Is your pet worth $100,000? It may be if you dont make accommodations for it when selling your home.
A Hundred Thousand Dollar Pet?
A house Id seen with a potential buyer in an attractive neighborhood built around two lakes sold for $100,000 less than was typical for the neighborhood. Do you know what caused it to sell for that much less? A pet. Actually, two pets.
I can hear you thinking, How can that be? Surely she doesnt know what shes talking about this time. How could two pets reduce the sales price of a home by $100,000? Is that even possible? I understand your skepticism, but its true. Let me tell you how I know. When I made the appointment for the potential buyer to look at the house, I wasnt told about the presence of pets. We arrived at the house, knocked on the door, and when no one answered our knock, I got out my electronic key to open the box containing a key for brokers to use. While I was doing this, we began to hear some loud barking from large dog or dogs inside the house. The buyer said she did not want to go into the house with dogs on the loose. I have to admit I wasnt thrilled with the idea either, so we went on to the next house she...