0000

RUN AWAY!!!! Under NO circumstances should any rational buyer bid against themselves. Sellers like this (and their agents) are being greedy and deserve to be shunned.

Instead- ask the buyer what “best and final” number they will accept to sell.

Any other course of action will assure that you overpay. PLENTY of homes out there.

By: bk

bk — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:12:29 +0000

That just happened to us in Reseda. Nice little place came on the market the Friday of Labor Day weekend, with all “final best offers” due by 3pm the following Tuesday. 4 days on the market with this tactic got them 45 offers and the accepted offer was $50,000 over asking. It was listed in the $250′s. I’m sure the asking price was purposely low to get more people through the door. The place is worth what it sold for, comparably. Makes us want to walk away from this game and keep renting.

By: Chris Glew

Chris Glew — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:18:12 +0000

Hey HH-
Thanks for catching those typos. Those were my fault. I’ve corrected them.

Chris

By: HH

HH — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:37:26 +0000

Wow, this post has so many problems:

1. There’s a town spelled “San Marino”, not “San Moreno” (not to mention the accent on “La Cañada”).

2. How are Pasadena et al considered “North Los Angeles”?

3. Joyti’s quote doesn’t appear to end. “…like escrow and .” Hunh?

The tips seem handy, though.