Little Longer Than Forever

Morning Margaret.

Funny you should write this, just this past week I had a low ball offer come in.  My sellers countered and the buyers walked.  Time will tell

Sometimes we have to walk on a thin line, negotiating can sometimes be tricky but in the end, it's the buyers decision.

Hello Margaret - it only takes ONE(right offer) to put a deal together in real estate but sometimes along the way(regardless of time on the market) there may be multiple buyers pursuing that property.  It happens...

Been there and done that on both sides.  Had a listing during the slower market years and had an offer verbally close, but agent took their time getting in the contract for our seller to sign.  Meanwhile another offer came in, MUCH better.  Seller took offer B and offer A was kicked to the curb.  The first agent was furious, but we didn't have a contract.  Their assumption that they wouldn't have any competition was obviously off the mark. 

Good morning Margaret. Had a situation like that on a very unique expensive home. No action for a couple of years. Then more than one interested party. My buyer took the hard stance and said he would not get ito a bidding war. I said give me you highest and best. He refused. Property sold for $50,000 less than his strike price. And he was disappointed. Enjoy your day!

Good morning, Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland the success of negotiating is in direct proportion to the desire of the client to purchase and/or sell.... highly motivated results in a smoothly flowing event.... if the motivation is not what it should be, the deal will probably not be a successful one and I'd rather nip that in the bud before it's together with a strangle hold.

Good morning Margaret. This happens and you are right about knowing your colleagues and the integrity factor. Nice post.

Good morning, Margaret... I've seen this dynamic more than once... a house that is sitting there with no offers suddenly gets multiple offers in a 24 hour period. I had a listing like that when our market was soft... 5 months with tons of showings and no offers... then three offers, all virtually identical, come in all in the same day.

Hi Margaret,
This is one of the mysteries of the business, isn't it?