Regret

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Real Estate Agent with Crown Key Realty

One of the tools I have employed for several years is asking my clients to decide upon a regret price. That being a price they would regret having offered or accepted. I tell them if you offer $395K for a home you really like and its listed at $400K would you have regret if you find out it sold for $401K. Conversely If you offered $405 and the offer is accepted would you regret having offered that price.

For seller I ask them to consider a price thet would regret accepting and a price they might regret not accepting.

This tactic has proved very helpful and many of my clients tell me it game them a consice method of determining what number is acceptable.

Just a tool I use.

My name is Dale E. Bledsoe with Crown Key Realty and as always I may be reached at 209-481-6031.

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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
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I do something simalar.  I ask them if they would kick themselves if they lost the deal for a couple of thousand...Then I let them think.

Jan 28, 2015 06:46 AM #1
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Dale Bledsoe
Crown Key Realty - Tracy, CA
Realtor in Tracy, California

Same idea. It works for me.

 

Jan 28, 2015 08:32 AM #2
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Dana Hollish Hill
Hollish Hill Group, JPAR Stellar Living - Bethesda, MD
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Dale - I do the same thing. I have never called it the regret price, but I go through that exercise and it really works. 

Jan 29, 2015 02:18 AM #3
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Dale Bledsoe
Crown Key Realty - Tracy, CA
Realtor in Tracy, California

Dana, nice to hear from you and I am glad I am not alone in using this. To me the big thing is it gets our clients to think.

Jan 29, 2015 03:41 AM #4
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Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

I love the idea of asking buyers about ' the regret price'. Thank you for the tip.

Feb 03, 2015 08:06 PM #5
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Mike Frazier
Carousel Realty of Dyer County - Dyersburg, TN
Northwest Tennessee Realtor

Dale, I tell my sellers if they have any regrets about not taking an offer then it is too late then. I also tell them for some strange reason the first offer is oftentimes the highest they will get.

Feb 20, 2015 05:57 AM #6
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Gita Bantwal
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I had a client who turned down an offer for $395,000 . The listing expired and they listed with another agent. They sold it for $325,000  six  months later. I am sure they regret it.

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