Real Estate Views from St Pete

I can't think of anything really strange, which suggests one of two things.  Either I didn't have any, or my brain cells are dying faster than I thought.  What I have had, a number of times was a fig tree, a japanese maple planted when the baby was born, and various other bushes.

Come to think of it, there once was a decorative (subject to interpretation) butterfly just above the garage door that almost killed the deal at closing.  Seller refused to leave it, buyer refused to close without it.  Buyer capitulated.

Nice door! I'd want to keep it too...

Probably the strangest thing I've had was the seller wanted to keep every plant in their front yard. They planned to hire a lanscaping firm to dig up everything, move it to their new location, and replant the front yard on the home they were selling.

When the landscaper told them that a) most of the existing plants would die if transplanted, and b) the cost for doing this would far exceed just putting new plants in their new home, they reconsidered.

Other than a ten foot Saguaro cactus, there was really nothing special about any of their plants. At $100/foot, mature Saguaros can get expensive quick. They ended up buying a 12 footer for the new house. (If you've never seen a landscape company move and plant a 12 foot Saguaro, it's quite a site....)

I had a seller that wanted to remove three stained glass windows, they weren't even that nice.  I talked her out of it reminding her that the buyer was paying $30k nore for the home than she expected.  Btw, that is a really cool door.

how cool is it that they take their front door with the.   Adding that they do that to an advertisement for the listing is enough to make one want to take, at least, a look at the house.

 

Very cool!

I have a listing right now. The seller's late father, who was the architech, had made this front door. They wanted to exclude it, but the new buyer loved the door and we negothiated into the contract. It was a win win. The seller's concern..that the door would be destroyed. They were delighted that the art was appreciated.

Margaret - when my son and daughter-in-law sold their 1910 house here, they had a sign that had hung on the house in the early years, "The House That Jack Built" which was given to them by the family of the owners (several other owners in between). They felt the same way - did not give it to their buyers, but have told us to watch for future buyers who might appreciate it, in which case they would pass it along.

IMHO, That's a reasonable exclusion Sharon, considering the intricate woodwork....and it's definitely different.  We had a tree excluded from a sale one time (a big tree in which the roots had to be trained and a big truck and crane had to pick it up).

Sharon - I can see why they would want to keep it. Kinda fun that they keep moving it with them.

Jeff

Thanks, Jeff.  Hope you don't mind that I put the link in my comment on your blog post - I generally don't do that, but thought it complemented your post rather than detracted from it.