| I have sold Real Estate now for about 13 years. | | | | and although it has been completely renovated it just |
| Having lived in the country for many years I do well | | | | does not cut it for our would-be state-of-the-art horse |
| with the selling of farms, country estates, and cottages. | | | | endeavor. |
| These particular types of Real Estate do have extra | | | | Teen-age kids, bless their hearts, have the capability to |
| areas of expertise required to help you close the deal. | | | | make the deal a sure thing or go completely south, |
| Over the years I have found that the real stumbling | | | | whichever way the wind is blowing that particular day. |
| blocks are not so much the added areas of expertise | | | | If the teen happens to be all for the horse operation, |
| that the salesperson requires, but the attitudes of the | | | | has a horse or horses of his or her own then the barn |
| various family members involved in the buying of the | | | | has to be the very best that it can be and house will |
| property, especially in the buying of a property to be | | | | probably be OK as long as the teen-ager has a |
| used as a horse farm. Sometimes you just have to sit | | | | private area, complete with 4-piece bath, for |
| back and shake your head in wonderment. | | | | themselves. Keep in mind that if the kids are not horse |
| Mother or wife of the family wants the perfect house. | | | | oriented then a rural area is the very last place on |
| It has to be modern, spacious, and be in move-in | | | | earth that they want to live, so nothing will be right with |
| condition. Now if mother happens to be the key horse | | | | any property you show the family. It's hard to believe |
| person, then the barn or stable has to be perfect. The | | | | that so many dwellings could possibly have so many |
| stalls have to be just the right size, the alleys have to | | | | faults. |
| be more than adequate, there has to be an automatic | | | | Through all of the looking often the horse property |
| watering system, and the stable has to lead to a large, | | | | buyers forget to look at some of the most important |
| in-door arena without having to set foot outside. If | | | | things such as where the water supply is coming from |
| mother or wife's main focus is the running of the horse | | | | and is fit to drink, is the septic system working or does |
| operation, then she may overlook some of the | | | | it even exist, is the use that you want to put the land |
| short-comings of the house in favor of the perfect | | | | to even allowed by the municipality, to name just a |
| horse set-up, but don't count on it. | | | | few. But who cares, as suddenly the perfect property |
| Let us look at father or husband of the family. If he | | | | has been found! |
| happens to be the horseman or horse enthusiast then | | | | Please do not take these musings too seriously. When |
| the horse accommodations of the property are key. | | | | the days, weeks, or months are over and you have |
| House features are probably secondary to him which | | | | managed to find that perfect horse property for your |
| can make the real estate agent's life somewhat | | | | worthy buyers you can pat yourself on the back, run |
| easier, but again, don't count on it because wife and | | | | and deposit your commission in the bank, consider it a |
| children will have plenty to say about the house and | | | | job well done, and try not to count those extra gray |
| suddenly a mansion is required while typically the | | | | hairs. |
| house on a farm property may well be 100 years plus | | | | |