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I Left Money On The Table When I Sold My Home!

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Did this seller leave money on the table after her mother died and she had to sell her home? In this episode we talk inspections, credits, pricing, real estate agents and emotional turmoil when it came time to sell her mother's home.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:18 Did I leave money on the table after my mom died?
06:33 Agent #1
08:31 Unpolished Potential Home
18:06 Your stress is worth money!
20:33 Agent #2
29:41 Should I fix the inspection items?
35:20 If you could go back and do it all over again, what you have done differently?
37:44 Homes are meant to be!

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I'm Kati Spaniak, founder of Truth in Real Estate®. I help you sell your home without blowing up your life. Everyone tells you what your home is worth. I tell you what selling it will cost you: the money, the stress, and the wrong agent. And then I find you one I'd trust with my own home.

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Kati Spaniak, founder, Truth in Real Estate®
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@KatiSpaniak Creator 9 months ago Pinned

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@nonawolf7495 9 months ago

Some realtors just want to close the deal and get a commission... they don't always act in your best interest. 💔

@susietinney7578 9 months ago

My heart goes out to this woman. This will be my first home selling and the stress is overwhelming so I totally understand how she feels.

@crob-e7g 9 months ago

Imagine passing on this offer though and then the home didn't sell. It's a hard call sometimes.

@TRUTHbomb2.0 9 months ago

Much respect to Katie for being so kind and caring to this caller, you are what realtors should aspire to be,

@kerrybyers257 9 months ago (edited)

You did fine, dear, considering all. Fine, I tell you! No regrets, please. The buyers will love your family home and build their own history. Remember you had years of “free” rent in a way.

@ILoveLegosDontYou 9 months ago

Loving this long form with details from one seller. Very informative. My heart goes out to this woman.

@LisaGrace 9 months ago

Just helped my dad sell our childhood home. We used a Dave Ramsey Keller Williams approved realtor who had already sold 161 homes this year. He was excellent and got us asking price with concessions for improvements insisted by the FHA lender. My dad had owned this home since 1971, BUT even though immediately after he had sellers regret wondering if he left money on the table- but he didn't. Offers in our area are going down, and like this lady he had two offers the first week, then nothing. Now a few weeks later- he is happy. He owed just a small home equity line of credit on it, So the appreciation was great. One of the first two offers ended up buying it, so it ended well. This just happened and the closing was Dec 5th, 2025. In our area, people are kicking themselves for not taking first offers because, after that first month-offers are going down or non-existent.

@AuroraCardi 9 months ago

Best of Luck to the caller. Just a recommendation to put any profit into your name only! You said you have a fiance and if you comingle the money with him and later on you two break up or divorce, he will be able to get half of your mom's home. Please get advice from an attorney in your state! Best of Luck to you!

@TRUTHbomb2.0 9 months ago

I have such empathy for this seller. I went through a similar situation years ago with my childhood home. It hurt to sell for what felt like too little, and also after the 2020 real estate spike to see it doubled in price when that buyer sold it, BUT even though it was my childhood home filled with memories it became an albatross during the grieving process and moving on from it was so freeing. The stress relief of having that over and off your plate is priceless. I hope this lady can also find the joy of moving forward without regret.

@tvrecepion 9 months ago

When they talk about power washing in the basement and several times, she has talked about pets and odors, I suspect that the pet odor situation may be way worse than what she believes

@dianebright9366 9 months ago

Wow. This was an amazing episode. My heart really went out to this woman. I understand every point she made and I am so happy that she found you.
I wish only the best for her moving forward, and hope that she will have peace and good memories, rather than feeling this stress as she looks back in time to her life with her parents.

@akontilis1792 8 months ago

In a video like this, it would have been helpful at the beginning to know where in the United States this experience took place. It's very hard to stay engaged in the whole discussion of sales price without some sort of regional perspective. I think this was a great video dissecting the whole transaction, Katie, but I would have loved to have that perspective up front of where it is in the world we're talking about

@Geronimo2Fly 9 months ago

I think the seller did absolutely fine here. The only issue is the idiotic flooring company that power washed LVT flooring. I'm flabbergasted that anyone would do that. She needs to go back to them and demand full compensation for the floor. Maybe her insurance company will do that; they often go after the responsible party.

@macpduff2119 9 months ago

Take the cleaning company to small claims court. They should know that power washing forces hot soapy water under the LVP and will ruin it

@LollyPenn 9 months ago

Selling a house is so emotional and selling your family home is brutal particularly after your loss. I think Katie is spot on with her analysis and may God bless this brave woman.
I detected a little laugh during the end of the conversation so I’m glad she still CAN laugh. Katie’s comment about seeing this whole ordeal in the rear view will allow you to put all the fear, emotion and doubt behind you.

@idid138 8 months ago

Don't underestimate what stress can do to your health. A year after my parents death, I developed a thyroid problem that I'll probably be dealing for life and probably shortened my life. I'm sorry about your mom. The grief will lessen, but it takes time.

@susanwoehler-hamilton8806 6 months ago

I don’t believe that after suffering such a tremendous loss one ought to make immediate decisions regarding situations that can be delayed, such as putting a house on the market.
Of course there are exceptions. After an unfortunate major life event occurs virtually everyone needs the time to regroup him/herself and start healing.

@kathleendudek2955 9 months ago

I would have demanded that the floor cleaning company pay for repairs on the floor. She did well considering that she left the damaged floor the way that it was.