3 ways homebuyers kill their own real estate deals

 I recently bought a couple of spa treatment packages for a  friend’s birthday (as much as a gift to myself as to her, to be sure). The  package included a pedicure and a massage for the price of the massage, but had  a bizarro restriction that required I pick the gift cards up at least one day  prior to spa day.

The problem: The spa was across a bridge from my town.  Despite my very best calculations, I hit unexpected traffic and it took me an  hour’s drive just to pick them up. Read more…