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First Time Buyers >Bargaining

You have done everything that your agent recommended to make your home look wonderful and you have cut your asking price to the bone. Even so, an offer comes in which is so low that you are offended! Is it possible to reconcile your differences and reach a meeting of the minds when presented with such an offer?

It may not take many concessions on your part to make the transaction work if the people who love your house also love to bargain. Even though it may seem that you are far apart in dollar amount or terms of sale, the real distance may not be all that great. Your real estate agent can help you determine if the buyers are ready, willing and able to carry through with the transaction. If they are qualified, the next step involves evaluating your differences. Look for areas where you have some flexibility to negotiate. You may have to go back and forth several times in order to make the transaction work. The trick is to be patient and to not take the process personally!

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Tod Pratt
Koenig& Strey
1940 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60614
312-475-4185
773-744-4433
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Tod has been successfully selling residential real estate full time for the past 16 years. Since the beginning of his real estate career, Tod has believed that good listening and communication skills are his keys in assisting his clients toward the successful search, purchase, and closing of their new home. In this service-oriented business, giving clients the timely, appropriate advice they need is what Tod strives to deliver to every client. In 1993 Tod received the GRI designation (Graduate Realtors Institute), and in 1994, the CRS designation (Certified Residential Specialist). Being the recipient of these designations shows Tod's professional commitment to his industry, and more importantly, to his clients. Tod has had much experience in assisting relocating corporate clients into their new city and home. Tod has been a recommended realtor of Johnson & Johnson, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Jannsen Pharmaceutical, along with many others. Tod specializes in the sale of the following downtown areas of Chicago: Lincoln Park, Gold Coast, The 'Loop', River North, River West, Wrigleyville, and Lakeview. Give Tod a call today and let him use his experience to help you find 'your home in Chicago'.

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