Want it? Write an offer!

Every open house, every showing could be your last. This next house could be "the one."

You've filed away all the bad counter tops, wet basements, and textured wall papers. You recall the worn, trafficked and trampled shag carpeting to which you will compare all else. You walk in looking for shortcomings, but a feeling of pleasant surprise overcomes you. As you take the hall to the rear of the home, you are made aware of Kohler bath fixtures and later a brand new, simple but functional, Ikea kitchen.

You've seen 10 maybe 20 homes and this ones shines above all of them. The listing is only a week old and both you and your agent say, (he does his best to say it in a way that is not pushy)"This one will not last." It doesn't.

One day later, after less than a full week on the market the home sells for full price. There are lessons here for buyer and seller alike. For the seller, my three P's, "Prep, Price and Plan." For the buyer, "Want it? Write an offer!"

Click here and look for yourself. Are you impressed?