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REALTOR® Find a Texas home Why a higher offer isn’t always
better  Why a higher offer isn’t always better  Ward Lowe |
Consumer columnist  Feb. 15, 2013    Does the buyer have the
money? Without cash or a letter from a lender, your buyer may
not be able to afford the price he’s proposing. Your Texas
REALTOR® can help you tremendously by making sure that anyone
who places an offer on your home is qualified.   When’s the
closing date? Determine if the timeline for the transaction
matches your schedule – you and the buyer may have deadlines
that don’t mesh well.  Is the buyer asking for anything unusual?
Buyers can put all kinds of things in an offer. They can request
an option to terminate, ask for repairs, see if you’ll leave the
appliances, and make the offer contingent upon the sale of their
current home. Your Texas REALTOR® can help you decide what is
reasonable.   More by Ward Lowe The secret to online real estate
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