Comments on: As Good As It Gets http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/22/as-good-as-it-gets/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:06:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ARDELL DellaLoggia http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/22/as-good-as-it-gets/#comment-6428 ARDELL DellaLoggia Thu, 18 May 2006 06:36:31 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/22/as-good-as-it-gets/#comment-6428 Congratulations, "Jack"!! Enjoy your new home. Congratulations, “Jack”!! Enjoy your new home.

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/22/as-good-as-it-gets/#comment-5030 ARDELL Tue, 25 Apr 2006 04:46:05 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/22/as-good-as-it-gets/#comment-5030 It's "JACK!" LOL Cute of you to comment with your "stage" name :-) I have to say, as I have told Jack at least twice, that both he and the other agent share the credit. Jack did not fight me. He literally put his fate in my hands and collaborated with me on the points where we needed "two heads" to decide. He did an EXCELLENT job of being a buyer and I did an excellent job of being an agent and the listing agent also "pulled her weight". I'd give her credit by name, but that would give away "Jack's" identity. I had the poor lady on the phone for hours before writing the offer gleaning bits of info to position everything in the offer exactly so. Plus "Jack" and I studied the "personality" of the seller, through his house and meager present belongings, to know exactly how to write the offer. I hate to pick on Redfin again, but how can someone write an offer without seeing a house? I can pretty much tell where a seller's priorities lie, by studying the house, and frame the offer accordingly. If I'm lucky (though I wasn't in this case) I even get to meet the seller before writing the offer, so I can create that win-win offer that slides through like butter. Clearly, getting a great house at $25,000 less than the asking price, in a preferred neighborhood, with an excellent school, within range of Microsoft, is not something we see every day. We definitely have to have a champagne toast at the end of this one. It’s “JACK!” LOL Cute of you to comment with your “stage” name :-)

I have to say, as I have told Jack at least twice, that both he and the other agent share the credit. Jack did not fight me. He literally put his fate in my hands and collaborated with me on the points where we needed “two heads” to decide. He did an EXCELLENT job of being a buyer and I did an excellent job of being an agent and the listing agent also “pulled her weight”. I’d give her credit by name, but that would give away “Jack’s” identity. I had the poor lady on the phone for hours before writing the offer gleaning bits of info to position everything in the offer exactly so. Plus “Jack” and I studied the “personality” of the seller, through his house and meager present belongings, to know exactly how to write the offer.

I hate to pick on Redfin again, but how can someone write an offer without seeing a house? I can pretty much tell where a seller’s priorities lie, by studying the house, and frame the offer accordingly. If I’m lucky (though I wasn’t in this case) I even get to meet the seller before writing the offer, so I can create that win-win offer that slides through like butter.

Clearly, getting a great house at $25,000 less than the asking price, in a preferred neighborhood, with an excellent school, within range of Microsoft, is not something we see every day. We definitely have to have a champagne toast at the end of this one.

]]> By: Jack http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/22/as-good-as-it-gets/#comment-5029 Jack Tue, 25 Apr 2006 02:56:26 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/22/as-good-as-it-gets/#comment-5029 Is it real you ask? I keep pinching my arm just to verify and although I'm still not fully convinced, I'm pretty sure it's real... I went from discouraged internet home seeker to proud home owner in 2 and a half days. Couldn't have done it without you Ardell. Thank you so much. Is it real you ask? I keep pinching my arm just to verify and although I’m still not fully convinced, I’m pretty sure it’s real… I went from discouraged internet home seeker to proud home owner in 2 and a half days. Couldn’t have done it without you Ardell. Thank you so much.

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/22/as-good-as-it-gets/#comment-5011 ARDELL Mon, 24 Apr 2006 00:32:53 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/22/as-good-as-it-gets/#comment-5011 Eric, Yes it is real. I even cut the verbiage directly from the emails, though I trimmed them down a bit. I thought the initial email to me was so fabulous that I left most of that intact, while managing to preserve the confidentiality issues. Of course "Jack" is not the real name. I haven't "shown" homes in the traditional sense for many, many years. I think I'll write a post on that some day. Eric, Yes it is real. I even cut the verbiage directly from the emails, though I trimmed them down a bit. I thought the initial email to me was so fabulous that I left most of that intact, while managing to preserve the confidentiality issues. Of course “Jack” is not the real name.

I haven’t “shown” homes in the traditional sense for many, many years. I think I’ll write a post on that some day.

]]> By: Andy http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/22/as-good-as-it-gets/#comment-5004 Andy Sun, 23 Apr 2006 22:21:45 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/22/as-good-as-it-gets/#comment-5004 Ardell, great post! It's nice to read about a real estate jedi in action and pick up a couple tips along the way. Ardell, great post!

It’s nice to read about a real estate jedi in action and pick up a couple tips along the way.

]]> By: Seattle Eric http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/22/as-good-as-it-gets/#comment-4983 Seattle Eric Sun, 23 Apr 2006 19:24:28 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/22/as-good-as-it-gets/#comment-4983 Fun post! I take it this is 'reality television' and you really did go from acquiring client to mutual in 60 hours? I should call you Jack Bauer! Fun post! I take it this is ‘reality television’ and you really did go from acquiring client to mutual in 60 hours? I should call you Jack Bauer!

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