[SEL] Didn't want to sell

[Gary Epps]

Frank,
Our story is similar.  In 1986 we were looking for property with friend
who is a real estate broker.  After showing us several properties he
said "I want to show you a 1,000 Acre property that I have listed.  The
owner has steadfastly refused to sell off smaller parts of it."  We
liked it and made an offer on the part we wanted.  It was refused so we
made an offer on a larger piece and the owner accepted.  We then sold
off the part that we didn't want.   We found out later that the banker
was pushing for interest payments on his loan, and that his partners in
a new venture caught him with his hand in the till and kindly explained
what would happen to him if the money were not replaced by the end of
the month.

The rest of the ranch was on the market for a long time.  We were the
only ones to buy a piece of  it.  We held the property for 15 yrs until
we could retire on it.  We have been living here nearly 7 years.
Sometimes you just have to ask.  Life is good!

Gary

Frank DeWitt wrote:
> My wife and I left a bible study and drove down a back road we had 
> never been on before.  We passed a piece of land so beautiful we 
> stopped and stared.  I remembered my dad saying a realtor told him 
> 1/3 of all homes and land are for sale if you just ask. My wife 
> thought I had lost it but I wrote down the name on the posted sign 
> and looked it up in the phone book.  A woman answered, and when I 
> asked for the man she asked why.  I told her that I saw the land and 
> thought I would check to see if it might be for sale.  There was a 
> long pause and she said The owner was my husband, he died 
> yesterday.  I apologized and told her I had no idea but given the 
> circumstances I was sorry I called and said goodbye.  She asked if I 
> would like to leave my name and I said no, I was out of line and 
> would just go away.  She said it was clear I didn't know and go ahead 
> and leave my name.  A few weeks later we settled on a price and made 
> a private deal and I bought it.  The following spring I was mowing 
> the lawn and a man stopped and asked me who I was, I told him and he 
> asked why I was mowing THIS lawn. I told him because it was mine and 
> it needed it.  He said I called that man every spring and offered to 
> buy this land and he said he would never sell it as long as he was 
> alive. I replied He died
>
> We live there now.
>
>   Frank DeWitt
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