> Maybe we could have made more on the open market, but we were happy and they were happy. That's my point. You could potentially have made a lot more money on

> Maybe we could have made more on the open market, but we were happy and they were happy. That's my point. You could potentially have made a lot more money on the open market. Especially if the buyers didn't even try to negotiate. That usually means they would pay more (let alone what other buyers might pay). The value of your house is what people are willing to pay for it, not what you think it's worth or what you want for it.