08/19/2026
This one almost didn’t happen 😩. Three times. 😅
This Moreno Valley listing, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and 3,771 square feet fell out of escrow TWICE before it finally closed today.
Round 1: The buyers got cold feet and backed out. No drama, they simply changed their minds.
Round 2: New buyers came in, and their agent hit us with a $28,000 repair request. We countered at $2,200 based on the actual cost of the repairs-not some made-up number just to keep the deal together. That deal fell apart too.
Round 3: We relisted the property as-is and attached the inspection report upfront, so buyers knew exactly what they were getting before they submitted an offer. No surprises and no trying to renegotiate halfway through escrow.
That’s the one that stuck. We officially CLOSED today! 🎉
This is the part of real estate people don’t see on Instagram. It’s not always cute photos and “Just Sold” posts. Sometimes it’s cold feet, ridiculous repair requests, canceled escrows, and getting back up to do it all over again until the property closes.
Congratulations to my seller for hanging in there, trusting the process, and it paid off. 🥂
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🏡 Kentrea Hollis | REALTOR ® eXp Realty of Southern California, Inc.
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