What would be an effective way to approach...? (real estate thread)
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I want to stay in the park but there's only one place I want to buy.
(It's the place Bernard liked best. I'm glad he liked it.)
TBH, I look at the Realtor site every day and walk the park, every road, every place, in the course of a month. Nothing has made me want to buy a place yet from what I can tell.
There are some worth considering but I'm still weighing the different factors.
They go on and off the market. I might find one I like or one I will like if I do a limited amount of renovation.
So, here's the dilemma.
The manager knows me because I've paid her the rent for seven years.
I used to put it in the drop box but now pay it when she has office hours because I enjoy seeing her.
She took a shine to me from the day I met her. Likewise, I'm fond of her and appreciate the excellent way she does her job.
We have a good working relationship.
Well, I brought the trust drafts and other paperwork to her office one day. I told her my circumstances would be changing. I asked her if I could both stay in the park and stop paying the rent for my current place. Her answer was no problem.
Well, she's a realtor and of course wants to sell me a unit and for my part I told her I wanted to buy one from her.
The place I want isn't her listing.
How would you let her know at this point you want to buy someone else's listing?
I think if this place is still for sale and if I don't decide to buy a condo I will just be professional about it, ask her if I can have a lease on the property I want to buy, and then buy it.
I don't think she would say no.
My argument would be I would be a responsible, contributing member of the community.
I know she would be disappointed and I would feel badly.
I'd much rather she would get the commission but she doesn't have the listing.
Is there an effective, diplomatic way to approach this situation if it becomes a reality?