Your eyes begin to pulse as you read further into the statement. Like a scimitar, words cut through your heart as if paper. With unabashed anger you stand up and throw the paper on the floor and begin to stomp on it. It is not enough, you need more. Grabbing the plant seems insane but you can't help yourself. Still your anger is unabated. The chandelier?
Sound familiar? Have you seen the commercials?
You want to buy a house and you still have one to sell. Most people would put in a conditional offer. This condition would state that your offer is under the condition of selling your home with in a time frame (30-60 days) and should include a bump clause that states that if any other offers come in during this time frame you would have the right to either firm up or walk away from the deal (usually allowing 48 hours to make your decision). Seems pretty straight forward, right?
As a home buyer you want nothing more than to breeze through a purchase (including the sale of your home as part of your conditional offer). It would seem local realtors don't want you to do that. They are angry. They feel deserving of your hard earned money. They are even willing to use coercion to get it.
Think coercion is to strong a word? Here is the definition from Dictionary.com:
Main Entry: co·er·cion
Pronunciation: kO-'&r-zh&n, -sh&n
Function: noun
: the use of express or implied threats of violence or reprisal (as discharge from employment) or other intimidating behavior that puts a person in immediate fear of the consequences in order to compel that person to act against his or her will; also : the defense that one acted under coercion —see also DEFENSE, DURESS —compare UNDUE INFLUENCE.
As I wrote about in a previous post, local agents are using intimidation in the offer process. For you to get that house they are forcing you to have to list with an agent. Imagine the feeling of violation when you find out in order to buy your dream home you will be forced to spend thousands of dollars wastefully on a service you don't want or need.
I found another one of those helpful realtor commercials I have posted about.
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2 comments:
Ahhhhhh...Just another case of rediculousness in advertising. This is something that has made me laugh for many years. It doesn't matter what the product, it seems that the most common form of advertising is this. Take a simple, everyday task and make it seem terrible and impossible. Anyone seen ads for "The Perfect Pancake"? (Oh dear god! I can't possibly make over-easy eggs!)
It's nice to see someone shoving this point into the face of the consumer. It's time to think, and do things, for ourselves people!!
Remember a time when the only way to make orange juice was to squeeze an orange over your eye?
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