Today’s seller’s market is creating future victims: An Insider’s Look at Multiple Offers
“Common sense is the most fairly distributed thing in the world, for each one thinks he is so well-endowed with it that even those who are hardest to satisfy in all other matters are not in the habit of desiring more of it than they already have.”
– Rene Descartes
It is no secret that a shortage of inventory, combined with historically low interest rates, has led to a market where, in certain areas and price ranges, multiple offers are the norm. Recently, I wrote about the dangers of contracts without contingencies.
There are few areas of real estate where buyers need outstanding representation more than in the handling of multiple offers. Sadly, some buyers are working with licensees who lack the knowledge, caring, or both to protect them from paying more than necessary.
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