10/19/2018
Soooo... we've now established that what I've been saying for yeeeaarrss about all too many real estate agents in this area is true! A house in the beach club next door-Attawan-just sold for $100,000 more than my house is listed for. It has , wait for it , less of EVERYTHING. A lot less . Less square footage ... a third or more less , less land - I have over an ACRE AND A HALF and it has ... less than a quarter acre , no pool , no hot-tub , no separate barn with garage AND In-Law apartment . Plus zero historic value , zero four hundred year old ( or MORE ) Black Walnut , zero three still-bearing pear trees planted by Farmer Payne ... NOT 1,500 feet from the sea but rather on a little puddle of a " pond" that noone in living memory has ever boated on or swum in ! What with it being far too small and too mucky . The AGENT for this rather underimpreasive property is one I have spoken with , and who gave me the the standard Lazy Lowballing Agent speech. Oh YAY . So how did she get $700,000 for this ... thing.. when so far noone has snatched up my fabulous house at 100 K less ? Could the Lowballing Crew have been correct? NOPE . She was PART OWNER OF THAT PROPERTY . And there you have it ! For HER property, she was willing to DO THE THE }%^** WORK !!