Showing the place.

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To a private buyer.  Sure, it's rough.  Sure, he will lowball it, hard.  Of course I can't take the bid.  But, this... is round one.

When he looks, plans, offers?  I know I will turn him down, unless he surprises me.  A lot.  He won't.  He can't.  They don't do that.

I'll take his price, but won't even negotiate.  I will simply tell him that, most likely, this is the situation.  The bid is too low.  However, there are two options, if he is serious.

First, understand, I will be clearing, cleaning, and updating a minor bit.  The house will be stripped, floor to ceiling, wall to wall.  The carpets will be steam vacuumed, the walls will be cleaned and painted, new flooring in the kitchen, perhaps framed drywall in the kitchen.  Maybe some other things.  The second bathroom will be put together, and made functional.  Things like that.

As well, everything of value will be sold, or otherwise removed.  The window will be installed.  And other little tweaks, upgrades, improvements, and minor renovations or upkeep will be done.  At which point, he won't be the only bidder.  I will, then, put it on the open market.  Doing what I can to let me look, see.  As well, I will get a list of complaints, limitations, or problems.  And, consider negotiating with the buyer about some things.  Less cost, or get the repairs made prior to sale, but based on the sale.

So... the choice is to... save me a lot more trouble, and go up.  Or wait to put in a bid when the bidding is open.  Utah has 35k too few houses.  Right now.  The market is solidly in the seller's court.  How long will that last?  As well as the state is honestly doing, a few years minimum.  But, I would rather... get this done, quickly, but truly equitably.

If he wants the washer and dryer, stove, fridge, freezers, and such?  (And don't give me crap about "breaking even" on clear benefits of selling those items.)  If he wants to get in, and on it, sooner than later?  For, truly, the faster the better?  Then... make it worth my time not to spend a year and a lot of effort adding a hundred to a hundred fifty to the bottom number.  Split the difference, or... take your chances.

Look, it's business.  But I... won't spend to pay.  Like when I sold the car.  I wasn't willing to let them both profit completely off me, and off their sale.  They had to split that hog, or go hungry.  I can let them pound sand, or deal right.  And that is how I do these things.  Dubious.  But... thus is life.  When you are standing on solid ground, with good defenses?  Don't yield.  Plus, 10% today.  In the bank, some things paid full, the rest set up to pay for help to get me out, rent, a bit just there, and such.  Ugh.

Oh, I... have no real illusion it will work.  But, you... have to have some eye on both the probability of success and failure.  The number would... have to be right.  It is known, and solid.  I don't think he could make that offer.  He is probably limited to some crazy profit margin that I can't do.  Still... I thought I'd spill the story.

I just had coffee.  I think I'll get a ribeye going.  It'll... make the place smell nicer, too.  Good, bad?  I should say successful, or not?  I'll probably send him home with a ribeye, for his efforts.  If he can handle it.  Might have too far to drive to take it.  But... the offer will stand.  Good game, no hate.  *grins*

It's 60 out there.  Nice.  The place is open, a few fans going.  Nice.

On to a steak, and maybe another coffee.  Later.