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- From: macrakis@osf.org (Stavros Macrakis)
- Subject: Re: Negotiating a lower commission after an
- In-Reply-To: jpr30@ccc.amdahl.com's message of 18 Dec 92 18:52:08 GMT
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- Date: 21 Dec 92 12:30:13
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- In article <82Fk02T92fCY01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> jpr30@ccc.amdahl.com (Jay P Robinson) writes:
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- Sellers who want to play childish games of lets-burn-the-realtor-for-
- his-commision dont deserve the professional help of a realtor....
-
- "Game playing" is another name for "negotiating". There is no reason for
- the agent to be any more exempt from this game than the buyer and the
- seller.
-
- ... net sheet[s] shows you how much you will net...:
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- - Your asking price
- - A reasonable selling price that meets your financial requirements
- - Your rock-bottom price
-
- If you cannot live with any of these numbers, you have no business
- putting your house on the market, and trying to screw the realtor, IMHO.
-
- Obviously, you shouldn't put a house on the market with an asking price
- lower than what you'd be willing to accept. The rest is up to you. You
- might not care if insisting on the asking price means that it takes two
- years to sell the house, or you might want to conduct a "Dutch auction",
- lowering the asking price every three months. (I'm not recommending these
- strategies, just pointing out that they're possible personal choices.)
-
- -s
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