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Old 02-10-2012, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by billybye View Post
I wound up buying a resale with an mls agent, when I wanted to put in an offer on another resale with TV agent he said they would not put in an offer of less than 2-3% of asking price. Bought from mls agent with an offer of -10% and owner was very pleased to sell.
Don't know if all TV agents work that way on resales - actually wanted to put in an offer of -7% of asking price.
Glad I went the way I did - love the house and location.
That Village sales rep not only did you a diservice but what they did might have even been illegal. Not extending an offer to a seller is wrong. We purchased a resale thru a village sales rep and were advised what percentage off the listing price is the norm but were advised to use it as a tool...
Offer what you think it's worth not what the salesperson wants you to pay.