c_lou Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 I am looking for opinions on the following question. When making an offer on a house, would you start at the asking price or appraisel(sp?) price. Example: If a house is listed at 169900 would you base your offer off that or if tha appraised price was 150000 would you base your offer off that? Opinions please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronS Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 Re: A House Buying Question It would depend how bad I wanted the house and how many other people were interested in the house. A bank will typically only loan up to the appraised value. I like to start low and work my way up, but there have been times when I started low and someone else came along and offered the asking price and I lost out on the deal. Looking back though I'm glad I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 Re: A House Buying Question Always start lower than the asking price!!!!!!!!! Work your way up. Usually the seller will counter offer with a price a LITTLE lower than the listed price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 Re: A House Buying Question I'd start my offer at or below the appraised price. Of course this depends on how bad you want the house. If you want the house badly enough, I'd go closer to the asking price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 Re: A House Buying Question Depends on how bad you want it, and the going rate for your area. An agent should be able to help you. You being the buyer, you shouldn't care about the commission too much, the seller pays that, so theoretically, a knowledgable agent should be able to help you set a reasonable price. You can check out what other houses comparable to the one you're looking at have gone for. There are websites that can do that for you, or an agent can too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarvDog Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 Re: A House Buying Question Well, that really depends on the market, your area, and how badly you want that particular house. Houses in my area are going like hotcakes so offers are usually above the appraised and list price. If you really want the house, make sure your offer is reasonable enough for the seller to consider. So that would probably be closer to the listed price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10acboy Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 Re: A House Buying Question I wouldn't offer more then you can afford. If you offer more than the appraised offer, you have to make up the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 Re: A House Buying Question I usually don't pay any attention to the asking price since those are almost always inflated. I look at the appraised value and decide how much I will give for it before I ever make an offer. I'll then make my offer, usually somewhere below what I'll give, and then work up to my preset limit. I would never go over that limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted August 6, 2005 Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 Re: A House Buying Question what's the market like? a lot of homes on the market? here's your chance to lo ball it. don't offer a dime more than appraisel. if there are not many homes in the area for sale, or if you just "gotta have it", just open your wallet and let the seller do his thing. (but that's really dumb) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted August 6, 2005 Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 Re: A House Buying Question [ QUOTE ] Always start lower than the asking price!!!!!!!!! Work your way up. Usually the seller will counter offer with a price a LITTLE lower than the listed price. [/ QUOTE ] Thats what I would do too. Of course it all depends on the market in your area. I would make the offer based on the appraisal, not the listed asking price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted August 6, 2005 Report Share Posted August 6, 2005 Re: A House Buying Question HarvDog has it correct. It depends on the market in the locale you are purchasing this property. Some areas the seller calls the shots and you had better be prepared for a bidding war between other buyers. Areas like these, the houses go for way above their appraised value. Other locations, the buyer calls the shots since there is not a strong need for housing. In which you can get a great bargain. Its all supply and demand. In either case, don't over extend yourself. Look at comps and see what other properties that are similar have recently sold for. Your agent should be able to help with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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