Hello to all!

I haven't posted in a while and I do apoligize but I just wanted to kind of get some other opinions from you on the seller assistance programs that are out there. I have made a point to start "forewarning sellers" in my listing presentations that this is a possibility and the cost should be addressed immediatley during the listing. Most of my sellers, usully want me to go over numbers  durig the listing such as closing costs and worse case scenarios once a buyer is brought into the picture. I am glad to go over these numbers with them But it seems here lately, that there has been an added surprise and added cost of helping the buyers with these seller assistance programs that wasn't foreseeen when doing inital cost during the listing. I have presented two offers in the past few days and each of them was with these assisitance programs and both times, This has made me feel real guilty when presenting an offer with this seller asistance scenario. These sellers looked at me like "Why didn't you tell me this before kind of look." I do my best now to educate my sellers from the onset so later on there aren;t any surprises.

What are some your experiences in this arena and how did you approach and handle it? Just curious to know.

Thanks!

Jeff A. Mangus

OLD COLONY REALTORS

jmangus@oldcolony.com