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Originally Posted by francesco
We just got a call from our agent that we have our first offer on the table. We are on our way to see what it is. We are ready to deal!!!!
Frank & Linda
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Congratulations!
A wise man once told me "Do not turn down the first offer because it is the first offer!" We did,and it was about 6 more months before we got the same offer again - which we then took! It was thirteen months from when we listed to the day we closed!
On the topic of using a realtor or not....
I think it's wise to use one. I believe most buyers use a realtor, just like most car buyers go to a dealer to buy. Ease of selection and assistance through the transaction are probably the main reason people use realtors to buy. I think most folks looking to buy FSBO's are going to be folks in search of a real bargain deal - and will low-ball the sellers and automatically subtract the commission from the price - just as most FSBO's will tend to include the commission in the price. So the transaction is likely to reduce the sale by the commission with or without the realtor. I think the value they can add is screening the buyers before bringing them in, and fielding the calls from the "just curious". I think you can negotiate the living daylights out of them too. Just my 2 cents.