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This may be the most often asked question I have heard over the last decade in real estate. What will the seller take?

Unfortunately no Realtor can answer this question and here is why.

The agent representing the seller is bound by the same confidentiality agreement with their client as as the buyers agent has with theirs. Neither side can ethically or legally disclose to the other confidential, hypothetical discussions with their clients and that includes how much they may be willing to accept or pay for a property.

The simple truth is that even if the seller or buyer has told their respective agent what they may be willing to pay or accept, there is a huge difference between hypothetical situations and reality. The way to know what a seller…

In many areas today it is a buyers market with purchasers enjoying many advantages and liberties from sellers that have not been seen for the last decade I have been selling real estate. Buyers today are getting historically low interest rates and enjoying more bargaining power during negotiations giving them a leg up on sellers. There may be no better time to purchase a home than right now. However, buyers can't take it to the extreme and think that they are outside of the normal and reasonable scrutiny of their qualifications to actually purchase the home. To put this in its proper light, as the listing agent I do have an obligation to verify. No matter how much buyers or thier agents assure or insist a purchasers ability to actually buy must be…