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I must have found the only buyer's agent worth a salt. 4 offers all closely lumped together, and the seller's agent wanted to do anothe round of best and final
by scurvy 10y ago
I must have found the only buyer's agent worth a salt. 4 offers all closely lumped together, and the seller's agent wanted to do anothe round of best and final offers. My buyer's agent convinced him not to, that he would tell us not to make another bid, that we were overly qualified to buy the place, that it would close fast, etc. The seller's agent said ok, you got the deal. He basically pulled some bullying mind control tactics and got us the place without having to go through crazy Bay Area bidding wars.
Considering he actually got us into our place, at a good price, and without stress; I think his commission is definitely worth it (especially considering appreciation since).
- a_small_island 10y agoPerhaps there really weren't 3 other qualified offers?
- throwaway_exer 10y agoIf the house was in move-in condition, then yes, there were other offers guaranteed. And walking away from a house you like just means another bidding war tomorrow.
- scurvy 10y agoThere was at least 1 other. One of the non-winning parties later bought another unit in my building and came by to chat. We had some wine, and they told me what their offer was. It was only $3k less than ours. In vino, veritas.