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12 WAYS TO GET YOUR OFFER ACCEPTED IN THIS CRAZY MARKET

1. Higher Earnest Money Deposits – Increase after contingency removal.

2. Clean Offers – Conventional mortgage, down payment, not “subject to”.

3. Include Pre-Approval letter from a local lender!

4. Communicate with Listing Agent – What are the seller’s needs?

5. Honor appliances and chattel property requests.

6. No Inspections, inspections before making an offer or quick inspection releases in 1-3 days. 

7. Escalation Clauses!

8. Buyer paid Home Warranties that start at acceptance.

9. “Price Increase if Responded to by midnight”!

10. Buyer paid closing costs to the seller!

11. Free occupancy back to the seller.

12.Appraisal Guarantee.