BUYERS: What Not To Say When Looking at Homes
1 Comments Published by Brian W. Barringer on Saturday, March 25, 2006 at 5:56 PM.
What Not To Say
Brian Barringer
Buyers Advocate for the Central Valley
Its a fact of real estate that sometimes when buyers are looking inside a home with there agent the seller(s) are going to be there. There are a few things to remember when this happens. This article from Agent-Broker News that talks about what you should not say around a seller and a few other good buyer tips. I felt this is a very interesting article for any buyer in a buyers market.
Some like to lead you on a grand tour and sell you the home, and others like to silently follow you around the house, both are observing everything you say and do. When a seller is at the house it makes it hard to show because my buyers and I can not discuss freely what we are thinking. The reasons are two fold, one we do not want to offend the owner, and two, if we love the house we don't want to give away the "farm". The best thing is to be neutral and save our thoughts, comments and ideas for when we are in the car driving away.
"We don't want to make the seller mad and we don't want to tip our hats........."
Your Homebuyers Shouldn't Say "Love" or They'll Pay Dearly
by Mark Nash
Here are a few things he advises buyers to never say in front of a Seller:
~I love it.~
~It's perfect for us (me).~
~We (I) just fell in love with the house.~
~I (we) just found my next home.~
~It's our dream home.~
~We've loved it for years.~
~We love it. We want it.~
~It's the perfect house for us (me).~
~We love this house. Dearly.~
While this advice may just seem like common sense, you really do have to be careful what type of information you are communicating to the listing agent (sellers agent) when looking for a home? If you are represented by a buyer's agent, you should never meet the listing agent face to face.
A few other tips that I liked......
1)Adopt a poker face
2)Moderate picture taking
3)Don't stay too long
4)Review closed sold comparable from the last six months
5)Ask factual questions, which can you, can independently verify answers.
On the flip side, some things you want to think about is to be respectful of peoples homes. Most people take pride in there homes and also are very insulted when a buyer suggests a change of some kind. Its like telling the seller there is something wrong with him or her.
The only piece of advice I do not agree with is "(1) sleep on your decision, don't be impulsive" If we see a house and you love it there is no reason not to go back to the office and write the contract. When looking at homes that are under market value this doesn't apply. What I mean is that the best deals sell quickly. That's the rule. Besides if you change your mind before the contingencies are removed you get your deposit back. Typical contingency period for a California residential purchase agreement is 17 days for inspections and 17 days for loan. Once the contingency are removed by contract the deposit gos to the seller.
Brian Barringer
Real Estate Buyers Advocate
209-613-8945
800-894-7282
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