What's A Partially-Tripped Circuit Breaker?

[Marilyn Manson]

It depends on what you mean by "list". Anyone can list a property on sites like Trulia and Zillow for free. However, if you want the property to be listed on the MLS, you need to hire an licensed real estate agent, who may or may not be a Realtor.

The comment was that real estate agents would *prefer* the house be empty. That's not BS. No, it's not always possible, but it's not uncommon. As an example, in Las Vegas as of 7/31/21 there were 4338 properties listed on the MLS system.

1635 are vacant. That's over 1/3.

According to the agents I know, It's easier for a buyer to envision their own furniture in an empty house. Minimal staging can help with scale, but staging is apparently becoming less and less common, at least according to my sources in the business.

[Ralph Mowery]

I live in NC and sold a house about 15 years ago. All I did was put a 'for sale' sign in the yard with my phone number on it and put a for sale ad in the local paper.

As I was not living in the house, I had some people to come in and do some minor work like paint the walls , new flooring in one room , and a few other minor things.

Man wanted to buy the house after I showed it to him. I had him to sigh a piece of paper of intent to buy I got off the internet and give me a check of a few hundred dollars to hold the house.

He checked the hose out and we met at a lawyers office and the lawyer did all thepaper work. In NC I was told we had to have a lawyer to do the offical paper work at the county offices.

[Marilyn Manson]

Nice story, but your house was never listed, so it's kind of irrelevant as far as Trader's question goes.

[gfretwell]

What do you think "furnished" means?

These days there are FSBO listing companies. I won't even get pedantic on you and differentiate between a Realtor and your average licensed Real Estate hustler. MM can do that.

I suppose it depends on your market. Lots of people sell empty houses tho. The real estate people I know prefer it because the house is not personalized to your taste.

[Marilyn Manson]

You probably could have done it with less verbiage than you used to not do it. ;-)

[Tekkie©]

On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 16:53:42 -0400, Ralph Mowery posted for all of us to digest...

We would be rich people if we could predict what the future brings and the human reaction to it. Meanwhile I will observe from afar. I believe Greg stated it was happening in Florida.

[Tekkie©]

On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:01:14 -0700 (PDT), Marilyn Manson posted for all of us to digest...

Good one!

[Tekkie©]

On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 20:30:10 -0700, Bob F posted for all of us to digest...

It is hard to tell; they are moving targets in the "Parade of Assholes"

[Tekkie©]

On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:20:07 -0700 (PDT), Marilyn Manson posted for all of us to digest...

Seller = Putz

[Tekkie©]

On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 22:35:45 -0400, Ed Pawlowski posted for all of us to digest...

Yeah, that's the spirit! Arbitration fees are $2k so sent me the check ;-)

[Tekkie©]

On Sat, 31 Jul 2021 05:01:51 -0700 (PDT), Marilyn Manson posted for all of us to digest...

No J B Weld? 8-)

[Tekkie©]

On Sun, 1 Aug 2021 05:59:50 -0700 (PDT), Marilyn Manson posted for all of us to digest...

Let's not get snotty.

[Tekkie©]

On Sun, 01 Aug 2021 10:39:30 -0400, [e-mail] posted for all of us to digest...

Like the "Chamber of Commerce"?

[Tekkie©]

On Sun, 1 Aug 2021 10:09:41 -0700 (PDT), [e-mail] posted for all of us to digest...

They all are. Like the Bar Assn, AMA, etc.

I read a book titled "The Screwing of the Average Man" 40+ years ago. He outlines his reasoning and characterizes them exactly as you do.

He called the tests as "Occupational Birth Control". Too many lawyers make the tests harder. Too few make the tests easier. All to control rates - income.

My apologies to IIRC Ralph, who has a son who is a lawyer. Correct me. No inflection on your son, example purposes only.

[Ralph Mowery]

If you are talking about me, my son works for Microsoft as sort of an upper level help desk.

There are things that one almost needs a lawyer for and one can not just open up an office without being veted by the Bar Association. Same for Doctors and many other medical professions. They seem to be able to control the maximum number of students every year.

Too bad I can not go to the drug store and get some medicine if I want to. Have to go to a doctor and get him to sign a paper for me.

For lots of things one can just get a building and start up a business. I can study on my own and get a plumbing or electrical license. Just pass the tests. Many years ago the government required the poeple that worked on TV and radio stations to be licensed by the FCC. I thought I might want to do some 2 way radio work so took the test for that and the TV/Radio license cost a dollar more to take, so I took and passed that. I have never seen a TV transmitter, but was licensed to work on them.

[Tekkie©]

On Mon, 2 Aug 2021 16:40:08 -0400, Ralph Mowery posted for all of us to digest...

I wanted some Viagra for blood pressure but they wouldn't give it to me.

Don't broadcast that around...

There is a poster in this group who's son is a lawyer. The name escapes me. I could only think of you...