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STOP! Please Stop 'Selling' My House!
I tell my sellers all the time, "We will keep marketing your house until it is sold and closed." I can personally attest to seeing 8 different parties who wrote backup offers end up with the house within a 3 year span.
Like you, whenever possible I work hard to generate a back-up offer for my sellers also.
STOP!  Please Stop 'Selling' My House!
How often have you heard those words come out of a Seller's mouth?!  I can honestly say that I've never heard a seller utter those words!
 
Many agents will 'call you off' for scheduled showings immediately following their sellers going under Contract with a buyer.  I always ask if the seller minds if we do show so we can bring a back-up Offer if my folks love the property.  Believe it or not, we're turned down about 90% of the time!
 
*Do I want to know that the property already has a negotiated Contract?  Yes, of course but, do your sellers a favor and KEEP SHOWING!
 
I recently had a dozen Offers on one of my listings and even had a bidding war on the BACK-UP Offer!  We have no provisions for a second back-up ... more

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