The waiting is the hardest part...
Oct. 22nd, 2002 12:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
payne_n_diazYesterday before I came home I got a call from a realtor who wanted to show our property. When I got home, I wasn't sure if she had been there or not, and it looked like somebody may have come by, so I let the dog and cat play for a bit. Then I heard something, and it turns out that the realtor hadn't been by just yet, so I grabbed the dog and put her outside and went for a walk while they viewed the condo. As I was coming back, they asked where the garage was, so I offered to show it to them. I gave them a walking tour of the grounds, showed them the pool and the clubhouse, and we chatted a bit. I got a really good vibe from the buyer and her agent. I was hoping we would get an offer.
When Mindy came home we went to the mall in Cerritos to see my eye doctor. She was picking up new glasses and I was getting my eyes examined for new lenses. The mall has ZERO signal for my cell phone, so when we left I checked my messages at home - and there was a message from the agent. She had a question about the washer and dryer in our front closet.
Let me explain about that... Before Mindy and I became serious in our relationship, she purchased a stacked washer/dryer combo with the intention of getting it hooked up inside the condo. She never did, because it would have cost her more than she could afford at the time, but the unit is still in the closet for storage purposes.
It seems that the buyer wants a place that has hook ups and wanted to know if we were having that done. To be honest, I don't think it's a good idea - the location of the closet in relation to a water source and ventilation doesn't make sense for installing a washer dryer. The association provides decent laundry facilities, and it isn't that expensive to use them. I shared this with the agent, who informed me that even though the buyer liked the property she wants something that is perfect for her and the possibility of having to pay for hooks ups to be installed in a condo deterred her from making an offer.
What pisses me off is that this is the second time the washer/dryer in the clost has ceased an offer from moving forward. To remedy the situation, I think I am going to pull the fuckin' thing out of the closet tonight and stick it in the garage or something. The other thing that pisses me of is that buyers need to have a little imagination - after you buy a place you can make it your own. Just because it isn't perfect, doesn't mean it can't be! The key word in the purchasing of property is 'potential' - because if you fulfill the potential the property has, you increase the value.
When Mindy came home we went to the mall in Cerritos to see my eye doctor. She was picking up new glasses and I was getting my eyes examined for new lenses. The mall has ZERO signal for my cell phone, so when we left I checked my messages at home - and there was a message from the agent. She had a question about the washer and dryer in our front closet.
Let me explain about that... Before Mindy and I became serious in our relationship, she purchased a stacked washer/dryer combo with the intention of getting it hooked up inside the condo. She never did, because it would have cost her more than she could afford at the time, but the unit is still in the closet for storage purposes.
It seems that the buyer wants a place that has hook ups and wanted to know if we were having that done. To be honest, I don't think it's a good idea - the location of the closet in relation to a water source and ventilation doesn't make sense for installing a washer dryer. The association provides decent laundry facilities, and it isn't that expensive to use them. I shared this with the agent, who informed me that even though the buyer liked the property she wants something that is perfect for her and the possibility of having to pay for hooks ups to be installed in a condo deterred her from making an offer.
What pisses me off is that this is the second time the washer/dryer in the clost has ceased an offer from moving forward. To remedy the situation, I think I am going to pull the fuckin' thing out of the closet tonight and stick it in the garage or something. The other thing that pisses me of is that buyers need to have a little imagination - after you buy a place you can make it your own. Just because it isn't perfect, doesn't mean it can't be! The key word in the purchasing of property is 'potential' - because if you fulfill the potential the property has, you increase the value.
Waiting sucks
Date: 2002-10-22 03:29 pm (UTC)Believe me, I know what you are feeling, after putting in a bid on a place last friday, and having to wait all weekend to hear if we got it sucks. (then finding out we didn't get it, without the chance for a counter offer) If I were you I would take that washer dryer out of there... for one, it throws people for a loop if they see it, they might assume it is hooked up, and two, without it there, they might see the extra closet space (a plus for me). And as for seeing "the potential".. I think most people can see it, harder for some though. But at the same time, people want what they want, and in my case... my own washer/dryer inside is one of them. Although I don;t mind moving into a place and fixing it up (i.e. paint, flooring, minor stuff) I don't wanna deal with construction issues like that, when I can find another place in the same price range with indoor washer action.
-Jeff
p.s. you got my copy of Hey Soul Classics ?
Re: Waiting sucks
Date: 2002-10-23 08:56 am (UTC)And no, I don;t have your copy of 'Hey Soul Classics' - I gave it back to you a month ago! But I am still waiting for a copy of your 'Sounds of Love - Porns Top Ten Classics' so I can get my groove on and make some puddin'! Awwwwww yeah!