There are some times when I wonder if people are trying to mess with my head. We were at my parents’ house for Easter, and we walked down the street. There are two houses for sale on that street. One is about my parents’ size and lists for $182,500. The other is about my parents’ size and lists for $250,000. Whoa. Big difference. So we pull the fliers to look, and the quarter-million one includes the updates of “beautiful quarts countertops”.
Today, I check the listing on the web. Yup. Beautiful quarts countertops. Guess they can’t hold gallons.
There were some other things that would cause me to shy away from the house: an unfinished driveway, cracks in the driveway, etc., but those pale in comparison to bad spelling.
So, because I want to see the real estate agent succeed, I send her a message about “hey, don’t know if you know. This is misspelled. Image matters. Etc.”
I get back the following: Thank you for your imput in regards to the improper grammer that was on the description on my quarter of a million dollar listing at xxxxxxxxx. Would you be interested in buying this property if I correct the quartz misspelling?
I want to think the best of this person. I really do. But let’s look at the three things wrong:
1. imput
2. grammer
3. The original issue wasn’t grammar at all. Simple misspelling.
So I sent back a polite reply about how it costs $70K more than the one across the street, etc. That’s where we stand now. Not like we’re moving, but…