SD Realtor, can i put on the spot and ask you how you feel about taking on clients that only want to pursue low-ball offers and in the 30 to 50% off range? I truly respect the viewpoints of you and the other realtors that are regular posters. (I’m singling you out because you were the one that responded to this thread).
To be clear about why I am asking — I am in no rush to buy, but I wouldn’t mind starting the hunt on the remote chance that I get luckier sooner rather than later. However, I wouldn’t want to go down this path yet if it would just be a total pain for a realtor.
I did enlist the help of a realtor last year and I was very clear up front about what I was looking for at the time (low ball offers in the 10 to 15% range). He told me he was fine with that. However, when I never got a response from an offer on a REO that had been on the market forever, I followed up directly with the agent handling the sale. To my surprise, she told me that my realtor had never submitted my offer). So, he obviously was not ok with my strategy.
I hope this makes sense and I hope I am not putting you on the spot too much. 🙂
