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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No. And as a seller, I know what it is - a not full price offer, but I'm supposed to pay commission on the whole thing. The market would have to be pretty bad for me to consider it.[/quote]

Agree.  I just sold my house and rejected an offer that asked for a percentage of closing cost but purported to be a "full price offer."  In reality, it was 15K under full price.  Rejected that one outright--no sign back.  The winning offer came in over asking but asked for a certain amount in a seller concession.  Basically they wanted the sale price to be a certain amount but have us pay them some at closing.  Even with the concession, the price was over asking price but we refused to play that game and pay closing costs (realtor fees) based on a percentage of a fake sale price.  We subtracted the concession amount from the offer and signed back at that price.  Sold.

If you are in competition and if the house is priced well, don't mess around with that kind of stuff.  Ask for a home inspection contingency and maybe a home warranty. We were fine with that stuff but not with some BS about concession.  Don't convince yourself to ask for a concession but saying "well the roof is old or the bathroom is old."  A smart seller and seller's agent has already built the condition of the home into the sale price.  [/quote]

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