It's our job as real estate professionals to guide and direct our buyers and sellers to closing.
We must teach them that as a buyer, they negotiate the price based on the known conditions at the offer stage, then inspect. At the end of the inspection period, they should release the inspection period or the contract.
Too many agents advise buyers to put in a high offer and renogotate the price after inspections. Then if the seller refuses to negotiate, the buyer gets upset.
I had a deal recently where the buyers took a counter offer $5000 above their last offer price. After inspections, despite everything being disclosed before inspections, they asked for $5000 in concessions or a price reduction. The seller said no. The buyer and seller both lost. The buyer spent money on inspections. The seller lost time.
If major and undisclose items become know during inspections, that is different.
I had a buyer that asked for a certain amount of money at closing because their buyer asked them to repair drywall for a VA inspection recently. There was no other reason.
Real Estate professionals must educate your customers.
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