If you are serious about buying a Los Angeles home then don't listen to the friends who are telling you that there are deals to be made, and you should just make low ball offers until a seller rolls over and says "take my home."
It doesn't happen that way.
If you are serious about buying a Los Angeles home, don't try and do it alone. You are going to end up tremendously frustrated, and things will become way too personal.
If you are serious about buying a Los Angeles home, use a real estate agent who will be your exclusive representative and keep you on the right track towards home ownership.
Above all, be prepared to negotiate.
The whole process of home buying and, of course, home selling, is about give and take. It is about reasonable people coming together to make things happen. A seller wants to sell and a buyer wants to buy.
How do we bring the two sides together? Each one has their own representative, the real estate agent. When a couple get divorced they each hire a lawyer who "battle out" the terms. I don't think there has ever been a case of one attorney representing both sides....
In the case of a real estate transaction each side should be represented by their own agent and each Los Angeles real estate agent will be responsible for getting the best deal for their client. A perfect reason not to think that you are going to get what you want by using the same agent as the seller. One agent cannot negotiate for both sides.
Each agent will inform their clients what a reasonable price is. If the home is reasonably priced then the buyer needs to make a reasonable offer. If a reasonable offer is presented, then the seller should entertain that offer, either by accepting it or negotiating with a counter. If a counter is presented the buyer can either accept the terms of the counter or negotiate their own terms with a counter of their own. Supervised by two go-betweens.
And if all goes well and the offer is accepted, any items of concern that are discovered during the escrow period can also be negotiated.
If you put yourself in your real estate agent's hands and trust their negotiating powers, you will end up buying the Los Angeles home of your dreams.
Buying or Selling Los Angeles Real Estate
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