Oh, My Aiken Back (16 Years And Done)

Gideon Fountain posting for Christopher Fountain…

There’s nothing wrong with making fun of house sellers who sit on the market for decades but there is one fact about most of these people that must be acknowledged: they’re rich and they don’t need the money.

When you or I go to sell a house, we expect the whole thing will take a month or two, right? Maybe, if we really screw things up with an ill-advised (stupid) asking price, perhaps we waste a whole year. But the type of seller Chris Fountain and I like to write about? One year is just the beginning! And real estate agents, you hire ONE, right? Not these guys… one broker just won’t do! You will need at least FIVE or, in the case of 13 Aiken Road, a total of SEVEN agents fought and died for this hill. Now THAT’S how you sell real estate when you’re rich and just don’t give a [hoot].

FUN FACT: The final listing agent for this property was in 6th grade when it first hit the market in 2005!

13 Aiken Road, Greenwich, CT FINALLY FINALY FINALLY has a pending deal! The fun began in September, 2005 at $11,975,000. Seven brokers, 12 price reductions, and 16 years later, with an ask of $3,999,000, a deal gets struck, say hallelujah!

Listing broker: Joy Kim Metalios of Houlihan Lawrence.

Buyer broker: Robin Bartholomew of Berkshire Hathaway