I would seriously insist on seeing all offers, as has been stated, your realtor is legally bound to present any and all offers to you. We sold our house this month. The couple that bought it presented an offer to us that was $100,000 less than asking price. We didn't get offended, we just explained to them that we could not afford to accept this offer. They then came back with a slightly higher bid. Again, we couldn't accept the offer but told them that we appreciated the fact that they liked our home and wished them good luck in their search. Three weeks later, they called and asked if they could come by and make another offer..we accepted it and bought our new home in TV a week later. If I weren't a realtor selling my own property and the agent I hired took it upon her/himself to reject the first offer, this house probably would not have been sold. Buyers are making extremely low initial offers because they have bought into the hype that the housing market is so bad sellers will take anything. Everyone has heard at least one story of someone buying a $500,000 house for $150,000 because the sellers were desperate, most of these stories are exaggerated, but a serious buyer that wants your house will come to his senses.
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