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DinOR said:

All of a sudden I’m not having much difficulty visualizing buyers asking their realtors “Don’t show me ANYTHING that was purchased in 2005".

Don’t show me anything purchased in 2004.
Don’t show me anything purchased after 2000!

After the few buyers that ARE out there actively seeking a home have kicked through one over priced shitbox after another they are going to have to draw the line! I mean from a pure practicality standpoint. My husband doesn’t get home from work until 6:00pm and we only have an hour before kids/dinner/homework etc. Please stop showing us these places where the seller is upside down and can’t afford to come down on price, unless! They are willing to negotiate a short sale. If not, please don’t waste our time and start showing us “pre-2002″ purchases or we’ll find someone that will.

Also:

Now I’m fully prepared to deal with all the grief so bring it on. Well what if a couple paid CASH in 2005 and just wants out? They’re entertaining all offers! O.K, I’m willing to allow that.

Well what if some couple bought in 1985 but have House ATM’d it to death? Couldn’t they owe more than the place is worth? Don’t know, don’t care. Since Surfer X has already well established that this person basically “re-purchased” their home, it would not qualify. Please don’t show it to me.

Robert Coté said:

I don’t see any reason to buy from someone upside down. They don’t have any room to negotiate and there’s going to be more lawyers and other bloodsucking beasts feeding off the carcass anyway. Much easier to find the unHELOCed bought in 1995 shabby fixer where the seller is happy to double their money and get out. All those “Buyer agrees to….” documents are sure to come back and bite you. No, I’ll take the nice empty nest couple who are happy to get a check at closing rather than the desperate conivers who are so upside down they have no morals left with which to deal honestly. The important thing to remember, everyone else takes money away from the table. The only money usually brought to the table is the buyer’s. Even now as the sellers are facing the prospect of bringing money to the table it isn’t the same as they are trying to stop the bleeding. No, I’ll deal with the smart, calm people instead thankyouverymuch.

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