I have very few regrets in life. I don't regret my past marriages because I learned something from all of them and, obviously, at the time they seemed like a good idea or I wouldn't have done it. But I do regret not attending Woodstock. Participating in the March on Washington that fall or hitchhiking to the Kickapoo Creek Rock Festival the following spring (the Midwest's answer) doesn't make up for not going to Woodstock. Even though I was only 17, I could have hit the road and almost did, but I didn't.
I know what you're thinking. Oh, just grow up and get over it. But it's not that easy. Some regrets linger.
Some regrets pop up all of a sudden. Yesterday, a short sale buyer for a home on the Sacramento river canceled her escrow. She had regrets. This was a remarkable opportunity to buy a riverfront home for $299,000. Sure, it needs updates but it is livable, boasts great square footage, and OK the way it is. Her reasons for canceling were the process would take too long and the home needed too much work. But she knew that when she signed the purchase contract, and we were only about 30 days into the short sale process.
Something else was at play. That little thing called regret. For whatever reason. See, this is the thing about short sales. They take too long. They give buyers too much time to regret a decision.
This home on the river is not one of my short sale listings, but I can tell you, I wish I had the time to invest in buying this home for myself. It's a good buy. If you're interested in hearing more about it and would like a Sacramento short sale agent to represent you in the purchase, give me a ring.
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Elizabeth Weintraub is an author, home buying columnist for The New York Times-owned About.com, a Land Park resident, and a Land Park real estate agent who specializes in older, classic homes in Land Park, Curtis Park, Midtown and East Sacramento. Weintraub is also a Sacramento Short Sale agent who lists and successfully sells short sales throughout Sacramento. Call Elizabeth Weintraub at 916.233.6759. Put 35 years of real estate experience to work for you. DRE License # 00697006.
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The views expressed herein are Weintraub's personal views and do not reflect the views of Lyon Real Estate.
