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What to Do Before Offering on a Home

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Getting rid of the mortgage financing clause in their offer. Allowing the seller to rent back for a specified amount of time. You may see some of these things or all of them before making an offer. It will help tailor your offer when the time comes. The requested closing date. The down payment amount.

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What Is a Home Sale Contingency?

HomeLight

They’ve accepted an offer and set a closing date, thus their current home sale just needs to be “settled” in order for the purchase of the new home to go through. Thus, the offer on their new home would be contingent on them first finding buyers and then closing the sale on their current home.

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Win More Bidding Wars: The 3 Cs of Writing Better Offers

HomeLight

If you want to win more bidding wars, you can’t keep writing offers the same way you always have. When you’re up against 5, 10, or even 50+ other offers, the smallest details can have the biggest impact. And winning often comes down to something other than price or closing date. There’s nothing wrong with the house.”

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How to Win a Bidding War: The 3 Cs of Writing Better Offers

HomeLight

If you want to win more bidding wars, you can’t keep writing offers the same way you always have. When you’re up against five, 10, or even 50+ other offers, the smallest details can have the biggest impact. And winning often comes down to something other than price or closing date. There’s nothing wrong with the house.”

Agents 80