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Sometimes Location Is Everything For Unexpected Reasons

Location!
Why did THAT new listing have so many offers within just a few days?

Sometimes, it's all about location.

Not in the "location, location, location" sense of it being located in a universally amazingly appealing location... but for unexpected and unique reasons...

1.  My sister lives next door.

2.  I could walk to my office.

3.  The backyard neighbor is my friend from college.

4.  I just missed out on another house I wanted to buy on this block and now I really, really want to buy this one.

Sometimes a house will have an unexpectedly high positive response from buyers... related to location... but not for predictable reasons. 
As a seller, just roll with it. :-)

As a buyer, know that it could happen, and that you might have more competition than you anticipated.

As a neighbor, capitalize on it if you're planning to sell anytime soon.  :-)
 

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