Best To Be First Born, Second Husband, and Third Listing Agent
That old saying is worth remembering in our current Boise real estate market.
I got a call, while in San Francisco at Inman Connect week before last, from a referred seller.
He didn’t know it was 6:30 a.m. in San Francisco, and that I was still half-asleep in my hotel room, but I called him right back and we had a good chat.
He was pretty fed up with his present listing agent, and for good reason.
She had told him that her office had “a list of 1,000 people who would be eager to see his home” if he would just sign on the dotted line.
He signed the listing.
Then, three weeks went by and no one looked at his home.
Gee, mebbe all 1,000 of them were busy or sumpin?
That listing followed his first listing with an agent who overpriced his home by $100,000.
So, here I am, listing agent #3 and feeling pretty good because I think this now-tenderized, motivated seller’s home is very salable at the new $399,900 asking price.
The home is in Boise’s sought-after North End, within ten minutes of Boise’s bustling, vibrant downtown with its abundance of good jobs, casual sidewalk restaurants, and lively nightlife.
It was built in 1954 when the word “quality” actually meant something, with all-brick construction, a finished basement, handcrafted cabinetry and trim, and gleaming original oak hardwood flooring in beautiful condition.
It even has many of the quaint old original features and appliances too!
Oh, I forgot to mention the 63’ long 5+ car garage (first listing agent said it was 8-car, but I’m not including the fact that three stalls are 33’ deep), enormous covered patio with outdoor fireplace, and the HUGE shade trees!
Guess we’ll see if 3rd time’s a charm!
Sometimes it’s best to come in last.
For details, visit www.BoiseReal.com/ID2121
August 14th, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized
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