real estate negotiations: Should I offer a carpet allowance?
- 12/04/08 03:27 AM
You should only do this if 1) You really want to help out the Buyers' of your home because you are going to be giving them a great deal as I will explain later or 2) You have way too much money assuming the phrase too much money describes a real situation. Now you should not feel bad if you thought this was a good idea. I hear it all the time and the idea is perpetuated by real estate professionals. The multiple listing service is full of listings that say $x,xxx.00 carpet allowance. The logic seems sound. This way they will get … (2 comments)
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You should only do this if 1) You really want to help out the Buyers' of your home because you are going to be giving them a great deal as I will explain later or 2) You have way too much money assuming the phrase too much money describes a real situation. Now you should not feel bad if you thought this was a good idea. I hear it all the time and the idea is perpetuated by real estate professionals. The multiple listing service is full of listings that say $x,xxx.00 carpet allowance. The logic seems sound. This way they will get … (2 comments)
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