Information on how to buy a home in Wayne county, Livingston county, Oakland county, or any Michigan Home.

When negotiating, there are four goals you should have in mind:

1.)  To get the best price possible. 
2.)  Get the most favorable terms and condition to protect the buyer.
3.)  To minimize risk and exposure for the Buyer.
4.)  To get the home and close the sale.

***Comparable sales. Reviewing recent sales of comparable properties, how long they took to sell, and comparing the area's selling price to list price will give you a good sense of relative value. This is one of the more important valuation techniques used by appraisers.

***Motivation of the Buyer and the Seller. The price can be greatly affected by how much the Buyer wants the home and how much the Seller needs to sell it. The ability to get a below-market price on a home will depend on the Agent's ability to determine the motiviation of the Seller and devise a strategy to take advantage of any Seller weakness.

***Suppy and demand of available properties. Simple economic principles provide that strong demand and low supply will increase the price and, the reverse holds true for high supply and low demand. In real estate jargon, they are called the Seller's Market and the Buyer's Market. In a "hot" Seller's Market your Agent's job may be to just get you the house. In that case you may pay more than list price and your Agent will aso have to find ways to strengthen your position 
versus that of other Buyers.
 
***Sometimes a seller just overprices a home and yet it sells.  Is it luck?  Sometimes buyers get emotionally attached to a home even though it is over priced.  Sometimes they have to have it.  Sometimes it may be the nicest home and the buyer has to buy quick.soi 

• What do you believe to be the fair market value for the property ?
• What price would you like to pay ?
• What is the most you would pay ?

Keep in mind that:

1.  That you want this house.
2.  The best price possible is obtained when the Seller is willing to stretch to a lower price. If the stretch is too far then the negotiations will not be completed. You want the Seller to be saying "the price is lower than I would have liked, but ..."
3.  That this is the nicest house you looked at out of all the ones you have seen.  It may fit your needs better.  It may have the layout you want.  It might have all the ammenities you want.
4.  When you play the game you have to be willing to lose the game. If you are approaching the negotiations as a game and are going to make offers that are not like to be agreed upon, you will be keeping the door open for someone else to make an offer on the property. This is especially true for a good house in a great location in a Sellers market.  That was reasonably priced.

Devise a strategy with your real estate agent that will achieve your goals and minimize the opportunity for someone else to make a competitive offer. 

Good luck on getting your dream Michigan home whether it is Livonia real estate, or Novi real estate, or any metro Detroit home.

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