Telegraphing Tepid Interest From Buyers

Through the grapevine, I heard about a colleague who is currently representing a Buyer in a condo deal where almost half of the Seller’s Disclosure is either incomplete or filled out incorrectly.

food teethBesides slowing down the deal, the Seller is unwittingly telegraphing another message to Buyers — one that isn’t exactly going to help their negotiating leverage.

Namely, no other Buyers have been seriously looking at the condo in the almost three months that it’s been on the market.

Reading the Listing Tea Leaves, or
“Not Ready for Prime Time”

You know that because one of the first things that serious Buyers do is scrutinize the Seller’s Disclosure.

Buyers who know that a listing is getting scant attention offer low, not high . . .

See also, “FSBO Mistake #4:  Not Proofing the Listing on MLS“; and “House Languishing on the Market?  It Usually Shows.”

About the author

Ross Kaplan has 19+ years experience selling real estate all over the Twin Cities. He is also a 12-time consecutive "Super Real Estate Agent," as determined by Mpls. - St. Paul Magazine and Twin Cities Business Magazine. Prior to becoming a Realtor, Ross was an attorney (corporate law), CPA, and entrepreneur. He holds an economics degree from Stanford.

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