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Submit Low Offers with Caution in Naperville Real Estate and Chicago Real Estate

Submit Low Offers with Caution in Naperville Real Estate and Chicago Western Suburb Real Estate

With homes sales lagging its a heck of a lot easier in todays market to submit a low ball offer to see if it sticks...it's the old "throw a string of spaghetti on the wall and see if it stick" philosophy...well, you will risk alienating and insulting the sellers with a poorly constructed offer so it's still important to be smart about your offer - especially when purchasing Naperville Homes for Sale or Chicago Western Suburbs Homes for Sale...here are a couple of tips to prepare youself for negotiation:

A. Be careful with Foreclosure comps: Some of these homes were badly run down

B.  Short Sale due diligence: If there were no other liens on the property except for the primary lien, then the lender had more wiggle room with the price...

And if you are a seller, keep in mind that appraisers are including foreclosures and short sales in their appraisal reports due to the fact that there are so many distressed properties...they have no other choice but to account for that fact in their findings...

For more information on Naperville Foreclosures click here http://www.homefieldrealtors.com/foreclosure-naperville/ or Naperville Short Sales click here http://www.homefieldrealtors.com/short-sale-naperville/, go to www.HomeFieldRealtors.com

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Kenneth Cole
Weichert Realtors Appleseed Group, 2043 Richmond Ave. S.I.N.Y. 10314. office phone 718-698-9797, Appleseedhomes.com... - Staten Island, NY
NYS Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

The only thing worse than a low offer, is no offer.  At least the low ball is interested.  They can be teachable, just show them the comps, and when it sells for much higher price, give a hankie to cry on.

Aug 21, 2009 12:50 AM
Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi
NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656 - New Lenox, IL
708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience

I absolutely love the blogs that try to educate buyers/sellers on the current market.  It makes it so much easier for lenders when they have a client that truly understands the "ins and outs" of a transaction.  Thanks for posting this information ... and hope to see more in the future regarding this and other timely topics.

Gene

Sep 03, 2009 06:13 AM