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5 Tips for Crafting a Counter-offer That Doesn’t Scare Away a Potential Home Buyer

March 29, 2023 by Robby Oakes

If you’ve recently put your home up for sale, one of the most exciting parts of the selling process is getting an offer. However, all is not said and done once you’ve received an offer, as you’ll probably want to negotiate a better price. If you’re wondering how you can counter without losing a potential buyer, here are some tips when the time comes to negotiate.

Filed Under: Home Seller Tips Tagged With: Home Seller Tips, Negotiations, Selling a Home

A Mortgage Pre-Approval Can Help You In Your Home Purchase Negotiations

March 29, 2018 by Robby Oakes

A mortgage pre-qualification is an initial estimate of what type of mortgage a borrower could get. It is limited, though, because it’s only based on what the borrower tells the lender, which might not be the same as what the lender finds out when it goes through a full process of analyzing the borrower and his credit.

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5 Tips for Crafting a Counter-offer That Doesn’t Scare Away a Potential Home Buyer

May 3, 2017 by Robby Oakes

If you’ve recently put your home up for sale, one of the most exciting parts of the selling process is getting an offer. However, all is not said and done once you’ve received an offer, as you’ll probably want to negotiate a better price. If you’re wondering how you can counter without losing a potential buyer, here are some tips when the time comes to negotiate.

Filed Under: Home Seller Tips Tagged With: Home Seller Tips, Negotiations, Selling a Home

Selling Your Home? Understanding Why a Buyer Might Withdraw — and How to Win Them Back

April 18, 2017 by Robby Oakes

It may seem like the hard part is over once you’ve received a few offers on your home and are preparing for the negotiation process. Unfortunately, anything can happen until the papers and signed and this means that potential homebuyers can back out. If you’re dealing with a wavering bidder and are wondering how you can win them back, here are some reasons they might withdraw and how you may be able to win them over.

Filed Under: Home Seller Tips Tagged With: Home Seller Tips, Negotiations, Selling a Home

Buyer’s Remorse: 3 Things You Should Never Say When You’re Negotiating to Buy a Home

February 14, 2017 by Robby Oakes

The prospect of finding the home you’ve always dreamed of can be such an exciting prospect that it’s easy to forget all about the process of negotiating. However, it’s important to keep a few things to yourself when it comes to the art of making the deal. If you’re currently searching for the right place and are preparing to sign on the dotted line, here are a few phrases it’s best to avoid.

Filed Under: Home Buyer Tips Tagged With: Buying a Home, Home Buyer Tips, Negotiations

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