After reading Margaret Rome's post about a Seth Godin post about a...... well you get the picture, I am reminded that I am in the middle of love triangle. 
The post is about falling in love with a home and it is a wonderful thing to see. We as agents also get dragged into what can become a ménage à trois.
My first-time buyers have been looking for a home for about a year and a half. I have sent them hundreds of listings and now and again a few motivated them to manage their busy schedules and to get out and tour a house. Nothing floated their boat.
About two months ago I sent them a listing that they put on a list of must-sees. After calling the agent and finding out that the place had an unpermitted deck and addition that had been discovered by the city and had to be remedied, they decided not to see it.
However, after driving around they thought maybe we should drive by it. The street is great, the back of the house nothing to speak of and we couldn't get in to see it. So they decided to walk around the side and were totally overwhelmed by the 180 degree view. We made an appointment to see it and the house is gorgeous inside, with yes, that gorgeous view.
That was it. Permit or no permit. City or no city, they were making an offer.
Oh, and did I mention it is a short sale, which I had been steering them away from the entire time.
Offer was made. Offer was accepted by the Seller and now we wait....
We have been looking around at other properties but nothing can match this one. I am about as half-baked about finding something else as they are, because I am in love also.
Cupid might be watching us because the Seller's mortgage is with his employer, an in if ever there was one.
Cupid, let that arrow fly because there is nothing like unrequited love.....
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Hi Jane~ What can I say except what a tangled web we weaved... Maybe they will end up with it!!
Hi Jane...A perfect example of falling in love with "hard to get". Hopefully this love affair ends up on a happy note.
Kate
Life is good when buyers find their dream home. Your buyers are fortunate to have you as an agent, patient, without pressure and always positive. Congratulations!
I am sure your clients would LOVE to get this home and you would LOVE to get paid :)
Hi Jane!
What a difference a drive-by makes, huh?! CONGRATULATIONS! It certainly sounds as though they have the staying power for a short sale--hopefully the listing agent will keep you informed and do their best to get this through. BEST of luck!
Vickie, we are all counting on it :)
Kate, thank you for your good wishes.
Leolinda, thank you. We are having fun.
Melinda, yes to both and spending some time there during escrow is going to be great.
Debe, ah, that is another matter. I am trying not to be a nudge, but otherwise there is no communication. I just sent the first extension. It will go through. i am confident.
David, no, thank goodness. It is Chase.
Jane, hope things all work out, what I noticed first off was your commnent, contract submitted, contract accepted, NOW WE WAIT. That is a voice of experience....
Jane....I'm still laughing at David's comment....very good....and congratulations, Jane.....on to the next one now.
Jane, After reading your comment on my blog... kind of figured you had a good story to tell. Thanks for sharing.
Falling in Love is Wonderful...just keep your eyes open.
Margaret
True love is sometimes hard to find and worth waiting for, so CONGRATULATIONS!
Jane:
I have always said that finding the right house is like finding the right husband. It is definitely a love affair. It's great that your first-time buyers finally found their true love.
Jane, My buyers and I just had a similar experience. I've shown them 20+ homes, made an offer on one that fell through. They were disappointed but not heart-broken (so, then, it wasn't love..maybe just like?). More homes -- none of which are appealing. Then I send them a brand new listing. They don't really want to go see it because they're tired of all this, we've seen this model before, yatta yatta yatta. But we go, because they're going to be in the neighbourhood anyway. Long story short: viewing, love at first sight, offer, offer accepted...all within 24 hours!
You just never know when and how cupid will strike. Here's hoping his aim is perfect for you and your buyers. Good luck! -- Tanya in Montreal
Jane...What a clever way to weave the net to catch me. I love your story and hope it works out for your buyers ane you!
Gerry, in short sales, it is the norm.
Barb, yep. Onwards and upwards.
Margaret, thanks for dropping by. Your post was the inspiration.
Carol, these guys certainly went through their share of dogs.
Claudette, yes it is great to see.
Tanya, another perfect example. It like not wanting to go to a party, but you drag yourself along, and then you find your future husband.
Carra, thank you very much.
Funny you should say that about the party and finding a husband, Jane, because that's exactly what I did New Year's Eve 1990! Have a great weekend, cherie. -- Tanya in Montreal
Tanya, I had a feeling when I said that that that's how you had met your husband. I am psychic.
Hi Jane, I love a good love story - especially ones with happy endings. So I'm wishing you and your buyers a happy ending!
Mary, with your good wishes I know it will happen.
Nice ! I hope you get invited to all the barbecues so you can sink into a wicker chair and gaze at that view many more times !!!!
Good luck Jane !!!
Sheldon, I'm on call for a home-cooked Indian dinner. Looking forward to it.
Nice, very nice.. We may have to start a Cupid's Arrow group around here.
Judi, great idea for a new group.
At first, I thought this was an old post from Valentine's Day . . . now I get it!!
Good morning Jane,
Great love story..great creativity..here is to you and your buyers scoring on this one! You have to keep us updated!
Carla, thanks for checking it out anyway.
Dorie, I will definitely close this story out, hopefully soon.
What a great story, and had fun reading it. look forward to more from you.
Randy, thank you.