"I'll go ahead and write up that low-ball offer, but don't get mad at me when the Seller doesn't respond"

Tish, Are you talking to MY buyers?  Ha ha ha.  Funny how no one cares to listen to us, the professionals.  They would rather listen to the media garbage that doesn't even connect with many areas.  

Great post and OH so perfectly worded :)

Oh, the headaches.  I know. I know.  You know more than all of us put together, Mr. or Ms. Buyer.  Go ahead.  I'll write, and then I'll present, and then I'll bolt after you are rejected.  Thank you very much for wasting all our time.

So true, once you have insulted someones most prized possession, their home, they never get over it and sometimes we are in the middle all the way to the end

Tish,

Yes, indeed....even when that seller is the bank. Gotta come in with an attractive offer, otherwise the buyer is wasting your time and their own.

Nothing is wrong with low balling but if you can't take the heat stay out of the kitchen.  I don't want to hear about how perfect that house was time and time again when you lost it behind a low ball.

Tish, very well-said and funny!  How true, just wrote a lowball offer today.  I had to ask my client about 3 times, "really?  You want to offer xxx?"  Then I said, "will you be disappointed when you don't get the house?" I told her list price was market value.  I'm too embarassed to send the offer over since I know the listing agent.  Argh!!

I get these all the time on REO's.... even when there are multiple offers. Unfortunately for the buyer, one of my clients actually counters higher and asks for more earnest money on ridiculous low balls. I giggle to myself every time I see one come through for 60% of list price... because I know they are getting a full price counter and 4 times the earnest money! What a waste of everyones time. Good post!

Tish,

I'm finding fewer sellers who get steamed by low offers, perhaps because their agents have prepared them for such.  But it still happens and buyers can miss out on the home they want!

Tish - Nailed it. I had this recently with a client that I have not written an offer for yet. But I feel it because of the media hype.
I can tell them till I am blue in the face my expert opinion of the sales in the area and my thoughts and coaching.
"but we have to try" "all they can say is NO". Yes, they can say NO but they can also say GO AWAY.

Congrats on the feature and well said!  I had an offer come in this weekend and I am trying to bring the two parties closer together.

Love this quote that you put in your post!   "And once you've rung that bell, you can't really un-ring it"!   So fitting!

Don't you wish there was an easy way to explain to everyone that successful negotiations rarely start with aggressive, insulting or ridiculous first moves?