[NotCranky]

Jim,

You seem to be implying that you are in fact closing escrows at 25% under last asking price? Can you give us a few examples? How many offers have you written at that rate of discount below asking? Adam hasn’t been talking about that and he is pretty open about what he is doing. Do you do this for all your clients or do you try to adjust it to reality?

[NotCranky]

There are occasionally properties with parameters that justify offering 25% off for an appropriate client candidate.One could also hunt the deals out out. One could blanket the REO market with 25% off asking price offers. Nothing wrong with that. Again a realtor isn’t going to do that because of an email from somebody they don’t even know.They probably should have taken the time to explain things though.

Raybernes and Dukehorn’s post cover this topic well but a good deal of people are too much in denial to listen.Yes buyers in denial. All things considered, user post number two is about EMPOWERMENT.I doubt too many people really want that much empowerment and what comes from exercising it. Those offer forms are cheaper in bulk BTW.

The alternative is to approach an agent in a reasonable way show them how smart, loyal, patient and financially empowered you are and explain why you are worth going the extra mile in what is a risky pursuit for them already. Having 20% down doesn’t get you there automatically.
Good Luck

For salo-t. Lots of good realtors are ambivalent about this market and the participants and see fit to put it on a back burner for a while. Real estate sales is a calculated risk and people handle it differently according to what their aim and ethics are. The best salesmen and some good realtors are still out there in an aggressive fashion but many good people are lukewarm about it depending on the client.

[NotCranky]

There are occasionally properties with parameters that justify offering 25% off for an appropriate client candidate.One could also hunt the deals out out. One could blanket the REO market with 25% off asking price offers. Nothing wrong with that. Again a realtor isn’t going to do that because of an email from somebody they don’t even know.They probably should have taken the time to explain things though.

Raybernes and Dukehorn’s post cover this topic well but a good deal of people are too much in denial to listen.Yes buyers in denial. All things considered, user post number two is about EMPOWERMENT.I doubt too many people really want that much empowerment and what comes from exercising it. Those offer forms are cheaper in bulk BTW.

The alternative is to approach an agent in a reasonable way show them how smart, loyal, patient and financially empowered you are and explain why you are worth going the extra mile in what is a risky pursuit for them already. Having 20% down doesn’t get you there automatically.
Good Luck

For salo-t. Lots of good realtors are ambivalent about this market and the participants and see fit to put it on a back burner for a while. Real estate sales is a calculated risk and people handle it differently according to what their aim and ethics are. The best salesmen and some good realtors are still out there in an aggressive fashion but many good people are lukewarm about it depending on the client.

[NotCranky]

There are occasionally properties with parameters that justify offering 25% off for an appropriate client candidate.One could also hunt the deals out out. One could blanket the REO market with 25% off asking price offers. Nothing wrong with that. Again a realtor isn’t going to do that because of an email from somebody they don’t even know.They probably should have taken the time to explain things though.

Raybernes and Dukehorn’s post cover this topic well but a good deal of people are too much in denial to listen.Yes buyers in denial. All things considered, user post number two is about EMPOWERMENT.I doubt too many people really want that much empowerment and what comes from exercising it. Those offer forms are cheaper in bulk BTW.

The alternative is to approach an agent in a reasonable way show them how smart, loyal, patient and financially empowered you are and explain why you are worth going the extra mile in what is a risky pursuit for them already. Having 20% down doesn’t get you there automatically.
Good Luck

For salo-t. Lots of good realtors are ambivalent about this market and the participants and see fit to put it on a back burner for a while. Real estate sales is a calculated risk and people handle it differently according to what their aim and ethics are. The best salesmen and some good realtors are still out there in an aggressive fashion but many good people are lukewarm about it depending on the client.

[NotCranky]

There are occasionally properties with parameters that justify offering 25% off for an appropriate client candidate.One could also hunt the deals out out. One could blanket the REO market with 25% off asking price offers. Nothing wrong with that. Again a realtor isn’t going to do that because of an email from somebody they don’t even know.They probably should have taken the time to explain things though.

Raybernes and Dukehorn’s post cover this topic well but a good deal of people are too much in denial to listen.Yes buyers in denial. All things considered, user post number two is about EMPOWERMENT.I doubt too many people really want that much empowerment and what comes from exercising it. Those offer forms are cheaper in bulk BTW.

The alternative is to approach an agent in a reasonable way show them how smart, loyal, patient and financially empowered you are and explain why you are worth going the extra mile in what is a risky pursuit for them already. Having 20% down doesn’t get you there automatically.
Good Luck

For salo-t. Lots of good realtors are ambivalent about this market and the participants and see fit to put it on a back burner for a while. Real estate sales is a calculated risk and people handle it differently according to what their aim and ethics are. The best salesmen and some good realtors are still out there in an aggressive fashion but many good people are lukewarm about it depending on the client.

[NotCranky]

There are occasionally properties with parameters that justify offering 25% off for an appropriate client candidate.One could also hunt the deals out out. One could blanket the REO market with 25% off asking price offers. Nothing wrong with that. Again a realtor isn’t going to do that because of an email from somebody they don’t even know.They probably should have taken the time to explain things though.

Raybernes and Dukehorn’s post cover this topic well but a good deal of people are too much in denial to listen.Yes buyers in denial. All things considered, user post number two is about EMPOWERMENT.I doubt too many people really want that much empowerment and what comes from exercising it. Those offer forms are cheaper in bulk BTW.

The alternative is to approach an agent in a reasonable way show them how smart, loyal, patient and financially empowered you are and explain why you are worth going the extra mile in what is a risky pursuit for them already. Having 20% down doesn’t get you there automatically.
Good Luck

For salo-t. Lots of good realtors are ambivalent about this market and the participants and see fit to put it on a back burner for a while. Real estate sales is a calculated risk and people handle it differently according to what their aim and ethics are. The best salesmen and some good realtors are still out there in an aggressive fashion but many good people are lukewarm about it depending on the client.

[NotCranky]

Permission to speak, SIR?

[NotCranky]

Permission to speak, SIR?

[NotCranky]

Permission to speak, SIR?

[NotCranky]

Permission to speak, SIR?

[NotCranky]

Permission to speak, SIR?

[NotCranky]

I tend to agree with those who think it is no big deal. My decision would depend on common sense and I am not close enough to the situation to exercise that. Is this a tract home area or a big semi-rural lot? How long has the house been there? The rest of the houses in the neighborhood?Do they all have the easement encumbrance? After investigation if it sounds completely impractical that the house would be affected it probably is.

On the other hand maybe you want to suggest the owner extend escrow and have them pay for an easement elimination title order. You will get more feedback that way anyway. Drive a lot of real estate agents nuts too.

Good luck

[NotCranky]

I tend to agree with those who think it is no big deal. My decision would depend on common sense and I am not close enough to the situation to exercise that. Is this a tract home area or a big semi-rural lot? How long has the house been there? The rest of the houses in the neighborhood?Do they all have the easement encumbrance? After investigation if it sounds completely impractical that the house would be affected it probably is.

On the other hand maybe you want to suggest the owner extend escrow and have them pay for an easement elimination title order. You will get more feedback that way anyway. Drive a lot of real estate agents nuts too.

Good luck

[NotCranky]

I tend to agree with those who think it is no big deal. My decision would depend on common sense and I am not close enough to the situation to exercise that. Is this a tract home area or a big semi-rural lot? How long has the house been there? The rest of the houses in the neighborhood?Do they all have the easement encumbrance? After investigation if it sounds completely impractical that the house would be affected it probably is.

On the other hand maybe you want to suggest the owner extend escrow and have them pay for an easement elimination title order. You will get more feedback that way anyway. Drive a lot of real estate agents nuts too.

Good luck

[NotCranky]

I tend to agree with those who think it is no big deal. My decision would depend on common sense and I am not close enough to the situation to exercise that. Is this a tract home area or a big semi-rural lot? How long has the house been there? The rest of the houses in the neighborhood?Do they all have the easement encumbrance? After investigation if it sounds completely impractical that the house would be affected it probably is.

On the other hand maybe you want to suggest the owner extend escrow and have them pay for an easement elimination title order. You will get more feedback that way anyway. Drive a lot of real estate agents nuts too.

Good luck

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