Olathe home buyer learned hard lesson

Most days I enjoy my real estate career. Other days I get bogged down in the paperwork and lose my focus. Recently, I had one of those days I would really like to forget. Why you ask?

I showed a home to an Olathe home buyer on a Monday. My buyer decided that they wanted to go back and look again on the following Wednesday. Next, my buyer called me Thursday morning and said, " after looking at all of the homes on the multiple listing service and comparing to the homes they had viewed in person, we  want to make an offer on the Olathe home you showed us." 

I was thinking, "Great". But then a "but" came out of their mouths.

They wanted their parents to see the home and the earliest they could see the home was Friday afternoon.

Reminding them that the home could go under contract, they still wanted to show their parents before they made and offer. 

The next day I met with my buyers and 12 of their relatives and as you may be guessing, everyone loved the home.

I wrote the offer, had my buyer sign off and presented the offer to the listing agent.

The listing agent greeted me kindness and said, "Your offer is the lowest of 4 offers I have received on that home today."

Needless to say, there was somebody who wanted the home much more and paid much higher than full price. 

My buyers got upset because all they have heard from the media was how rotten the Olathe real estate market is currrently. They heard me say that this Olathe home will sell fast, but they thought I was just trying to close on them faster.  

Now it is 5 weeks later and my buyers are stressed because they haven't found a home to buy.

If you are looking to buy a home in Olathe, choose an Olathe real estate agent who you trust and will guide you. Now my buyer trust me, but they feel that they lost their dream home.

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Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Best Associates

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