Statement for today: when you as a buyer are frustrated with the seller or the sales process, please keep in mind: it’s most likely not your intention to create a life long friendship with that seller, you are interested in the house. It would be nice if everything works out well and amicable. However in today’s market there are so many frustrations, as a buyer it’s important to keep your goal in mind: you like to buy the house, that’s it. Even if the seller is …… that’s should not be a reason to walk away from a sale. It is OK not to like the seller. The same when it is the other way around by the way.
There are many reasons a situation gets tense: a seller is unreasonable as to concessions for repairs, doesn’t accept it when an appraisal comes in lower than the agreement purchase price, in case of a divorce, one party agrees, the other doesn’t… to name a few.
Same is the other way around: lending situations are changing constantly, what used to be a easy process has become an obstacle course where banks are asking for more and more information while the process is in place: more documentation from a buyer, extra reviews. All these situations will quite often extent a sale.
During the process it’s sometimes good to take a step back and realize that frustrations are the result of expectations that didn’t work out… for both parties. Discuss your frustrations with your Realtor and keep the big picture in mind: the new house, the new neighborhood, the ability to move on with your life.
And don’t forget to smell the roses, or take the afternoon of and do something fun. Sonoma County is a beautiful place to life.
Mirjam