Here is one for the anything can happen in Real Estate book. We have a home listed, receive an offer and we are waiting for our sellers to stop by on Friday to present the offer. From the prior phone conversation it sounded likely, that these sellers would be accepting this offer. If nothing else, it was more than likely, a modest counter offer could be the out come; seems like a simple deal.
Things did not turn out that simple and they really weren't that normal either. You see, the seller's change of heart was not because of a short sale, not because of a foreclosure and not even a because of a nasty divorce preventing this sale from going through to a potential closing. So want was the Reason?
Thursday night, apparently they won the lotto! I got a call letting us know that now they would not likely be accepting the offer. They said they would need some additional time to think things over and figure out what exactly to do about the place. Since they won $70,000 cash in the Badger pick 5 game. It was certain that they would have to pay even more taxes if at this time they sold their second home, so it might be best to wait. Of course we could always do a counter offer and change closing day to January 1st 2010.
So what were the chances, they were actually about 120 million to 1. It is great to the one who won...
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Mary Strang is the Broker-owner of RE/MAX Hill Country Realty located in Viroqua, WI. Home to Organic farming, a small rural city population of about 4000 and a great place to live! Copyright © 2009 by Mary Strang. All rights reserved... " What were the chances?" the blog post was written by Mary Strang is believed accurate but may not be guaranteed.
Always something new!! Amazing.....
This is sure a first for me, usually I want to put this contingency upon the buyer to win... LOL
WOW Mary -- you had me going . . . and then BAM the punchline really did leave a punch!! Good blog post! WOW the lottery!
Carla, yes they did really win this lotto price, gee that means we lost, LOL
Holy scratch off Mary...you gotta be kidding...there is a first...wow...well...maybe their accountant will advise them in your positive direction and tell them that while interest rates are reasonable they should buy MORE real estate and we know you'll be first in line to help them when they do !
Sally you are way too funny on the holy scratch off... right now it is going off the market until the end of the year.
Mary - WOW! That's one I've never heard before. Real life can be funny. LOL
Donna it was a first for me too, thanks for reading.