In another thread, someone was discussing his bad experience with a
potential boat buyer. I wonder if sometimes things happen to buyers
that thye just dont expect.
For example, my wife and I looked at a piece of property in Wyoming we
loved. We lived near there when first married and it is a true gem;
mountaintop, 4 acres, on a paved year round access road, 20 min from
town, flat, great view. She loved it and talked about buying it and
we discussed going there each year in the summer etc. We already go
to Wy every other summer. So, after nearly a year of back and forth
with the owner, we agreed on a price. I arranged financing via a home
equity loan, no problem with huge amount of equity. I arranged a
realtor to draw up a contract, I did my homework on value. I talked
it over with the owner and was ready to send the contract. Suddenly,
my wife balks at it. She is worried about all the "what ifs". She
wants to make sure there is no risk at all, etc. I cannot proceed
with this unless my wife signs the home equity loan so now I look
like a fool. I am sure the owner is cursing me and he has a right to
but I really thought my wife was ready to do this. The owner prob
will not be willing to deal with me again after this fiasco but from
my position as buyer, this was totally unexpected.