My $7 Million Deal that Almost Was
There’s nothing quite like landing a $7 million deal in the Hamptons to make you feel like you’re on top of the world. You can already see it: your buyers walking into their dream waterfront estate, their 40-foot yacht anchored at the dock, and you, the agent, basking in the glow of closing the kind of deal that can transform a year. But here’s the truth about real estate: not every dream makes it to closing day. Imagine getting your buyers an accepted offer on a $7 million property, on the water, in the Hamptons. The kind of deal that makes you want to high-five the universe and then spend that commission money before the ink is even dry on the contract. But wait… never, ever, EVER spend that commission check until it’s in your account, because let me tell you a story where my Hamptons dream turned into a nightmare faster than you can say “shallow water”. This was the deal to end all deals. My clients were ready to buy a waterfront compound they could turn into a family haven—pool par...
