Comments on: Will another get away? http://www.theimbroglio.com/05/11/2006/will-another-get-away/ The ratio of people to cake is too big. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:16:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: the imbroglio » Blog Archive » We be buyers! http://www.theimbroglio.com/05/11/2006/will-another-get-away/comment-page-1/#comment-22 the imbroglio » Blog Archive » We be buyers! Fri, 12 May 2006 16:20:32 +0000 http://www.theimbroglio.com/2006/05/11/will-another-get-away/#comment-22 [...] The second house we bid on did not get away! As you can see from the picture at right (a view of the living room w/the seller’s furniture), it’s not as grand as the fixer-upper we decided not to bid on, but it’s in tip-top shape, has a huge fenced yard for our dog, includes a garage and a dishwasher, and has more room than we’ve ever lived in, so it has everything we were hoping for. We’ll have an inspection next week and have to get insurance and finalize the financing, but I’m pretty confident we’ll be moving in by mid-June. [...] [...] The second house we bid on did not get away! As you can see from the picture at right (a view of the living room w/the seller’s furniture), it’s not as grand as the fixer-upper we decided not to bid on, but it’s in tip-top shape, has a huge fenced yard for our dog, includes a garage and a dishwasher, and has more room than we’ve ever lived in, so it has everything we were hoping for. We’ll have an inspection next week and have to get insurance and finalize the financing, but I’m pretty confident we’ll be moving in by mid-June. [...]

]]> By: Will http://www.theimbroglio.com/05/11/2006/will-another-get-away/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Will Fri, 12 May 2006 15:44:07 +0000 http://www.theimbroglio.com/2006/05/11/will-another-get-away/#comment-21 I guess real estate prices in Billings are more reasonable than they are in western MT. Bozeman, Missoula, Helena ... it's hard to find a decent house for less than 200k in those towns. I guess real estate prices in Billings are more reasonable than they are in western MT. Bozeman, Missoula, Helena … it’s hard to find a decent house for less than 200k in those towns.

]]> By: raquel http://www.theimbroglio.com/05/11/2006/will-another-get-away/comment-page-1/#comment-20 raquel Fri, 12 May 2006 13:43:23 +0000 http://www.theimbroglio.com/2006/05/11/will-another-get-away/#comment-20 Cross posted with ya. :) You answered the contract question, but I just wanted to add that we paid our buyer's agent nothing. Nada. She got paid by splitting a commission with the seller's agent (who is now our neighbor!)...though I think b/c she was the neighbor, the seller's agent actually did the job for a small fee and our agent got the standard commission. But you're right--it's often one of those negotiable things. Cross posted with ya. :) You answered the contract question, but I just wanted to add that we paid our buyer’s agent nothing. Nada. She got paid by splitting a commission with the seller’s agent (who is now our neighbor!)…though I think b/c she was the neighbor, the seller’s agent actually did the job for a small fee and our agent got the standard commission. But you’re right–it’s often one of those negotiable things.

]]> By: raquel http://www.theimbroglio.com/05/11/2006/will-another-get-away/comment-page-1/#comment-19 raquel Fri, 12 May 2006 13:40:40 +0000 http://www.theimbroglio.com/2006/05/11/will-another-get-away/#comment-19 Yeah, I don't understand why you guys had to sign a contract with the buyer's agent. We certainly didn't have to, but maybe things are different in Montana. House hunting is hard enough, but to have to do it at a distance? Yeesh. I'm sending you good house-buying vibes. We actually went through something similar when we bought our place, in that we made an offer on something else but it was turned down. E., never having done this before, was upset about it, but I figured it was all part of the process. And sure enough, the very day our offer was rejected we found our current place...and it's a WAY better house. (And isn't it great to live somewhere with decent housing prices? Woo hoo!) Good luck! Yeah, I don’t understand why you guys had to sign a contract with the buyer’s agent. We certainly didn’t have to, but maybe things are different in Montana. House hunting is hard enough, but to have to do it at a distance? Yeesh. I’m sending you good house-buying vibes. We actually went through something similar when we bought our place, in that we made an offer on something else but it was turned down. E., never having done this before, was upset about it, but I figured it was all part of the process. And sure enough, the very day our offer was rejected we found our current place…and it’s a WAY better house. (And isn’t it great to live somewhere with decent housing prices? Woo hoo!) Good luck!

]]> By: ti http://www.theimbroglio.com/05/11/2006/will-another-get-away/comment-page-1/#comment-18 ti Fri, 12 May 2006 13:36:20 +0000 http://www.theimbroglio.com/2006/05/11/will-another-get-away/#comment-18 Thanks everyone! I'll be posting an update on the house in just a minute. M: We didn't have to sign the contract w/the agent, but it's sort of complicated. As far as what a buyer pays to any agents in a transaction, my understanding is that that's generally negotiable among the parties, although I'm guessing some states might regulate that more specifically as a consumer protection measure. So far things seem to be working out, though... Famous P: Teaching yourself PHP!? Are you insane? I thought you had other, um, diss-stractions to occupy your time, eh? I know how it is, though—if you have a big project, just about anything else looks like more fun—even PHP. The Brezsny book was a gift. I used to read "Free Will Astrology," too (it used to be in the Octopus, didn't it?), but haven't seen it in years. Brezsny may be a paper-pants hippy, but sometimes there's nothing better than some serious blue-sky optimism. Thanks everyone! I’ll be posting an update on the house in just a minute.

M: We didn’t have to sign the contract w/the agent, but it’s sort of complicated. As far as what a buyer pays to any agents in a transaction, my understanding is that that’s generally negotiable among the parties, although I’m guessing some states might regulate that more specifically as a consumer protection measure. So far things seem to be working out, though…

Famous P: Teaching yourself PHP!? Are you insane? I thought you had other, um, diss-stractions to occupy your time, eh? I know how it is, though—if you have a big project, just about anything else looks like more fun—even PHP.

The Brezsny book was a gift. I used to read “Free Will Astrology,” too (it used to be in the Octopus, didn’t it?), but haven’t seen it in years. Brezsny may be a paper-pants hippy, but sometimes there’s nothing better than some serious blue-sky optimism.

]]> By: She says http://www.theimbroglio.com/05/11/2006/will-another-get-away/comment-page-1/#comment-15 She says Fri, 12 May 2006 04:40:31 +0000 http://www.theimbroglio.com/2006/05/11/will-another-get-away/#comment-15 So true that things always work out in the end... I'm sure you'll end up with a fantastic place that will be the envy of all of us living in shoe boxes. Good luck! So true that things always work out in the end… I’m sure you’ll end up with a fantastic place that will be the envy of all of us living in shoe boxes.

Good luck!

]]> By: Dave! http://www.theimbroglio.com/05/11/2006/will-another-get-away/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Dave! Fri, 12 May 2006 02:43:13 +0000 http://www.theimbroglio.com/2006/05/11/will-another-get-away/#comment-14 That is some place... Montana looks pretty good! I don't even want to think what a place like that would cost in Chicago. :) I also like the new home on the web... one problem, though. Your feed links at the bottom of the page don't work... That is some place… Montana looks pretty good! I don’t even want to think what a place like that would cost in Chicago. :)

I also like the new home on the web… one problem, though. Your feed links at the bottom of the page don’t work…

]]> By: energy spatula http://www.theimbroglio.com/05/11/2006/will-another-get-away/comment-page-1/#comment-13 energy spatula Fri, 12 May 2006 02:43:01 +0000 http://www.theimbroglio.com/2006/05/11/will-another-get-away/#comment-13 Congrats -- I am so excited for you!! And jealous that you're starting your "real" life away from school! Congrats — I am so excited for you!! And jealous that you’re starting your “real” life away from school!

]]> By: FamousP http://www.theimbroglio.com/05/11/2006/will-another-get-away/comment-page-1/#comment-11 FamousP Thu, 11 May 2006 22:45:34 +0000 http://www.theimbroglio.com/2006/05/11/will-another-get-away/#comment-11 wow! That's some place! Quite a long ways away from yer humble box in U City or L's leaky condo. I'm so jealous. And of this blog as well. Pretty sweet. I'm trying to teach myself PHP, mostly so I can write frontends for databases that I don't have anything to put in to. Being unemployed sucks. And what's with Rob Brezsny? I used to read "Free Will Astrology" all the time but I seem to have drifted away from it. Good luck on your house hunt. And the job hunt, though I suspect your prospects are probably better than mine. wow! That’s some place! Quite a long ways away from yer humble box in U City or L’s leaky condo. I’m so jealous. And of this blog as well. Pretty sweet. I’m trying to teach myself PHP, mostly so I can write frontends for databases that I don’t have anything to put in to. Being unemployed sucks. And what’s with Rob Brezsny? I used to read “Free Will Astrology” all the time but I seem to have drifted away from it. Good luck on your house hunt. And the job hunt, though I suspect your prospects are probably better than mine.

]]> By: CM http://www.theimbroglio.com/05/11/2006/will-another-get-away/comment-page-1/#comment-9 CM Thu, 11 May 2006 22:00:26 +0000 http://www.theimbroglio.com/2006/05/11/will-another-get-away/#comment-9 We actually learned about the broker/agent stuff in Property. "House hunting is just like going to the mall, only bigger, right?" In Montana it is, apparently! Out here it's more like adopting a kid... you pray, and keep looking and looking, and spend tons of money, and go through lots of uncertainty. (But considering the market these days, unlike a kid, we're probably sinking more into our house than we'll get out of it.) We actually learned about the broker/agent stuff in Property.

“House hunting is just like going to the mall, only bigger, right?”

In Montana it is, apparently! Out here it’s more like adopting a kid… you pray, and keep looking and looking, and spend tons of money, and go through lots of uncertainty. (But considering the market these days, unlike a kid, we’re probably sinking more into our house than we’ll get out of it.)

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