# Almost a home owner

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/almost-a-home-owner/43737>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [February 20, 2008, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/almost-a-home-owner/43737 "2008-02-20T07:24:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Russian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the_russian/32/7414_2.png) [@The\_Russian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The_Russian)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/almost-a-home-owner/43737/68 "2008-03-13T09:58:29Z")

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> [@Viper966](#):
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> it wasn’t like that at all… its a modular home, so the costs are fixed … there is no reason to quote high… and if so… SAY that… don’t say u can do 160 with options, and then come in at 170+ and when asked to adjust back to your original estimate go down to 160k with None of the options.
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> Providing a proper estimate with all of the research behind it should have been done in the beginging without blowing smoke…
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> That would be like
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> Oh hi, i want to buy that car… how much,
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> 16k
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> are you sure you can do 16k
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> Sure am… give me 500 dollars and ill double check
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> ok
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> Sorry i cant do 16k… i can do 26k , and you ow me another 500
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> WTF!!
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> its kind of a bait and switch… he knows i would walk at a higher price, so he gets a deposit, and comes back with the higher price, forcing me to walk, and gets to keep the $$

Thats different. And now with that explanation…is shitty.

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