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Accepting An Offer >Purchase Negotiations
If you are selling your home, you should be prepared for the day your first offer comes in. When your real estate agent calls to say there is an offer on your home, you will naturally get excited. When your agent describes the offer, you will probably experience an adrenaline rush. Whether the offer is good or bad, you should just remain calm--and discuss a counter-offer with your agent. The negotiations of a purchase begin with the buyer's ideal terms and a counter offer that communicates the seller's ideal terms.
A good agent will look beyond the price when evaluating an offer. If the buyers' financial qualifications are shaky or the offer includes potentially problematic terms or conditions, your real estate agent should be there to minimize any risk to you and to address these items in your counter-offer. Your agent's job is not to make a decision for you, but to be sure that you understand fully what the offer includes and what is expected.
Cathy Coneway Stanberry & Associates Commercial/Residential Realtor 1101 Capital of Texas Hwy South, Bldg F Austin, TX 78746 Phone # : 512-422-5677 Fax #: 512-329-6040 Office Fax#: 512-327-3644 E-mail: Cathy@CathyConeway.com
Cathy has over 20 years experience in the Austin real estate market and is a Realtor with Stanberry & Associates.
She is currently serving or has served on the board of Texas Association of Realtors, South Austin Hospital, Downtown Austin Alliance, Life Savings Bank, Austin Board of Realtors, Homebuilders Association, Women's Council of Realtors, Habitat for Humanity and has been on the board of the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce twice in her career. She is a Past President of Emergency Services District #9, Central Texas Commercial Association of Realtors, Oak Hill Business and Professional Association and was the 1999/2000 Chairwoman of the American Heart Association.
Cathy loves the outdoors and spends leisure time boating, playing golf, snow skiing, water skiing, herb gardening, playing bridge and traveling with her husband, Rick Coneway a Civil/Environmental Engineer.
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