The most successful buyer and sellers in this Northern Virginia real estate market can see the other side of the transaction, and understand the actions.  In this case, a seller could not see that a buyer had many other choices and that his house was simply overpriced.  A common theme in our business, but unfortunately, it cost this seller a buyer. 

Via Cindy Jones-Northern Virginia Real Estate & Military Relocation Services (RE/MAX Allegiance #1 RE/MAX Company in the World):

You Didn't Accept Our Offer But We're Not HeartbrokenWe made an offer on your home that you have been trying to sell for over 6 months.  We know our offer wasn't full price and we did ask for some seller concessions but your rejection shows you might not be fully attuned to the local market conditions.

You asked us how we picked our offer price?  Well let's see.  We looked at the comps that our buyer's agent provided.  In this case another house in your neighborhood just sold for your asking price minus seller concessions.  We looked at the property and saw that it had granite counters, stainless steel appliances, updated bathrooms, a walk-out basement and an extra full bath among other things.

Your house doesn't have any of those.  Now don't get us wrong your house has good bones and from our visits we believe you've kept it up with the basic maintenance. We noticed some items which are going to need replacing soon but we can budget for those.  However you haven't done the upgrades your neighbor did to make us fall in love with your home.   We liked your home and our offer wasn't an insult.  In fact we wanted to make a lower offer but our agent talked us out of it as she wanted us to be reasonable.

Your rejection of our offer is just a hiccup in the home buying process.  There are dozens of homes on the market similiar to yours and in our price range.  Yours had a few things that put it on the top of our list but we don't have stars in our eyes.  We are realists and know the current inventory allows us flexibility.  We're sorry you don't see your house in the same light as we do but we understand you have different ties to it than we have.

We don't have any hard feelings but we aren't heartbroken by your decision.  There is another house that will meet our needs and a seller who might have a better understanding of the current market in our area.  Good luck and best wishes.

Chris Ann Cleland, Associate Broker- Licensed in Virginia, GRI, SFR, Northern Virginia Short Sale Specialist. Affiliated with Long & Foster, 7526 Limestone Drive, Gainesville, VA 20155.  To contact Chris Ann, call 703-402-0037 or email chrisann@LNF.com.  Or you can visit her website:  www.nvarealestate.net.

Header photos taken by Chris Ann Cleland.

The opinions expressed in this post are those of Chris Ann Cleland, not those of Long & Foster REALTORS®.

 
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