Bottom Line...In Your Pocket

You plan for the worst and hope for the best and give honest appraisal of the market conditions. That for me is the bottom line.

Good evening Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland ,

Interesting..I missed that question in the Q & A. I always know what my seller's bottom line is..we discuss it and sometimes it changes..it does depend on circumstances and they can change.

Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland Typically I don't want to know their bottom line.  If they don't tell me their number, they know I didn't simply present them with a contract at the price they would accept.   That being said, though, each situation is unique and each requires me to determine which information will deliver what my client needs...sometimes that means I need to know their bottom line.

I am with you on this Margaret Rome, Baltimore Maryland. I know of several agents who I suspect work for themselves and their bottom line not the seller.

Hi Margaret -

I understand your position. But there are agents who will tell you what their seller's bottom line or buyer's top is to get a deal together. It's as wrong as can be, but it happens.

If we don't know that until a negotiation, it doesn't change a thing about how we work, but there can never be a question that the offer might rely on compromised information. It makes our clients more comfortable that they're in control, and it builds trust with those who are new working with us.