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With estate agents you can giggle about people's "interesting" decor with the owners you have to pretend you love it, when in reality you know what's going.
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Yeah, but you were dressed like BatmanOriginally posted by BrilloPad View PostI have shown buyers round ever house I have sold. Never received any ridiculous comments. Sometimes people have "misunderstandings" and I have been able to correct those. Maybe the agent details are misleading? More photos required?
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Originally posted by vetran View Postour buyers were polite to our face, then bought it and ripped it up.
My wife was horrified as we had done lots of work that people had been impressed by.
I was pragmatic, we had sold it and had the money to buy a much bigger place in a nice little close.
Remember you are after their money not their friendship. Sometimes their comments make sense and you can do something about them.You definitely don't want to be ripping up floorboards or digging up patios at any of Brillopads ex-houses.Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostI have shown buyers round ever house I have sold. Never received any ridiculous comments. Sometimes people have "misunderstandings" and I have been able to correct those.
Maybe the agent details are misleading? More photos required?
#hautdelagarenne
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Maybe, but some people are just plain rudeOriginally posted by Gumbo Robot View PostPossibly but all the floor plans are there & there are about 20 pics on RightMove.
It just seems that some people struggle with the concept of a cottage. Which is exactly how it is marketed.
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Possibly but all the floor plans are there & there are about 20 pics on RightMove.Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostMaybe the agent details are misleading? More photos required?
It just seems that some people struggle with the concept of a cottage. Which is exactly how it is marketed.
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I have shown buyers round ever house I have sold. Never received any ridiculous comments. Sometimes people have "misunderstandings" and I have been able to correct those.
Maybe the agent details are misleading? More photos required?
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our buyers were polite to our face, then bought it and ripped it up.Originally posted by Gumbo Robot View PostI did after about 1 month of that.
My wife was horrified as we had done lots of work that people had been impressed by.
I was pragmatic, we had sold it and had the money to buy a much bigger place in a nice little close.
Remember you are after their money not their friendship. Sometimes their comments make sense and you can do something about them.
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Probably more a dig at #RefugeesWelcome hashtaggers by proxy.Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostSo this is a non-thread then.
You're welcome
MF
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So this is a non-thread then.Originally posted by Gumbo Robot View PostI did after about 1 month of that.
You're welcome
MF
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