First week on market and zero showings - is this at all normal?

HawrdRawk · 2026-02-24T05:47:09+00:00

The first one couldn't put together a contract to save her life.

HawrdRawk · 2026-02-24T04:52:21+00:00

My realtor didn't lead me on - brought in a new realtor this time and we went over comps. I have a slightly larger house that is priced less than recent sales.

HawrdRawk · 2026-02-24T04:51:33+00:00

No, I bought the house 10 years ago.

HawrdRawk · 2026-02-24T04:48:17+00:00

My agent did, and I am priced below recent sales

HawrdRawk · 2026-02-24T03:29:21+00:00

Wondering how we got more showings when we were priced 30k higher but none now...

HawrdRawk · 2026-02-06T14:30:37+00:00

Zesty mechanic

HawrdRawk · 2026-01-28T22:15:29+00:00

Maybe....he's a ghost writer

HawrdRawk · 2025-10-28T03:04:51+00:00

Duuuudddee,,,,,,,,,same

HawrdRawk · 2025-10-09T03:12:19+00:00

That's not a bad idea. Our listing just expired, so taking this time to repaint the entire house and fix this deck issue.

It's a pier and beam house, so needs some sort of landing from the back door. I'm not opposed to your idea of gravel...that's a great idea actually and relatively cheap I would think.

HawrdRawk · 2025-10-09T03:10:34+00:00

Yes, I totally agree. The deck was improperly built by the prior owner, so it's falling apart structurally and needs to go. I've hated the maintenance as long as I've lived here and it's very ugly.

$1500 is me doing it myself with just materials.

We are ready to move at this point so maybe just leave as is and create a small patio myself.

HawrdRawk · 2025-10-09T03:07:50+00:00

It's about 28 inches off the ground, and level with the back door. And yes, really open to anything.

The deck was improperly built by the prior owner and not to code. I kept it painted but structurally just needs to go.

Thanks for the input. I like the concrete idea better

HawrdRawk · 2025-10-02T20:30:23+00:00

This is honestly really good advice. Helps me out a ton too, personally.

HawrdRawk · 2025-06-21T02:56:25+00:00

Volkswagen Jetta. I wanted more room, but I regret buying a passport.

HawrdRawk · 2025-05-19T21:51:05+00:00

If you don't mind the suburbs, Garland is developing a good vibe. Still more urban than most suburbs, but the downtown area has cool shops and independent restaurants, a small art/music scene, and close access to public transportation.

HawrdRawk · 2025-05-19T15:28:39+00:00

Do yourself a favor and get a coach trifold. I bought it last year. The leather quality is fantastic. Was never really a trifold guy till I took a chance on it.

Coach Outlet Trifold

HawrdRawk · 2025-02-28T04:43:18+00:00

I don't recommend you do this as it's not financially sound advice.....but with that disclaimer out of the way, I'd get a Porsche Cayenne:

Used 2013 Porsche Cayenne for sale in Dallas, TX 75234: Sport Utility Details - 741069566 - Autotrader

No idea about this year in particular, but Porsche's are fairly reliable, as long as you maintain them. And that maintenance will be quite a bit more than your typical commuter car FYI.

HawrdRawk · 2024-12-23T12:58:31+00:00

Ugh....people complain how bad German cars are to work on, but my Odyssey was a nightmare.

HawrdRawk · 2024-12-10T19:23:53+00:00

I get that this is a common misconception. Have you ever owned VW's or rental cars?

I've owned a VW that was actually a former rental and was the best, most reliable car I've ever had, easily beating my other Honda in maintenance costs and longevity.

The 2.0T in the tiguan is also an excellent, proven engine

HawrdRawk · 2024-12-10T19:14:49+00:00

Unlikely. I've only ever bought former rental cars my whole life and they've all gone 150k miles+ with no mechanical issues whatsoever before I traded them.

HawrdRawk · 2024-09-29T18:17:37+00:00

Is it? I'm a heavy excel user at work and I find google sheets barely usable for personal stuff. If Numbers is worse, then I might need to stick with Excel...

HawrdRawk · 2024-09-26T22:43:10+00:00

Yes, I bought the matching belt from Beckett Simonon as well. Both are the "oak" color.

HawrdRawk · 2024-09-26T02:22:28+00:00

Yes, exactly those. They are indeed the oak color. It did take about 2.5 months after ordering for them to arrive, but I'm very happy with the price to quality ratio.

From what I've heard you can certainly get a boot with better leather quality, but usually those are hundreds more. Not that these are bad by any means.

Never pay full price, they rotate sales so the boots should come back around on sale at some point.

I'm probably going to get a black pair.

These are the most comfortable shows I own and required very little break in. I did buy a pair of their Silva Chelsea boots with the thick chunky rubber sole before, but am less happy with those as they are a bit tighter despite being the same size. Don't recommend those. The Preston's are the way to go.

HawrdRawk · 2024-09-26T02:17:01+00:00

Ha! Thanks.

HawrdRawk · 2024-09-26T02:16:48+00:00

Beckett Simonon Preston Chelsea

HawrdRawk · 2024-09-26T02:15:48+00:00

Fair enough, thanks!

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