This weekend we've learned more lessons on selling our place. This past Friday we received an offer for our home - it was ridiculously low. David and I decided to counter offer with a price that was lower than our original asking price, but not a lot lower. When our real estate agent told the buyer's real estate agent our counter offer, he was not happy but he relayed the message back to the buyer. The buyer responded (or so we were told) by saying that, "we hurt her feelings."
This isn't the first time that "feelings" have been brought into the picture. The first time David and I heard such a response was when we were bidding on the first house - the bungalow with $60K worth of repairs. When we first made an offer, the seller told us (again through their real estate agent) that they were "insulted" and "who did we think we were."
I cannot understand why "feelings" come into play and why people would be insulted if an offer given is low. When David and I were told of the offer on our home we thought, "Eh, it's low." but we decided that we would counter offer with something a tiny bit lower than our asking price as a show of good faith. The way David and I see it, the whole thing is a business transaction. We as sellers don't personally know the potential buyer - they're not our friends or anything. For God's sake, we haven't even spoken to each other - wait until I buy you a drink or vice versa before anyone's "feelings" get hurt.
This entire real estate thing is really a shocker - who would have thought it could be this "heart-wrenching"? The only thing that's making my heart twist is the fact that we're leaving the city I love, but honestly, I'm over it.
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