Okay ! You found a house you love in your target neighborhood. Now what ? Use the links on this page for the secrets of negotiating a great price. ... At $155,00 the asking price is $5,000 above your price range but you really want the house.
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Already purchased another house ? ... A Seller who won't discuss his asking price in relation to similar homes in the neighborhood is not a serious Seller. ... home buying tip: negotiating for best price.
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Any information you can obtain about the local real estate market or the seller will strengthen your negotiating position. ... "For example, you may want to pay cash for the house, but the sellers don't have to know that," Camp says. If you are capable of paying cash, the sellers may hold firm to their asking price,
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Homeowners are expected to negotiate the house selling price. Hardly ever does anyone offer to pay the full asking price. Some may have fallen in love with your home, but they can't afford ... But when someone returns with a measuring tape, be prepared that they will want to start negotiating your house selling price.
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Similar houses have sold for close to or above their asking price. ... When negotiating, more information is better. Look at your notes from when you looked at the house. If there's anything that needs to be repaired or replaced, you may want to consider including these costs in the negotiation.
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A recent Realty Times article discussed some of the following tips that most people can implement to help get their asking price, and sell their house as soon as possible. There are several forms these tactics can take, but in general they fall into three categories:
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I've also seen houses sell for 90% of their original asking price after being on the market for 4 or 5 months. It all depends on how accurately the listing agent prices the house, how badly the buyer wants the house, and the price of tea in China...
www.city-data.com/forum/north-carolina/83170-asking-pri... www.city-data.com/forum/north-carolina/83170-asking-price-vs-bid.html
We felt the property was worth about $90K less than the asking price and we would have started even lower so we didn't even bother making an offer since I can't see someone having to bring in $50K just to close. ... (PHX) Buying/negotiating a house from one of the large builders, Phoenix area Forum, 42 replies...
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FSBO Article Library: Negotiating; Go to Complete List of Negotiating Articles ... Holding the Line On Your Asking Price by Broderick Perkins ... Objectivity is easier," said Ray Brown, San Francisco broker and co-author of "House Selling For Dummies" (IDG Books, $16.99).
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Undervaluing a property after an offer has been accepted is leaving house sellers with huge headaches. Caroline McGhie reports. ... The mantra "The house is worth what someone will pay for it", is partially responsible for all the house price crash because clearly, those were not worth what people were willing to pay.
www.telegraph.co.uk/property/buyingsellingandmoving/653... www.telegraph.co.uk/property/buyingsellingandmoving/6536803/Selling-houses-when-the-price-is-not-right.html