It's Sunday night at 10:15 and I am pre-negotiating an offer for one of our Sellers. I have been working on it for hours as I want to give our Seller the most accurate data, including both up-to-the-minute Buyer and Seller closing cost estimates, and discuss a strategy for getting an offer on their beautiful San Antonio, Texas home. This way our Sellers have the information that they need to make an informed decision regarding the sale of their home.
This fits the definition of an "urgent situation", and is cause to be working after hours, so that I can act in our Seller's best interest.
The actual showing isn't until tomorrow, but the Buyer's Realtor has a Buyer in a difficult situation which will require a contribution of closing costs from the Sellers. Knowing that the Buyer's financial shortage will eliminate many newer homes (this Buyer wants newer); their Realtor called my office to inquire about the possibility of closing cost contributions from the Sellers.
My task: If the Sellers could contribute the necessary amount at the current listing price, I wanted to get ahead of the curve and let the Buyer's agent know that, before any other Seller and their agent make a sweeter offer.
After discussing the matter on the phone and receiving an e-mail outlining all the pertinent data, our Sellers gave their written permission for the offer of closing costs and that offer was conveyed to the Buyer's agent via text message.
I hope that it's the home of the Buyer's dreams!
There's a lot of work that goes into this business that Buyers and Sellers don't often see or hear about, even in the course of their transactions. Although it's nice that the Real Estate day is officially over and that we have a strong showing this listing tomorrow; we always feel blessed and thankful to have such wonderful people to work with. It's our pleasure to work hard for their dreams and goals.
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