4,583,484
No. Write your offer based on a CMA you have created.
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Greg Large
Grove City, OH
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
1,057,254
Make your offer based on data you gather. Or hire a buyer's broker to represent and advise you
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Tony and Suzanne Marri...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
5,115,152
Do your own CMA's. Why would you ask someone else for their's? You can always ask, but they don't need to pass it over.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
2,072,576
You're certainly welcome to ask... I don't know that it'd be considered unprofessional. But a market analysis prepared by the listing agent isn't really going to serve your purpose. It was prepared for the seller.
Your needs would be better served to research your own analysis to determine whether, or not, the home is well-priced.
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Tammy Lankford,
Eatonton, GA
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Joseph Domino 480-390-...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
956,722
Please work closely with your broker or mentor to avoid ANY potential newbie problem.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
7,869,077
Do your own CMA for your prospective purchaser.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
5,243,218
Create your own for accuracy. Get your broker to help!
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,242,104
Suggest you get your broker to help you learn doing your CMA.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Barbara Todaro
Franklin, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,506,613
No, this is not a practice done in my neck of the woods. Best off to do your own CMA, as anything the listing agent would have done would only be good for that point in time.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Teri Pacitto
Westlake Village, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
-
Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
2,401,675
Why don't you do your own CMA?
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
2,189,267
If you are a licensed agent and have access to the MLS, you can and should do your own CMA on the property. You don't want to use data that isn't the most current info, and based on what another agent used to establish a listing price for the seller.
As an agent, when YOU represent a buyer, you are not going to ask the listing agent for their info. You are going to be expected to advise your buyer based on your knowledge. Give yourself the same benefit of unbiased information. It's not so much unprofessional as irresponsible. If you are unqualified at this point in your career to do so, ask for help from your broker or another trusted colleague.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
3,140,617
Rely on the listing agent's information? I say NO. Do your own CMA! How else will you find out if you are buying a home that is of market value?
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,325,114
If I understand your question, you want to ask an agent who is already working for the seller to provide you with the information that he prepared for the seller in order to assist in pricing the home.
Why would an agent provide you with this information?
Are you planning to use that agent to represent you in the purchase of the home?
If not...you need to re-think your strategy and determine for your own sake and on your own what you should be or are willing to offer for the home.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Teri Pacitto
Westlake Village, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,458,263
Base your offer on the CMA you do - the listing agent might not even have DONE a CMA. Maybe she/he listed at the price the seller wanted. You never know. Just do your own analysis, figure out what a good market price is, and offer based on that.
Good luck.
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
5,062,625
No, you should do your own due diligence. Or work with a Buyer's Agent to represent you through the process.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Teri Pacitto
Westlake Village, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
2,684,769
It is unprofessional. Go to NAR RPR, or search your MLS for comps.
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
5,583,328
it certainly would NOT be to the sellers advantage to hand over a cma to the buyer or buyer's agent.... and the ethical model is to do whatever is in your client's best interest....
as a listing agent, I would tell you to do your own CMA.... a buyer's agent should be doing a CMA for his/her buyer...not asking for the listing agent's work...that's between him/her and the homeowner....
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,350,289
Run your own comps ... do your own CMA. If you do not yet have the skills or resources to do that, then hire someone to help you.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
6,422,203
I have my buyers agents do the cma for their buyers every time, easy to do on RPR.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
2,785,156
If you never ask you will never know. Don't think...DO!
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,256,911
You can ask but, you should do your own. If you're unfamiliar with the practice of putting together a CMA, have your broker or mentor assist you.
Good luck!
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
4,180,280
Many good suggestions.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
809,258
I wouldn't personally ask for their CMA. I'd do my own. -Kasey
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,712,876
I would work with someone in your office or your broker.
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,772,593
Great advice by everyone here. Follow what makes most sense to you. A
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
-
Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,202,247
Why rely on someone else's work when you can generate it yourself. You might be surprised
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
1,045,440
It doesn't hurt to ask I typically do when I represent buyers in Northern VA market but I can't speak for what others do.
Its best to also do your own comprehensive analysis as well
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
4,904,820
Maybe is an appraisal comes in low and you would like some additional information to present to the appraiser.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
4,434,177
No.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,221,927
Do your own CMA and have your broker help you.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
556,536
If the property is overpriced then definitely ask the listing agent for their comps. This a great negotiating tool. If you can show the listing agent where they made a mistake then you are one step closer to convincing the seller that they are overpriced.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
3,416,038
Most will not give you and those that do, do you really want someone elses who is looking to get the highest price for the home? Do you own and base your offer on that
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
564,494
It's always best to do your own research and prepare your own CMA.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
853,502
You should be doing your own CMA... and getting mentor if you're not sure how.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
1,389,005
Do your own CMA and research.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Doug Dawes
Topsfield, MA
117,135
If you are going to be representing yourself you need to do the work on your won behalf.
Listing agent represents the seller, not you, so it would not be in their interest to give that oer to you when you have access to the info yourself.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
1,847,471
lol, it is your job to do that. I am shaking my head here. Yes it's unprofessional.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Pete Xavier
Pacific Palisades, CA
4,800,132
I would not trust the listing agent's CMA. You should do your own.
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
921,504
Of course you can ask.
However, the listing agent generally reserves that information for 'serious' buyers or to demonstrate to nearby homeowners their advocacy for their property values.
Such CMA information DOES establish a baseline and gives you a positional data set from which to begin negotiations. I have no problem sharing such data with agents who ask. Often, such data is included in the homes data packet.
Now be aware, you MUST prepare your own property evaluation. Comparing the data sets allows you to know if the agent or the seller set the list price. For you, this is important regarding how you help the listing agent by the manner in which you present your offer.
Contrary to popular comment it would be UNPROFESSIONAL to deny yourself all the available data and mindset.
Now, with this information, if you choose to submit a well below list price you can establish the reasoning for such an offer. Take great care when crafting this argument because many agents will share your correspondence directly with the seller. Knowing this you can be more successful in controlling the narrative surrounding your offer.
Best of success,
Annette
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
902,238
Best to come to your own conclusion based on your own research. Plus, the timing of the original CMA might be different as the market might have shifted since it was done. Having said that, it can't hurt to ask the LA as to how he/she arrived at the price.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Bob "RealMan" Timm
Minot, ND
5,878,935
3,986,308
4,964,616
3,168,114
If you are needing the listing agent's CMA you are not ready to be assisting buyers in writing an offer. DO YOUR OWN CMA. And yes I've had buyer's agents ask, it indicates they really don't know what they are doing.
3,071,489
1,598,452