Can the Offer on a Vancouver Home Ever be an Insult?
Some Vancouver home sellers have been known to reject an offer without the courtesy of a response when they felt the offer was so low as to be insulting.
Some Vancouver home buyers have refrained from making an offer at what they considered to be fair market value because it was so far below the list price that they were afraid the sellers would be insulted.
In both cases, that's a shame, because an offer is nothing more than a starting point to negotiations.
Vancouver home sellers do need to realize that very few people will pay more than fair market value, so if offers are coming in low they need to take a hard look at their price and see if it is reasonable. Rather than be insulted by a low offer, they should realize that…