[quote=sdgrrl]It may not be the popular thing to say, but BG nailed the issues with the home we are buying via an outside picture.
She caught the cracks in the driveway which were pretty noticeable. She also caught there were no storm drains and we will be (fingers crossed) on a hill and a few other things the inspector did bring it up.
I was in the drama game for awhile on here. Not going to get into that again (fingers crossed). It gets hot quickly on these threads.
Not really sure what she has been up to where people are so riled, but it has been this way for 8-10 years. Nothing seems to have changed.
I think a majority of members on Rick’s site think they are more intelligent than most of the population, sophisticated with money and knowledgeable about political and global issues.
This often creates a clash of egos, and alpha personalities start coming out.
Good show.[/quote]Just saw this, sdgrrl. You’re welcome and I try to help whenever I see the post requesting help in a timely manner am able to (if I’m familiar with the particular micro-area of the county, its residents, its housing stock and sometimes, its politics). And Pigg ucodegen added more useful info about your property to consider in your inspection.
A few Piggs around here who routinely let their egos run amok (you know who you are) don’t realize that many of the very same posters who I’m publicly chastised on this board for giving “wrong advice” to invariably end up hours or days later requesting more of that “bad advice” from me in pm, lol. Of course, we all can’t be privy to what goes on in the “back room.” I feel if I am occasionally able to provide enough info for someone to keep from getting burned, then that is “reward” enough … although there is no substitute for having a qualified and competent real estate salesperson or broker representing oneself. The sad part is, many, many current licensees are neither and it is often hard for a first-time buyer/seller to tell the difference.
If someone has worked as an agent and/or broker for years, even decades in an era where the internet did not exist, that knowledge and experience cannot be taken away from them! Today, a “newbie” agent or even a recently licensed broker can sit in their armchair at home and see dozens of photos and even videos of a listing and feel they “know” what they are looking at. But the reality is that they have no freaking clue what they are seeing if they have never resided in or done any business in the area themselves. There is no substitute for “boots-on-the-ground” experience (CAR, those are YOUR words) :=]
Most of today’s agents and brokers working with buyers are conducting their “practices” from their armchairs or living room couch instead of their cars and rarely venture out unless they have already made an appt with a client. If their buyer-client is also not familiar with the area they wish to shop in, it’s frequently a nonsensical case of the blind leading the blind. I have to wonder if any of today’s licensees (of the last ~15 years) are getting any “mentoring” from longtime agents/brokers in their offices. But I think likely not, because many of today’s tiny RE offices of 300 sf or less are now licensing up to 150 agents under one broker’s license and the vast majority of them have probably never set foot in the office, let alone met many of their fellow agents. (OK, well maybe they came in once, to execute their contract and commission agreement with the broker they will work under, if they didn’t do this by e-mail and electronic signature :=0)
sdgrrl, as I recall, there was a whole lot more background re: your listing agent/broker and seller that I was able to dig up online in about 12.5 minutes from my armchair at the time but decided not to divulge it here because it was all irrelevant to whether your listing was a good buy TODAY … or not. I don’t do business with ANYONE whom I can’t at least do a preliminary “vetting” process on (even when shopping for rentals for my kid who is currently a college student). In your case, only your inspector and appraiser could have made the call on whether the listing you had an accepted offer on was the right property for YOU. This is because THEY have the expertise and had their “boots on the ground.”
Congrats on your recent home purchase, sdgrrl, and I wish you and your fiance happiness for years to come living in that “bucolic” setting!
