pull the trigger for crying out loud!

Damn the paralysis of analysis....I showed a women roughly 25 homes over about a 3 month period; I was liberal as she wasn't sure whether the home was for her or her and her adult daughter. As we progressed she decided it would be just for her and we zeroed in on her needs and wants. The last home we saw had that "aha" factor in spades! She was aglow with joy at finding one that suited her taste, budget and area. I mean she loved this home.

Did she jump on it? Did she instruct me to write up an offer? No, of course not. She said maybe next week she'd drive by with her daughter. That was the last home I showed her. Why? Because she's in the firm grips of paralysis. Will she buy something. Maybe. Eventually. But once you've seen the perfect place (which in the meantime has sold) all other properties will pale in comparison. She has become someone else's taxi passenger.

Pull the trigger when you know you've found the right spot, for crying out loud! And lord help us when one partner of a couple really loves a place if the other partner is an analyser....since it's illegal to shoot devil's advocates most Realtors grin and bear it.

Really, is it your single handed job to make sure to deflate any joy and enthusiasm about a new home? Must you be the know it all that scares up every horrible thing that could possibly go wrong?

There is a magical, unmeasurable pull toward certain properties and a perceptive realtor will know when you've found "the one." You will already have tons of due diligence to make sure its a sound home. For the love of Pete, don't take 6 weeks to run a spreadsheet and have it sold out from under you!

When you know it's right. Act. Now.

Thanks for listening!
Beth