Funny how this whole experience makes you become a better judge of character, to see right through people's actions like you never did before.
I was just watching an episode of "My First Place" on HGTV and the first time home buyer, Jen, was a salesperson in her late 20's looking to buy a home in the Philly area for @ $230K. She didn't like ANYTHING in her price range and picked apart every place she went into. Her realtor said she had never shown so many properties to one person, ever.
They used words like "picky" and "particular" to describe Jen, but this girl was a total b*tch. The only reason I kept watching was because she reminded me SO much of OW with her selfish, self-centered, "I DESERVE champagne on a beer budget" attitude that I wanted to see what happened.
At one house that had an acre yard, her sister said offhandedly, "Grass'll never work. Jen's too lazy to mow the lawn."
To which Jen bristled and emphatically responded, "I am NOT lazy! I'll hire neighborhood kids to mow it."
Sister: "Whatever."
Jen: "No! I want you to admit I am NOT lazy! I can't even believe you said that!"
The argued back and forth while the realtor, Anita, rolled her eyes.
Finally, they found a townhouse Jen could live with - even though she hated the carpet, cabinets, and paint. "You can fix those things later," Anita said tersely, "Let's just concentrate on whether you like the layout." Jen did and decided to make an offer.
The asking price was $279,900. She offered $250,000. The counter was $260,000. Comparable homes in the area were going for $280K. The home inspection revealed a list of about $3000 in needed repairs. Jen wanted the seller to fix everything. They agreed to half.
To an experienced home buyer, this was a decent deal.
But Jen, getting a mani/pedi with her sister, decided she'd been TOTALLY screwed by her realtor because she didn't get everything she wanted, including all the repairs, for the $250,000 she originally offered. That $11,500 difference ticked her off.
So, the night before closing, after countless homes and weeks of work, Jen fired Anita and went with someone else in the office. "I just felt she was all about the commission and I didn't like how she talked to me."
Whoa! Bend over backwards...to get fired?
Yep, just like OW!
Or WH, for that matter.
It doesn't matter what anyone else brings to the table. It does matter how much time and energy went into getting to this point. The only side they see is theirs.
You know, I could see this deal going bad from the start. When someone reminds you of OP, you know the outcome's not gonna be good...
