Surviving Rejection or Was It Something I Said?
April 4th, 2008 categories: Buying Real Estate, Selling Real Estate
What do you mean the Seller rejected the offer? It was a good offer considering the condition of the property. The Seller should have been happy to recive such an offer. How greedy can the Seller be? Ok, vent for a while, get it off your chest, lick your wounds. Are you through whining? Good. Now let’s get down to business and rethink this offer. Was it really that good? Were you asking for too much from the Seller? Did you offer way to little for the property? Nah, none of the above. You have to consider that maybe the Seller was being unreasonable about his/her expectations. That happens. Deal with it. Now you have some options to consider. You can reassess the original offer, submit a revised one, then pray the Seller accepts it. Or, you can walk away, start the process again and find something else that you like. Home buying can be very frustrating. It is fraught with tension but when you finally sign on the dotted line, you forget all the pain and just bask in the joy of finally owning your own place. So don’t give up if it gets a little rough. It’s all worth it in the end.
Surviving rejection is hard for the buyer, seller AND the agents! When you have well trained, prepared agents, informed buyers and sellers the home sale/purchase goes much smoother. People are usually reasonable as long as they have the facts.
And - yes it is worth it! Homeownership is an important part of our culture and our nation.
Sometimes I wish buying and selling was completely unemotional but it isn’t. It is very emotional. Highs and Lows and Recoveries and More Lows, High Hopes and Big Let Downs, Super News and Not So Hot News….goodness gracious! If the buyer or seller have a good agent with strong moral fiber, good ethics in tact and just a little bit of understanding those ups and downs are can be made smaller and smoother. That agent will consider it a privilege to assist you!