Yesterday while I was walking with my friend, I saw a sale sign in front of one house in our neighborhood area.
I was a bit surprised at the sale sign. Because this house was recently sold. The new owner have lived in this house only less than two years.
The good thing about American realty, you can see the price history in the realtors’ websites. According to their information, this house was sold at $128,147 on March 15th 2018.
We went to see this house on January 13th 2018. It was under foreclosure and the bank sold this property as it was. No negotiations allowed to fix the house before purchasing. Inside the house was a real mess. Obviously this house was not taken good care. We saw a tall grass growing even inside the house. We also saw some tears and holes on the walls. The entire house smelled badly.
The list price was $127,400. We made an offer of a lower price than the list price, because we would need to fix lots of things before moving in. Our relator informed us somebody offered higher price than ours. Now I can see the actual price. The current owner offered a price higher than the list price. From my own experience in Japan, a buyer rarely makes a higher price than the list price.
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Fast forward to current. In this less than two years, the new owner upgraded the house a lot. The upgraded items include to add a fence around the swimming pool, to re-paint inside and outside the house, to replace a shed to a new one, to add a new garage door and opener, and to add a new covered patio. They renewed the roof and all the windows as well.
With all the upgrades, the current owner is asking $155,000. Honestly I think it is too much for the area. The house is old, build in 1996. I was willing to make an offer for the house, but our offer price should be much lower than the list price. The current owner has a dog inside the house, so we will need to start a professional cleaning for the entire house. I don’t like all the colors inside and outside the house, so we will need to repaint everything. The current owner loves dark red color. It reminds me of blood and makes me nauseous. I wonder how the current owner survive by surrounding by blood color 24/7 in the house.
My daughter felt some uncomfortable energy inside the house. She got goosebumps in the area. She begged me to stay away from this house. My husband and I know enough that my daughter’s intuition is always right. So, we decided not to make an offer for this house.
In 30 minutes later of our house tour, the realtor informed us that somebody already made an offer for this house.
I am little curious about the final price for this house. Also, I am curious if the new owner likes the blood color and keep it, or repaint into calm color.
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