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A Deal A Week

Elaine Stucy

JULY :) 7.01 The counter looks pretty good-- we would really like $10,000 more. If it was up to you, what would you do?

Tricky Tricky-- the counter is "close". Home on market 3 weeks. $800,000 range. They would like another $10,000 -- and they want your advice.

Where do you go?

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I could tell you several stories where the seller countered back even less than this and the buyer walked away.
If you accept this counter, you've sold your house. If you counter back, the buyer could walk. Are you willing to bet $10,000 on them accepting, or do you want to know that you've sold it today?

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This is a great situation! Do you realize that many homes on the market for three months let alone three weeks have yet to receive an offer?

The important question to ask "is what do you want to do?"

(Three scenarios script)

If we could predict that this is the best offer you will receive in the next six months to two years and you counter and the buyer walks away, how will you feel?

What's more important to you $10,000 more or moving on to your next opportunity(depending on their situation---house, location, divorce, marriage, etc)?

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A qualified buyer in the jumbo loan range is gold. They have chosen your house to be their home. You have a buyer. Most sellers don't. Take the money and run. Think about this? How much is this house going to cost you sitting on the market for six months? More than that $10,000.

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How will you feel if the buyer walks away and the next offer you get is actually less than this one?

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I understand you would like the extra $10,000. Who wouldn't? However, let me present a very real scenario: The buyer does not pay the extra $10,000. They walk, and buy the house two blocks over for 750k. The next offer you get is in 45 days for $765k.

If you had a crystal ball and knew this was really your other option, what would you do?

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It's a fortunate situation to be in. Do you agree that we are lucky to have received an offer so quickly, and so close to the price you had in mind? We know there are a lot of choices and options out there for buyers. How would you feel if we counter them, and they walk, over this $10,000? If you are comfortable with this, let's do it.

If you feel that market still has some downside to it, do you see the risk in not accepting this offer now?

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In this market? If you were my sister, whom I love and want the best for, I would tell you to TAKE IT! TAKE IT TAKE IT TAKE IT.

But seriously, let me ask you some questions:

What if we counter and the buyer walks away? Happened twice on the last transaction I was in, and the next 6 offers (yes, we got more) were LOWER. Even after lengthy negotiations, we were never at the level of the first offer we received. That is the market we are in.

What if this buyer walks, and the next offer you get is lower?

What if you don't get another offer for 2-3 months or longer?

There is a lot of inventory available right now, and this buyer has many other choices.

Countering for $10,000 more has a lot of risks in a declining market. Are you comfortable taking that risk, or would you feel better taking the $7XX and getting the heck out of Dodge before the shooting starts?

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If I tell you what I'd do, are you going to do it ?

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HAH! I LOVE THIS ONE!

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Agent: How will you feel if the buyer goes elsewhere and this turns out to be the best offer you ever get?

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This is not up to me. What will you do if you counter and they buy something else?

Is a possible bird in the bush maybe worth $10,000 when you have a qualified solid buyer who is ready to buy and close on your home now, or, in this declining market, what if the next offer is less than this one?

Your call. What would you like to do?

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We have been on the market 3 weeks, we have had no other offers. Getting an offer within 3 weeks of listing in this market is what every seller dreams of. Are you willing to risk loosing this buyer?

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