The 30ish couple looked at the house 3 times. The last time, they brought her parents flown in from Detroit and a contractor. I entertained the mother while the others went through the house and asked the contractor what it would cost if they knocked out the back of the house, put in a new kitchen and a big family room, added to the second floor, put in a master bath, an extended second bedroom for a master bedroom, made the third bathroom larger, and redid the existing bathroom.
This would have added another third to the floor space in the house, and they were shocked to learn that such renovation would cost some where between 135,000 and 175,000. Sounded reasonable for all that work.
Anyway, after talking and looking and taking up my time (sorry, I am a little bitter), they decided on the "other" house on our old street in Butler-Tarkington.
Oh well.
Then Monday evening, two potential buyers looked at the house. The feedback was that neither was really interested, but an offer came in on Tuesday. It was really low -- 35000 under our offer price. We countered to see if they are in any way serious. I tried not to be insulted. I tried not to be depressed, but an offer the second day after listing, however low, is not bad.
St. Joseph?
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