buyers: Down 'n' dirty negotiating might not get you any further
- 07/11/07 08:04 AM
We received an offer on one of our listings on Sunday. The condominium was listed for $400,000 plus $35,000 for each of two parking places - a total of $470,000.The offer came in from a couple that had not seen the unit for themselves, but their agent had pre-viewed for them a week earlier. The offer came in at $100,000 under list price. Mind you, we had just reduced the price aggressively and were right in line with other comparable unit prices in the building. During negotiations, we did learn that the buyer was only interested in one of the parking … (7 comments)
buyers: Me? Jump through hoops? You need 'Cred!'
- 05/31/07 03:11 AM
The Memorial Day holiday weekend was relaxing and enjoyable - just like an early Summer weekend in Chicago should be. We did some work for clients as well; I showed some listings on Friday and took a buyer-client out for a Saturday morning tour. Steve showed our listings on Saturday morning and then we both had the rest of the weekend to ourselves. One recurring phenomenon we experience on Holiday weekends is the last-second call to our cell phones with requests to show property at odd times during the Holiday - sometimes right on the Holiday. I know we need to … (1 comments)
We received an offer on one of our listings on Sunday. The condominium was listed for $400,000 plus $35,000 for each of two parking places - a total of $470,000.The offer came in from a couple that had not seen the unit for themselves, but their agent had pre-viewed for them a week earlier. The offer came in at $100,000 under list price. Mind you, we had just reduced the price aggressively and were right in line with other comparable unit prices in the building. 
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