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You’ve Found a Home. Now What?

MAKING AN OFFER

Once you have found the property you want, we will write a purchase agreement. While much of the agreement is standard, there are a few areas that we can negotiate:

The Price

What you offer on a property depends on a number of factors, including its condition, length of time on the market, buyer activity, and the urgency of the seller. While some buyers want to make a very low offer, just to see if the seller will accept, this often isn’t a smart choice, because the seller may be insulted and decide not to negotiate at all.

The Move-in Date

If you can be flexible on the possession date, the seller will be more apt to choose your offers over others.

Additional Property

Often the seller plans on leaving major appliances in the home, however, which items stay or go is often a matter of negotiation. Typically you will not be present at the offer presentation; we will present it to the listing agent and/or seller. The seller will then do one of the following:

Accept the offer
Reject the offer
Counter the offer with changes

By far the most common is the counter offer. In these cases, my experience and negotiating skills become powerful in representing your best interests. When a counter offer is presented, you and I will work together to review each specific area of the counter offer, making sure that we move forward with your goals in mind and ensuring that we negotiate the best possible price and terms on your behalf.