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发表于 2008-11-29 10:10 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
老杨团队,追求完美;客户至上,服务到位!
I’m often asked by people who like to prey on others how to buy real estate in a 0 a7 c) l3 X! x& d4 F4 m6 p
falling market, like this one. The danger of doing so is that you buy before the
  r3 t- `3 [9 n- f0 Mbottom arrives, and take a capital gains hit. The advantage is you hold absolutely all
  e; m4 Z# n8 N- x3 rthe cards, and can strike a great deal while the victim-seller is writhing in pain and . _+ |( I! T0 Q% n4 I8 o9 f
begging for mercy. That’s the fun part.
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So, don’t ask me if it’s time to buy yet, because you won’t like the answer. But if
# J4 F3 D, f, X* W1 Uyou want some tips on being a vulture, for when the moment’s right, then clip this
* U: V8 L% ^1 F" d0 b5 x( @) Fand stick it on the fridge. (By the way, this is another preview of my coming book.)% c( N. j5 g' t
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* Offer what you want to pay, not what the vendor is asking to be paid. With so many
2 W: e, m$ s) c# {4 Y  n; y; nproperties listed, and so little sales activity, every offer has to be taken , p* B- v/ b7 d" E
seriously. Only by writing up an offer on your own terms, at your own price, will you
5 |3 v  U. M: K7 L- O* A9 o: G8 A5 oget a sign-back showing the true level of desperation you’re dealing with.5 ]  X5 d7 b5 s+ X. ~/ |

2 S9 m$ ^7 r; b8 R' a, i* Always submit the offer with a deposit cheque, which is like putting a shiny lure on . C  o9 L3 k4 W2 V5 r
the end of your fishing line. However, the offer must stipulate the cheque is not + @5 c4 H0 Z) v& `: p* z
cashable until a firm and binding agreement is reached. So, it means nothing, while 6 h- P' h5 U% s* W: z& @
having a powerful psychological impact.' `3 H! g' h3 a
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* Throw in as many conditions as you want. This will create an offer that is % U4 Z& S- O1 c# h* C9 a+ x" l, @
completely tailored to your needs and wants while providing elements you can remove in
/ S9 r. x. U+ a& l& Z9 Porder to gain things you truly want. So, for example, make the offer conditional on   {  Y, y+ G, @1 z( n9 c8 W
the vendors paying all your closing costs, including land transfer tax. While you
3 p' d2 M; T; y. Wnever expect that to happen, you can remove it during negotiations in order to get ' f+ e9 w" G$ r5 o7 c. P
what you do want and expect, which is a bargain price.
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0 g$ p+ V8 e+ K: `* Ditto for conditions giving you time to arrange financing or even to sell another . ?& o9 y0 `1 @5 U
property – they are both traditional deal-breakers, and the vendor’s agent will know
+ U: j* d. i4 E' ?. Hthat immediately. So, by reluctantly removing them you move far closer to getting that 8 x8 w  y1 e7 H8 N2 l
price.
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* Best, however, to insist on a home inspection. This condition should give you five ! |7 P3 P7 v+ A: B5 a
business days to complete the process, and is normally done at the purchaser’s . b: ]1 D1 d) f6 c8 d: `; r% Q
expense. The reason you want this is because almost all properties need some kind of - G1 @6 v+ G( ~8 E/ `
work done in order to make them perfect, and when you get the inspector’s report you " M, e1 ~6 S4 J9 Z/ Y' }
have leverage to help you drive down the price. Simply get an estimate of the cost of % L4 Q7 Y5 U% s! k! D. g; g
the repairs and ask for the deal to be rewritten with a price reduced by that amount.
7 Y% C4 c: ~4 N1 M. W) `6 h2 P" rSince the vendor knows the condition is entirely for your benefit and the deal will
' T* b. k3 x4 Fdie unless you sign a waiver, well, guess what? Vulture.5 v: S1 m! R! O; k+ {- _' D* u
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* And remember that the closing date is also an important poker chip to play. Have
' @9 q# {: f% g5 Q) ayour agent find out what the vendor wants, and then use that to help leverage the 5 Q- l- R  m  g" Q) D
price down. Additionally, you can throw any assets you see around the property into
4 R2 {: x+ |  l! U/ ^5 \your offer – power tools, appliances, lawn tractor, Harley-Davidson, whatever. The # N+ n- ^. s% Q: Q1 U( P% b  u4 B
more you put in, the more clutter there is for the vendor to wade through, and the ( D$ r( q& }) p# L  ^
better chance you have of securing the best deal.
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: i2 o/ ^! @, o4 X- A  W& p* Speaking of which, why not make two offers at the same time on two competing 2 m7 @$ |1 M2 U
properties, and then let that fact be known (through your agent) to the vendor? That / [8 ~/ t6 v9 O4 @: C  T! b5 k
will add even more pressure to the poor guy, as he tries to figure out what he must do ' G$ `- |1 B! |
to save the deal, and give you what you want. This may be cruel and unusual, but just
, C' \" k9 }, hconsider it payback for all those multiple-offer situations greedy vendors placed . J  A) H) [! G% I! P
buyers in during the bubble years.
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7 W9 h% E; l% I- W* And, of course, you can make a low-ball offer, get a sign-back, and then just let it " w2 d: x& e9 q4 r3 z. a
die. Wait a week and go back in with another one, for the same low price. Odds are you
2 C7 L: M4 }  l5 @will not get the same response this time. The stressed-out vendor may hate you, but & T- Z: V* g: E1 M
he’ll close.
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老杨团队 追求完美
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买卖房子比的就是耐心,顶不住的肯定没戏。* o9 j2 ]- v( k! n5 Q' I! ]
真佩服小黄等同志,能经得住诱惑,如果不是老谋深算,就是以前受过刺激......
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