Category: housing

Seller: Hi! I hear you're interested in the Santa Clara apartment 
Buyer: Yes it looks beautiful. Is there a backyard?
Seller: There's no individual backyard but there's a communal outdoors area that you won't be responsible for maintaining!
Buyer: That's great. The wife and kids will love that. Does it come fully furnished?
Seller: No, you'll be responsible for furnishing it yourself. 
Buyer: Hmm that may be a problem with all of those steps we need to climb. The bed, the grand piano, the grandfather clock...
Seller: No worries! It's a first-floor apartment 
Buyer: Why was the unit extensively remodeled after only 2 years? Was there some sort of damage?
Seller: Not particularly. We like to replace all carpets after tenants who have pets -- even if there is not extensive damage, we find new tenants enjoy the brand-new features. If you think you might be interested in a tour, we can set something up?
Buyer: We can but the price seems a bit steep for only 2 bedrooms. I know the asking price is $2595 but would $2000 be doable?
Seller: Sorry, no. That's much too low for the area. I'm confident we'll have interest in the apartment at $2595. I can drop it as low as $2495.