Selling

Receiving and Negotiating Offers

By Erika Riley, Christopher Rogacz, Tibor Pollak

Receiving and Negotiating offers

Once your home has been marketed and buyers have seen it in-person, you’ll start receiving offers.

Reviewing and Comparing Offers

You’ll work with your real estate agent to review each offer and compare them to one another to find what’s best for you.

“Once we get the offer, we’ll go through [it] with them. Point out the good parts, the bad parts,” Parrish says.

Sometimes, the highest offer won’t always be the best offer. You’ll have to take into account contingencies, financing, and pre-approvals to find what offers work the best for you and your family.

Negotiation

Everything in real estate is negotiable. Your agent can help you negotiate with the buyer and their agent to compromise on an offer. Especially in a seller’s market, sellers have lots of sway with buyers, so don’t be afraid to ask for what you want out of an offer.