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MegZee
My bunny
Member since 5/06 8777 total posts
Name: Meaghan
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If you purchased your home recently...
how much did you offer compared to asking??
there is a house I have my eye on...its been on the market 6 mos+, but they have only lowered there asking price by $10K....and that was 3 months ago. Its low priced for the neighborhood, but it needs updating..
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Posted 6/27/06 9:42 AM |
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schnapy
LIF Adolescent
Member since 9/05 766 total posts
Name: Diana
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Re: If you purchased your home recently...
asking was 429 we settled on 400k
Dont be afraid to make an offer you never know
Houses are sitting longer and some sellers are getting desperate
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Posted 6/27/06 9:52 AM |
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MegZee
My bunny
Member since 5/06 8777 total posts
Name: Meaghan
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Re: If you purchased your home recently...
Posted by schnapy
asking was 429 we settled on 400k
Dont be afraid to make an offer you never know
Houses are sitting longer and some sellers are getting desperate
what was your original offer?/
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Posted 6/27/06 10:04 AM |
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CellarDweller
LIF Adult
Member since 11/05 1562 total posts
Name: Jennifer
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Re: If you purchased your home recently...
We just bought a house that had been on the market 6 months and had already been lowered $20K. We offered $70K below asking and then settled on $30K below asking.
It really cannot hurt to give it a shot. Good luck!!
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Posted 6/27/06 10:14 AM |
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Freddie
LIF Adult
Member since 3/06 1162 total posts
Name: Freddie
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Re: If you purchased your home recently...
We bought over a year ago, but it had slowed down. It was on the market 2 months - they had alreayd lowered it 2x by $40K and we offered $19K less than that
When the house is on longer - you might have more flexible owners. When we sold our first place we accepted 11K below asking when we hit the 3 month mark (although we may have accepeted that earlier - but didn't get the number in the beginning)
I will say - don't be insulting. Someone offered $50K less (which was also 20K less for the smaller place down the block) and when he finally came up - we chose a different buyer.
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Posted 6/27/06 10:15 AM |
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schnapy
LIF Adolescent
Member since 9/05 766 total posts
Name: Diana
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Re: If you purchased your home recently...
Posted by Meaghan729
Posted by schnapy
asking was 429 we settled on 400k
Dont be afraid to make an offer you never know
Houses are sitting longer and some sellers are getting desperate
what was your original offer?/
our original offer was 390
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Posted 6/27/06 10:19 AM |
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maryg
LIF Infant
Member since 5/06 196 total posts
Name: Mary
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Re: If you purchased your home recently...
House I am buying was $389,900, was on the market 3-4 months. Had an offer that fell through. We offered $365 first, then settle on $375. House across the street is selling for $450. They are looking to move out before the school year and they are moving across the country somewhere. This house is in great condition, but small.
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Posted 6/27/06 11:00 AM |
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MrsRbk
<3 <3 <3 <3
Member since 1/06 19197 total posts
Name: Michelle
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Re: If you purchased your home recently...
the original asking price was 820k, we offered 800k, they countered at 805k, we said okay, but they had to throw the washer and dryer in (which originally was not coming with the house).
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Posted 6/27/06 11:19 AM |
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Eva Luna
Be kind...life's hard!
Member since 8/05 4750 total posts
Name: God, bless & heal my DH, JenG's DH Rob & DebG
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Re: If you purchased your home recently...
We bid $100 over asking and got it!! We were going to offer 3% less than asking because the market here is nowhere near what it's like in NY. But there were other offers (go figure! ) and we were afraid we'd lose it...so we bid asking...and then some!!
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Posted 6/27/06 11:26 AM |
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kaklesmay
Love my baby boy!
Member since 9/05 1151 total posts
Name: Kim
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Re: If you purchased your home recently...
Offered $25k less than asking Bought for $20k less than asking
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Posted 6/27/06 11:30 AM |
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MrsRbk
<3 <3 <3 <3
Member since 1/06 19197 total posts
Name: Michelle
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Re: If you purchased your home recently...
Posted by schnapy
asking was 429 we settled on 400k
Dont be afraid to make an offer you never know
Houses are sitting longer and some sellers are getting desperate
True... there's a house on my block that's been on the market for a long time (it's a gorgeous home too) They've already dropped the asking prince twice. It's 50k lower than what they were asking
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Posted 6/27/06 11:40 AM |
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Jessee
LIF Adult
Member since 3/06 1260 total posts
Name: Jessee
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Re: If you purchased your home recently...
One home we were interested in started at $140K OVER what we settled on (we decided against it once they finally accepted our offer, but they clearly started way too high). Needless to say, it's STILL on the market - I think it's been ca. 8 months.
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Posted 6/27/06 11:56 AM |
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~Colleen~
my loves...
Member since 5/05 9129 total posts
Name: guess
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Re: If you purchased your home recently...
We offered $20k below asking...they countered with $10k below asking and then we countered with $13k below asking and that was what we all settled on
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Posted 6/27/06 2:36 PM |
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Bebalina
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Member since 6/05 2922 total posts
Name: N
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Re: If you purchased your home recently...
25k below asking
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Posted 6/27/06 3:03 PM |
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patti08
Happy
Member since 5/05 3893 total posts
Name: Patti
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Re: If you purchased your home recently...
Asking 450
Offered 425
after some negotiating setteled at 440
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Posted 6/27/06 3:46 PM |
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CkGm
They get so big, so fast :(
Member since 5/05 13848 total posts
Name: Christine
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Re: If you purchased your home recently...
The house we got was on the market for 4 months and they only dropped the asking price 11,000.
We offered $30,000 below their lowered price and settled at $21,000.
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Posted 6/27/06 4:11 PM |
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2Pisces
Life Coach
Member since 2/06 3337 total posts
Name: Paige
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Re: If you purchased your home recently...
We bought our house last year...but it was priced to sell. If we had offered a penny less than what it was up for we would have lost it...and we did NOT want to lose the house.
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Posted 6/27/06 4:47 PM |
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Mommy2Boys
My Boys!!!!
Member since 6/06 14437 total posts
Name: C
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Re: If you purchased your home recently...
Asking $689
Offered $660
Settled $672
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Posted 7/3/06 12:15 AM |
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SweetestOfPeas
J'taime Paris!
Member since 3/06 32345 total posts
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Re: If you purchased your home recently...
if it's been sitting for that long, I would offer at least 10% below asking, if not more. especially if it needs updating.
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Posted 7/3/06 8:07 AM |
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