Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for July 14, 2018

Just put your name on it and charge royalties!

Wait until they charge you opening costs.

We’re placing the burden on the buyer.

I’m guessing that this came before the evolution of real estate dictionaries, where “quaint” means “old”, “cozy” means “small”, and “needs some TLC” means “needs toilets, lights, and ceilings”.

I’ve yet to understand why in some parts of the country a house is put up for sale at a certain price and then a bidding war ensues to raise it higher. Just set a price and sell it for that amount.

Recently witnessed where the final estimate of closing cost killed the sale. Very angry, unhappy couple walked. Sales rep frustrated. Bank said, ‘Someone will buy it, so no loss.’

If the place is still for sale why am I getting hit with closing costs?

Just toss him in there and we’ll seal him in with the closing costs.

I’ve never met a real estate agent who didn’t lie to me.

No place does Real Estate likre the antipodes. Here is a classic transcript of a radio piece by John Clarke from the 1980s, not much has changed since. https://stilgherrian.com/marketing/fred_dagg_on_real_estate/ A later TV version on Youtube video of this is here. https://youtu.be/4tzCYY93NNYEnjoy

Over my lifetime, I’ve bought and sold several homes ( or lost them in the divorce settlement ) and I have never gone through a real estate broker or sales agent. I have always dealt either with the previous owner or potential buyer, directly, or through a mortgage broker ( but never a bank ).

I knew too many real estate people. I lived in communities where that was the major job occupation. It seemed everyone was in real estate. I used to joke that, if you couldn’t get a real job, you could go into real estate.

Or like when buying a car and they charge you $500 for a “Documentation Fee”.

Never buy real estate when you’re stoned.

A steep interest rate can become both a heavy burden and back breaking..

Yep. Anybody who’s bought a house lately knows this is back when buying real estate was kinder and gentler.

There’s a lack of logic to this, even for a cartoon. Why kill off the buyer before money has changed hands and the paperwork (or in this case wall painting) has been signed?

They’re not going to sell the thing if they keep acting like that.