Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Ask for seller concessions to make up for the increased price. Change your closing date to a more convenient one for the seller. If you didn’t have the contingency, you’d have to forfeit your earnest money deposit in order to back out. Your real estate agent can help if you decide to go this route.

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Easy Agent Pro

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Submit Personalized Offer A personalized offer can significantly impact the seller’s decision-making process. Writing an Emotionally Compelling Offer Letter An offer letter lets you communicate directly with the seller and share your story and connection to the property.

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Realty Biz

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The buyer can have their earnest money deposit returned when this happens. Most of the time, the problems are not significant enough for a buyer to terminate but to either negotiate the price or ask the seller to complete repairs. Most of The Time, Having The Seller Make Repairs is a Mistake.

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Inspection Earnest money deposit Purchase and sale agreement Inspection contingency 137

Realty Biz

MARCH 27, 2022

If you want to give yourself a better chance of having your offer accepted, making it as clean and straightforward as possible will appeal to the seller. Any proposal full of contingencies or seller concessions isn’t going to look as good. Offer a Larger Earnest Money Deposit.

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Purchase and sale agreement Earnest money deposit Seller concession Finance 116

Realty Biz

APRIL 20, 2022

So if you are only able to get a home loan at 5.25%, you can walk away from the deal with your earnest money deposit. If you need assistance from the seller to pay closing costs, you can add that as one of your offer terms and conditions. Closing Date. A closing date should be included in the purchase offer.

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Purchase and sale agreement Home sale contingency Earnest money deposit Inspection contingency 105

The Close

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Ensure Your Client Has Loan Pre-approval Many sellers are anxious to get to the closing table quickly, which drives many to cash buyers , even for a lower price. Offer a Sizeable Down Payment Make a big impression by offering a large earnest money deposit (EMD) to hold the contract.

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Realty Biz

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

What it doesn’t take is much money. You only need to put a small amount down as an earnest money deposit, and you get that money back either when the deal closes or if you put contingencies in place for it. To cover closing costs, negotiate a seller concession.

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