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A Good House Warrants A Good Offer

Reblogger Linda Lipscomb
Real Estate Broker/Owner with Linda Lipscomb RE/MAX Lexington Henderson County TN 262480

Unfortunately, the right one is the one in which the buyer thinks they can get the best deal.

I have seen buyers walk away from the perfect fit, and settle for their second choice.  Months later, it still doesn't feel like home even after the thousands they have spent to make it fit their needs. 

With mortgage rates at record lows, buyers are learning to get the one they want....they can afford it....

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Original content by Jackie Connelly-Fornuff

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A Good House Warrants A Good Offer

You've seen many houses and finally find, what you feel is, THE ONE.
It's clean. It's solid. Has the largest rooms out of all the over-priced homes you've seen so far. This house has everything you want and have been waiting for. It already feels like home to you.

You decide it's time to make an offer. You base this offer on the fact you want to extend the kitchen. In your mind it's going to cost you at least $20,000 because you want all the bells and whistles. You want to offer $30,000 less because of the "huge" expense to remodel the kitchen to YOUR liking.

Not going to happen. The seller, is not going to take it and probably won't even counter. Why?
Because the seller has a smart real estate agent. He or she found plenty of  comparable homes to show the seller before putting the house on the market. The seller and agent know the home is already priced right.

Now, you are thinking, "but it's a buyer's market!" Yes, it is. That means that there are more homes on the market than going off (selling). It doesn't always mean you'll find the one you've been waiting for right away either.

To put it simply, if you want a steal, buy a foreclosure. A good house warrants a good offer, not a steal!


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Bryan Robertson
Los Altos, CA

I wish more people would understand this.  I still get buyers who think that because the market was bad they can discount a home 10-20% in the first week of a listing because the house needs work, isn't perfect, etc.  After they lose enough homes being greedy, they'll learn to make better offers.

Nov 08, 2010 04:14 PM