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20 Pros, One Savvy Couple, A Fast Sale
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Thus, the next day, he and his wife decide on $825,000.
"Our house is unusual in a very important respect. It's not the standard three-bedroom Colonial," he said. "It has a better layout, and it has better extras. New kitchen."
He and his wife are "probably typical" home sellers, he said. "We think it's worth more than the real estate agents think it's worth."
In the end, he admits, there's an element of uncertainty.
"How do you guess who's going to come on Sunday and how excited they're going to get about seeing the house?"
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Sunday arrives. The sun is out. The weather is pleasant. By almost any standard, it's a pretty good day to go house hunting.
About 45 parties wander through the brightly lit house in about 3 1/2 hours.
Most say the price is about right. A few say it's too high, a few too low.
"It's about what I would expect for this house," says Stephanie Kayden, who is considering moving back into the city from Bethesda.
Some love the hot tub in the back. Others are not impressed.
"That sucker would be coming out of there," Shay Hancock says.
