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If you’re looking to buy a home, be prepared to make an offer higher than what’s listed. In today’s market, sellers are juggling multiple offers at once. Meaning, they’re less likely to entertain a low offer or even make counter-offers. As a serious home shopper, make sure to lead with your best foot forward.
A buyer submits an offer of $400,000 for the home and $12,000 in compensation for their broker. Expecting to net $392,000, the seller could then counter-offer with $404,000 for the home and $12,000 for the broker. Here is an example of how that might work.
Instead, suggest that it might be best if you do one at what could be the worst case scenario, the lowest potential price a buyer might come in at, knowing that while that’s not a number they would accept it will at least provide a baseline to start at when calculating a counteroffer number.
Negotiating counteroffers. If the seller does not find the initial offer acceptable (e.g., because they feel the offer price is too low, too many repairs or inspections are requested, etc.), they may come back with a counteroffer. They may be surprised by a counteroffer.
The seller might counteroffer that since they are living in the home, they want that access restricted to 5 or 10 days. If the buyer agrees, that’s a concession.
Once an offer comes in that piques your interest, inform your real estate agent so they may inform the buyer in a timely manner. If there are any counter-offers you wish to execute, make sure to also address those as quickly as possible.
Like making counter-offers and going through the home inspection process, the home appraisal can be a sticking point between buyer and seller. You can practically feel the keys landing in your hand, especially if you're a first-time homebuyer. But before you do there's one last factor to consider: the home appraisal.
In addition, if you do receive an offer in the first week that is less than you hoped, think twice before you deny it. There is always room to counter-offer and negotiate. Motivated sellers attract motivated buyers.
Negotiating a Purchase Price Again, the tax assessor's office can give you a ballpark figure around which offers and counter-offers can hover. While it might seem counter-intuitive, appraising vacant land is more daunting than doing so for improved land.
Banks are also more likely to present a counteroffer because they must demonstrate they tried to get the best possible price for the property. When the lender does respond, they will expect you to respond quickly to keep the process moving. Working with a lender also means jumping through more corporate hoops.
In most cases, the smart thing to do is come back with a counter-offer, even if it is a small reduction. The smart thing to do is not get into an argument. Or, try to one up the buyer and tell them the asking price just went up another 10%. Negotiating experts say it’s best to always try to keep discussions moving.
Decide together after that discussion what price should be offered in order for the result to be an accepted (or at least countered) offer. Educate your buyer clients on market and listing facts Meet your buyer in person and educate them on the facts based on your previous two steps.
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