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0 pointslostlogin3y ago0 comments

Did the broken do more than offer a couple of opinions? That $4k seems steep.

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Sounds like the broker got paid for his advice on not poking the bear. That could easily have saved $4k.

But the asking price was $8k - you’d have to go in very hot to get yourself a 50% price rise (which would justify the broker’s fee in this instance).

However I am aware of how squatters behave, so this could actually happen.

iudqnolq3y ago

The risk was that the seller would realize the buyer was a company with VC money and an investment in the name. The broker thought that the seller might ask for an order of magnitude more if they knew that.

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