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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsMr and Mrs Retrowire are about to enter a BIDDING WAR
Were making an offer on a house tonight
. What WILL HAPPEN?
Any advice to make the offer more appealing? Do they like baskets of fruit!!?!?
We're writing a letter to the seller, what should we write?
trueblue2007
(17,228 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,629 posts)First, Good Luck!
Secondly, in your letter, tell them why they should sell their house to you! Make your case. Talk it up, but of course, be sincere!
retrowire
(10,345 posts)It's hard to tell these days, my wife has rewritten the letter 3 times because she doesn't like her handwriting. lol
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,629 posts)Hand sign, and then snail mail.
It looks better that way, than emailing.
mopinko
(70,120 posts)did you offer more than asking?
retrowire
(10,345 posts)No, we haven't offered more than asking, but we're considering matching their asking price. We think our competitors are making lower offers as it's priced more than the area average.
trof
(54,256 posts)Seriously.
Money talks.
Most buyers accompany the offer with a token $1000 check as 'earnest money'.
That money is immediately available to the sellers if they accept the terms of the contract.
Make it $10,000 or more if you can.
If they accept it, they have taken your offer.
Did I mention MONEY TALKS?
Former realtor here.