For some reason, this Tuesday I had 8 (count ‘em), EIGHT calls from real estate agents wanting to either see or show my house within twenty minutes. Literally. My listing must have been circulated in some FSBO list that realtors purchase. I spoke with a few and politely told them they were welcome to preview the house for buyer they were working with but I was not interested in this time at listing my house with them. 3 of them set appointments to visit my house and all three cancelled at the last minute, which makes me feel pretty certain they really were only interested in trying to get a listing, but made an appointment to “save face” at the time.
One agent who did not call in this rush showed the house Friday afternoon. I warned him I’d be cooking dinner as we were having company that evening. The couple spent about 20 minutes here but were VERY quiet and gave me no indication they were actually interested. They mainly seemed concerned that I have electric cooking and the wife really wanted gas. I told them that would not be a big concern as I removed a gas stove when I moved in so the gas line was already there. All true, of course.
When they left, I expressed to my husband that they didn’t seem very interested and wrote them off in my mind. This afternoon their agent called wanting my fax or email so he could send me an offer. I was stunned. Learning of a pending offer is always a good sign, but I’ve learned enough not to get too excited yet. It could be for a low ball number or have terms I can’t live with. So, I’ll keep my fingers crossed that is it a good offer. Meanwhile, I will have our open house tomorrow as planned.
