Real estate agents often suggest that sellers either accept the first offer or at least give it serious consideration. Real estate agents around the world generally go by the same mantra when discussing the first offer that a seller receives on their home: The first offer is always your best offer.
Legally speaking, there isn't a time frame for sellers to respond to your offer. However, it's an unspoken rule in the industry that sellers and/or the listing agents should respond within a few days, with 48 hours as the norm.
“In a buyer's market, I would not hesitate to submit an offer that's around 10% below asking,” advises Chris Cloud of Exit Heritage Realty in Haymarket, VA. “Most sellers will at least see that as worthy of a counteroffer.”
How You Can Make Your Buyers Offer Stand out As an Agent Counsel Your Buyers to Be Realistic. It's your job to make sure your buyer's offer is reasonable. Structure Your Offer Around the Sellers' Needs. Advise Your Buyers to Waive Contingencies Where Necessary. Impress with Your Presentation. Follow Up.
What is a Best and Final Offer? A best and final offer represents the ultimate offer to be made in a negotiation or bidding process. Parties use the terminology to convey the intention that further negotiation will not be undertaken – the offer may only be accepted or rejected.
Your letter should explain why you're interested in buying the house and include details regarding your mortgage financing and expected closing date. Often, the key to writing the best offer letter is finding a way to connect with the seller on a personal level.
As the Buyer's Agent, How Can I Submit an Offer? Option 1: Find the Submit Offer icon in the MLS. Examples of the 'Submit Offer' button in some MLSs. Option 2: Submit the Offer By Email. Examples of the 'Submit Offer' button in the feedback request email. Option 3: Submit the Offer from the ShowingTime scheduling screen.
Make the Offer Create a Signing - From the dashboard click "Signings" and then click the + icon. Edit the Signing - Add contacts, order the paperwork, add text that does not autofill, missing initials, etc. Send the Offer - Email the listing agent a PDF of the signed offer, and cc both firm's document delivery email.
Navigate to Transactions . Click Add. Fill out the popup. Click Create. At the top of the page, you can do any of the following. Fill out the Details tab of the transaction. Click Next and fill out the Transaction Dates tab of the transaction. Click Next or click the Contacts tab, and add contacts to the transaction.