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  1. Amish Market (54th & 2nd Ave in Manhattan) has some very good olive oils that they regularly feature. They are around $11 or so a bottle, one is less. I’ll check the names tonight.

    I’ve had the Colavita…it’s pretty good.

  2. that does suck CGar but, sadly, that’s the game.

    Given the choice between your offer on the table and a cash offer of “only” $5k less, if I was the buyer I would definitely take the cash offer. On top of that, I would tell the broker that a revised offer from you would have to be significantly higher.

    Remember also that the cash buyer MAY have put in a higher offer and then revised it once the survey had been done and adjusted for repairs that might need to be done.

  3. This is my everyday olive oil:
    http://www.colavita.com/oliveoil.htm

    it’s not the cheapest nor the most expensive. I buy it by the tin (35oz, for $33).
    Sometimes, I’ll splurge and get a fancy oil, or I’ll get lucky and someone will give me a gift of fine olive oil, which does happen as everyone knows I looooove olives/olive oil.
    There are a few olive oils I want to try. Pichnole something, Masia Altet, and Montecchio something.

    Christmas is around the corner folks. You can shop for my olive oil gift now.

  4. CGar…three observations…

    1. yes, it does suck.

    2. the broker is a scumbag…who is he/she??

    3. in this environment I, as a seller might have done the same thing; that is, accept $5,000 less for the comfort of all cash offer.

    I have oftentimes offered “all cash”, i.e. no mortgage contingency in the past when I was absolutely certain of the financing. There’s no problem with actually securing a mortgage despite the contract not having a mortgage contingency.

    Yes, it was a frustrating outcome I’m sure.

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