u/PoolSmart582

I wanted to place an all-cash bid on a house, offered the 2nd listing agent for that property 1.75% to put in an offer for me. She enthusiastically agreed but after speaking to broker/main listing agent, said she could only do the customary 2.5%. I went to another agent who did discount.

Given the lesser amount of work in putting in an offer/closing the sale versus starting with a potential buyer from scratch, I can't see why some agents/brokers believe it's selling out to agree to a lower commission. Especially for a 2nd fiddle agent who really wants to build her record.

Let's put aside the inhumanity of Chris Watts murdering his family.

It appears Chris conceived the murder plot at least a day or two in advance. His goal was to live unencumbered with Nichol Kessinger.

However, Chris' Plan A, the sudden disappearance of Chris' family and accompanying publicity guaranteed he could not see Nichol again. In other words, Chris' actions ensured he could not realize his goal.

On the other hand, let's say in Plan B Chris told Shanann he was moving out and divorcing her ASAP. An angry Shanann might say, "you'll never see your three children." Chris goes along. The divorce settlement requires Chris to pay 50% of his pay. If he lives with Nichol, that might only be 25% of their combined incomes, meaning they would continue to enjoy solid middle class lifestyles. (Shanann and 3 kids would struggle much to make ends meet, but Chris doesn't care about them.)

Even if Chris is a sociopath and doesn't ultimately care about Shanann and the children, I can't imagine how the guy thought this through over several days and concluded that Plan A beats Plan B. Had Chris run his plan by Nichol, his navy friend, his sister, a random subreddit, etc, I'm sure they would have told him the same.

I've got nothing against agents listing places for lower than their market value. It's up to buyers to make plausible offers.

However, the market is still the market. I recently dealt with a listing agent who listed a house at $790k that drew no offers. I told her I might make an offer below $790k.

She said she was increasing the listing price to $865k during this new phase. My sense is she thinks it'll give her client more upward space to negotiate with a buyer, but I believe it'll only chase away prospective buyers.

The Wattsfree4all subreddit, which is the most active about the Watts murders, is largely devoted to trashing Shanann.

Main opinions of these people seem to be:

• Shanann mistreated her daughters.
• Shanann was irresponsible with money.
• Shanann was a bossy wife.
• Shanann was obsessed with a fabricated social media image.
• Shanann overestinmated her hotness.

A decade after the murders, I'm not sure why trashing the victim remains such a focal point for what seems like hundreds of posters. There are often 5 or so posts about these topics everyday. Even if Shanann wasn't perfect, shouldn't the focus be on how a man can annhiliate his family?

What motivates all these people to singularly focus on the perceived flaws of a woman who was so savagely murdered?

I can't imagine it's fun for Nichol to try to hide forever.

Assuming she had nothing to do with Chris' decison to murder his family members, I don't see why Nichol will not reemerge. She could pick her venue, give interviews, try to explain her side.

I dont pretend Nichol could ever become a sympathetic figure like Amber Frey. Amber clearly did not know Scott Peterson was married. However, I believe it's plausible Nichol thought Chris would soon leave his wife.

In any event, Nichol might be better off telling her story than allowing others to tell it for her.

I rent frequently from all the players. Never have an issue with other companies, but about 1/3 times a Hertz branch will add a bogus charge. It's not much - extra hour, tank not full - but always bogus.

The call center in El Salvador always refunds that charge. However, it has happened to me so much that I wonder if it's part of Hertz's business model.

Interesting to reflect how the decoys did not meaningfully engage with the perps until the very last TCAP stings - Murphy, Ocean City, Flagler Beach, Bowling Green.

At that point, Dateline experimented with oversized bars, beach stairs or recliners to make it harder for the perps to approach decoys while they chatted. So even though Lorne Armstrong requested a hug, he couldn't easily initiate the contact. This perp/decoy contact is useful because the perp does not realize it's a setup.

During the first 2/3rds of the stings there was no meaningful perp/decoy interaction. This was quite a loss since it would have been entertaining to see Nathan Downhour, Walter Babst, James Rutherford, Maurice Wolin, Dan Allen, Marvin Lakhan, Jaswinder Cheema, Ryan Hogan and many others interacting with decoys for 3-5 minutes. Even in Flagler Beach, Dateline could not always manage perp/decoy interaction due to its spacing of perp arrivals (Yazan Asfour and Safraz Khan arriving together).

By the time Chris undertook Hansen v Predator, he realized how important perp/decoy interaction was. Chris was also no longer constrained by NBC lawyers. While it was hindered by a too-old male decoy, the female decoy Nervous Nellie did a great job chatting up the preps. That is, unless someone like John Dupee literally started to attack her so she had to flee.

An overpaid and disinterested CEO, unhappy increasingly unionized workers, $7 mediocre cups of coffee, trashy cafe seating, competition from Dunkin, McDonalds, Krispy, Dutch Bros, Tim Horton's, Luckin, etc.

The current dividend, which the company for some reason seems committed to try to increase each year, is unsustainable - way beyond current profits.

Yet the stock sits at 105, down from 2021 but up 25% this year.

I'm going to put in an offer on an East Bay house and not using a commissioned buyer's agent.

Could anyone recommend an hourly real estate attorney or agent who will put in the offer on my behalf?

Predators seem to claim they would not have followed through and done anything. Most are laughably uncredible.

Any predator who might have actually not proceeded to abuse a minor?

For instance, is it possible that someone like Mike Manzi would have blazed but nothing more?

From what's in the public domain, we can conclude Christina is guilty and will never go to trial. She'll plead guilty to a vastly reduced amount of charges.

What the two sides are already arguing over, or will argue over, is the recommended sentence. Christina's side will push for probation or a few years in the can while the prosecution will want something in the 10-15 year range, I imagine.

Christina's attorneys will also ask the judge to count per current release conditions as confinement time - while the prosecution will argue against that.