Is there a price at which you would buy this home?

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Is there a price at which you would buy this home?
By Scott Rogers • June 4, 2008 Filed In: buying, market, negotiations
Back in February '08, I wrote about buyer and seller perspectives on our real estate market, and pointed out that many buyers are bashful right now. They will look at quite a few houses, and find one or two that they like, or really like, or can't live without --------- and then, they will decide not to make an offer on the property. Why, you might ask, would a buyer decide not to make an offer on a house they want to purchase? Most often, it is because they think the asking price is too high, they aren't sure whether they will be able to negotiate it down, and thus they don't want to anger the seller or embarrass themselves by making too low of an offer. I'm here to tell you --- make the offer! I have seen several offers work out very well for buyers over the past few months --- because the buyers stepped up to the plate and made an offer that they thought was reasonable for the house in question. As we are evaluating properties, if a buyer seems to really like a house, but doesn't particularly care for the price, I ask the question... is there a price at which you would buy this home? If there is, let's make an offer and see where we can go from there! Receive updates from HarrisonburgHousingToday.com via e-mail: Enter your e-mail address: Recent Articles: Home Buyers and Sellers Often Have Very Different Perspectives When Negotiating Repairs After A Home Inspection Should You Round Your Bedroom Count Up Or Down? How To Remove Cigarette Smoke Odors From A House Will You Take Your House Off The Market Over The Winter? Housing Inventory Levels Plummet in December How Much Are You Willing To Compromise To Live In The Neighborhood Of Your Dreams? How To Find Multi Family Properties To Purchase In and Around Harrisonburg I Would Like To Sell But Cannot Find Anything To Buy Detached Homes in the City of Harrisonburg Under $200K Are Harder To Find Will City, County Buy the Denton Building in Downtown Harrisonburg To Expand Courts, Judicial Offices?
Have any questions? Contact Scott Rogers at 540-578-0102 or scott@funkhousergroup.com
Based on information from the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of REALTORS® or its MLS, for the period Jan 1, 2000 through Dec 10, 2019 (unless otherwise noted).
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