Comments on: Home Buying Tip: It Doesn’t Have to be Perfect http://www.propertyplex.com/2006/04/home-buying-tip-it-doesnt-have-to-be-perfect/ News, tips, and information about the global real estate industry Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:10:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Buy Canadian Real Estate http://www.propertyplex.com/2006/04/home-buying-tip-it-doesnt-have-to-be-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Buy Canadian Real Estate Fri, 02 Jun 2006 23:52:09 +0000 http://www.propertyplex.com/2006/04/home-buying-tip-it-doesnt-have-to-be-perfect/#comment-9 While you're looking at the home with a real estate agent, and preferably the owner outloud say things such as "the problem with the sink is going to cost $1000 to fix, the missing/damaged wall will cost a few thousand" - this can allow you to negotiate a better price, based on the cost of things to fix. This technique can be applied basically anywhere, but is only really useful on bigger purchases - cars and real estate. While you’re looking at the home with a real estate agent, and preferably the owner outloud say things such as “the problem with the sink is going to cost $1000 to fix, the missing/damaged wall will cost a few thousand” - this can allow you to negotiate a better price, based on the cost of things to fix.

This technique can be applied basically anywhere, but is only really useful on bigger purchases - cars and real estate.

]]> By: How to Spot Motivated Home Sellers » PropertyPlex.com http://www.propertyplex.com/2006/04/home-buying-tip-it-doesnt-have-to-be-perfect/comment-page-1/#comment-6 How to Spot Motivated Home Sellers » PropertyPlex.com Fri, 28 Apr 2006 00:58:21 +0000 http://www.propertyplex.com/2006/04/home-buying-tip-it-doesnt-have-to-be-perfect/#comment-6 [...] Buying a difficult-to-sell home means that you might have to settle for a few imperfections, but it’s important to look at the bright side, and think about the long-term benefits of owning real estate. [...] [...] Buying a difficult-to-sell home means that you might have to settle for a few imperfections, but it’s important to look at the bright side, and think about the long-term benefits of owning real estate. [...]

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