Buyers often want to offer less than the sales price, but in almost every case, that may not be the wisest move if they are financing the home.   Instead of asking for price reductions, ask the seller to pay for closing costs! This actually saves your buyer more money. Here’s an example:   They want to purchase a $600K house and have 10% down. The seller will negotiate $25K towards the buyer.   Take $25K off the price: 10% down off the negotiated price of $575K= a $517,500 mortgage with a $3102/mo P&I payment at 6% for 30yrs.  Your buyer will still have about $18K in out of pocket closing costs. Use the $25K to pay for closing costs. The seller pays all the closing costs AND buys the rate lower! So, the loan is $540K at 5.5% on 30yrs or $3066/mo P&I.    The payment is lower AND your buyer saved $18K!!   The seller still nets the same, but going with Option 2 is a win/win. Here’s why: buyer gets a lower payment with less money out of pock...

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