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Accomplished_Scar717 t1_j4lkxdc wrote

When I bought my first house, I called everyone in my target area. Not everyone with a house on the market. Just everyone in the online reverse phone listing. I kept careful notes. One lady said, “Make it worth my while!” So I showed up with a contractor, a lawyer, and a checkbook. Inspection was completed on the spot, agreement made and signed, and deposit check was cut.

When I moved in, neighbors were outside saying, “We didn’t even know this house was for sale!” My response “It wasn’t.”

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thelizards219802 OP t1_j4llpyx wrote

This is the dream! I just worry people these days won't be as receptive... I feel like people are scared!

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Accomplished_Scar717 t1_j4ln6mw wrote

Lots of people hung up on me or said no. A couple said to come and look but decided not to sell. Some were definitely scared. But it only takes one!! By the way, I get a lot of postcards about selling my current home, and I ignore them. But my elderly mother is interested in and reads them. Perhaps try both phone calls and postcards.

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