Do You Write Just Any Old Destin FL Offer To See If It Sticks?
In the past few weeks, I’ve received some crazy offers on my Destin Florida listings.For example, 30% lower than list price, or only allowing 10 days for short sale approval, or very low price plus all seller-paid closing costs.
To protect the innocent, those are only a few of the rash of offers I’ve received lately.My question is, “Why”?When I gently ask the buyer’s agent “Why? Why is the offer so low? Why is there no deposit? Why do you only have 10 days for short sale approval?”,I generally get answers like – “Just get me a counter offer” or “See what you can do”.
My impression is that some agents are from the camp of “Write any offer if you have a ‘live’ buyer.”Forget about counseling, coaching or educating.If you have a live one, just write it up!
Does this approach truly service the buyer?Is it in the buyer’s best interest to present any old offer “just” to get a counter offer?I think not.
What if the Destin Florida seller got a simultaneous offer, superior to yours?Chances are, the seller won’t counter your offer, he will eliminate it! Or maybe, if the offer were more rational to start with, the buyer might get a better response, instead of getting the seller’s hackles up. Then he would have a better chance of getting the home he wanted.After all, isn’t that the point?
It’s Wendy!
Wendy Rulnick, Broker, Rulnick Realty, Inc.
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