Collecting Intelligence on the Home Seller's Situation to Produce a Home Buying Negotiation Advantage (Chicago area)

Collecting Intelligence on the Home Seller's Situation to Produce a Home Buying Negotiation Advantage (Chicago area)

One of the things I recommend my home buyer clients do when considering making an offer on a home, is to make contact with the surrounding neighbors. 

Neighbors will tell you all kinds of things about the home, the neighborhood and the sellers.

It also gives you a chance to  decide whether you really like them! There is nothing worse than moving into a home you like - but not being fond of the neighbors. 

Who knows?  Maybe they are cranky or have a dog
who poos in people's yards (interview their neighbor's too!) or
something else.

Neighbors are very honest. They'll tell you everything.  To make it much easier for you - we give you a neighborhood due diligence form that you, the home buyer, can use to
keep all the questions in front of you - so that you remember
to ask the right ones.  There are at least 50 good questions to ask! 

Of course - you'll want to ask the questions sparingly and not blitz each
neighbor like you are interrogating them!   Try to make the conversation casual and
friendly.

As a home buyer - you are empowered by the growing shower of
information on the Internet - but there is no substitute for
on-the-ground, person to person intelligence collection.

Many times, the neighbors have good things to say, and they can reassure you about your purchase.   

Perhaps you'll learn that one home has loud late-night parties (of course - maybe you like those, and you'll be invited!), or airline flights come over at 2 AM making noise. Who knows!?

As a former corporate competitive intelligence professional (at Fortune  500 companies) - I can coach you through intel. collection when touring,
and at other times.

This type of information can be invaluable in developing a negotiation strategy!

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if you are serious about buying a home in the Chicago area within the next 90 days - feel free to contact me. As an Exclusive Buyer Broker (always on the buyer's side - never on the seller's side) I work with a select number of clients - so that I can provide the highest possible level of service. (My clients receive a lot of personalized research and attention - which by it's very nature, takes time - but has high payoff.)

Feel free to visit the Buyer Broker Chicagoland web site for more information.

Download our high-tech GPS-enabled Chicago area home search application onto your cell phone (works with any type of phone - as long as you have web browsing capability) by texting BBC to 87778.

Call 847-566-7558 or Toll Free at 866-493-2842 or e-mail to schedule a complimentary initial consultation – so that I can determine if you are qualified to be a client. Thanks and have a great day!