Thread: I guess people dont want to actually SELL their homes

Originally Posted by SLance68

Zillow usually has he values of the homes so far off base it is not funny - especially in Central Florida. They will show a house that is for sale and list it at $ 169,000 when it is really 129,000. You would do better looking somewhere like realtor.com than zillow - but if you have a realtor they "should" be finding you houses to look at since that is what they get paid to do.

I don't disagree. They have our home at an unusually LOW price value.
I was suggesting zillow as a tool, as a easy place to search for houses for sale., make a list of ones that you are interested in, then ask your realtor about them. I don't think you should rely on a realor to find you a home., best to search yourself. When a realtor thinks only about commision, they will show the most expensive houses in that market.
When we bought our house, we researched a ton on the internet, then showed that list of the ones we wanted to see to the realtor., they only wanted to show us houses that they thought we would like. We told them not to waste ours and theire time showing us houses that we had no interest in ie: we wanted an older home, not a newer home, we wanted a bungalow style house, not a ranch style house, etc...

I found my house on craigslist LOL

Originally Posted by buttrfli

I found my house on craigslist LOL

LOL! Thats the only place I havent looked!!!!!

I dont rely on my realtor at all. She sends me stuff that I have seen on the market weeks before. I do all my own research. I use zillow.com but take it with a grain of salt. I also use truila.com and a bunch of other sites including local ones, in addition to realtor.com.

I have 6 houses scheduled to look at this week. Hopefully one of these will be "THE ONE". Heck I will just settle for okay at a good price and sellers wanting to SELL! LOL

Originally Posted by stormddanc

I understand how you feel. I moved from Texas to Pa to be closer to my family and am having the same problem. I bid on 5 houses and all were turned down and I did not offer much lower then asking price. The one's that I am looking at do need some work but I can not see spending 150,00 on a house that needs 60 to70,000 worth of work on top of asking price. I even had a realestate agent tell one on the owners of a house I bid on not to take my offer not because i bid 10,000 under asking price but because she did not like who I was pre-approved from. I did end up reporting her and she was fined because it is againt the law what she did. I did make up my mind I am going back to Texas and yes I have looked at houses and I got one right away, so I am back in Pa getting my things together and letting my family know it is not that I do not want to be close but finding a house is what did it. Hang in there, it will happen

Where are you looking in Pennsylvania?

OP did you find a home yet?

Still havent found a house yet. However, the sale might yet again not go thru on mine. Last time it was 2 wks before closing that the buyers bank pulled the funds and this time its less than a week and I am getting conflicting reports about the closing. It may or may not happen. The underwriters bounced it back for more documentation from the buyer. This guy has a government job and I'm told excellent credit so I have no idea what the issue or issues could be. I have made the decision that if the sale does not go thru I will take it off the market and stay. I just cant take this crap any more!!!!

A friend of mine was 2 hours from closing the sale on his house. When the realtor called, something went wrong with the VA paperwork. And they pulled funding.
So, he is still making 2 mortgage payments a month. He moved and rented the house for a while. But decided to sell it, when the last lease ran out.
It is painful for him, and he did not do anything to slow it down. He accepted an offer that pays off the mortgage only.

Originally Posted by stormddanc

I was looking in the reedsville area and milroy.

I'm a bit father east than you...too bad. I am going to see my Mom's home in the Hazleton area & I would have given you a great deal & it doesn't need any major work.

Okay my house closed on Friday. I had 2 days notice!!!!!! I didnt want to start packing until I got the closing info. So needless to say I was scrambling. My offer was accepted on a house the same day but I cant close until the end of April on that one. Fingers crossed it goes thru. Right now I am living at my Mom's-its kinda crazy. I dont start my job until April 4th and I will be moving into a friends basement for the few weeks. This has been one of the most excruciating ordeals I have had to go thru. NEVER again!!!!! LOL