Please be discreet
This is an odd posting on Redfin.
http://www.redfin.com/WA/Seattle/3221-2 ... ome/123116
Does the seller really think that someone who is buying, and trying to get the best price, is going to help keep a secret? If I was serious about buying this place, the first thing I would do is go inform the renters that their place is being sold from underneath them... with intentional deception. When they leave the next month, the seller's bargaining position is weakened.
Maybe it is really common for landlords to not tell their tenants about a possible sale, but asking potential buyers to be an accomplice seems silly. Does a landlord/seller think that having current renters means as much or more to the potential buyer as it does to the current landlord? I think not.
I have half a mind to drive by with a note just to help out another renter.
http://www.redfin.com/WA/Seattle/3221-2 ... ome/123116
Does the seller really think that someone who is buying, and trying to get the best price, is going to help keep a secret? If I was serious about buying this place, the first thing I would do is go inform the renters that their place is being sold from underneath them... with intentional deception. When they leave the next month, the seller's bargaining position is weakened.
Maybe it is really common for landlords to not tell their tenants about a possible sale, but asking potential buyers to be an accomplice seems silly. Does a landlord/seller think that having current renters means as much or more to the potential buyer as it does to the current landlord? I think not.
I have half a mind to drive by with a note just to help out another renter.
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In any case, I wish the tenants would find out -- what an @$sHole landlord to have...
I thought it was a nice touch, and was surprised the listing agent didn't use those scenes in the listing photos.
Now, if it was a SFH where the buyer was looking for housing instead of an investment, "please be discrete" would be pretty shady.
no need just call here is the info
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Exactly. For those of us who have either rented or been a landlord, we know what a pain it is when the building is for a sale. You are constantly disturbed by a steady stream of buyers spending time in the unit discussing what they would do with it. Especially in times like these you don't want to worry your stable renters that the building is going to be foreclosed.
Discreet was a bad word to choose, whereas 'respect' would likely have been a more appropriate terminology.
And posting the renters names and contact info? That's just shameless. If you have the nads to post theirs, post your own along with it. Yeah, I thought so. Pathetic. Seriously, it doesn't make you look smart, it makes you look like a cyber stalking peeping tom.
Second, I understand that apartments and houses are often sold while renters are in the unit, but it seems more appropriate to tell them. Instead of hoping that potential buyers are discreet, they should be told that people are going to be driving by the place. Beyond that, it just seems like a stupid bargaining technique.