This morning a home buyer contacted me about purchasing a pool home in the Venice FL area.
In our current real estate market, pool homes in any price range are extremely scarce. While on the phone with this buyer, I found a grand total of 2 available properties in a price range of $175,000 to $200,000.
Yes, two.
The buyer asked me a great follow up question: "What can we do to make my offer more attractive to the seller, if we are competing with a cash buyer?"
Sellers are pushing the the boundaries on asking prices, so I usually don't recommend making an offer over asking price. The property has to appraise for the negotiated price if you are getting a mortgage. An attractive offer to a seller would be one with a quick close, and a higher escrow deposit.
I work mostly as a buyer's agent, and I've found that a clean offer (no mistakes, all paperwork and addenda included) can sway the listing agent to accepting one offer over another.
Contact me for expert buyer's agent services for your Venice, Wellen Park, Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, and Parrish FL real estate needs.
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