What Terms are Helping Your Offers Get Accepted?

[Zac Lindquist]

I am a newer agent located in Portland, OR coming up on my first year and am wondering what everyone else is doing in this market to get their offers accepted? It seems like every listing agent here receives their first offer in hand then sets a deadline at the start of the new week. By then some of my buyers can't compete with the highest price and I am wondering if there are other terms I can be advising to maybe get some of our offers accepted before deadline date arrives.

I recently wrote two offers both 60-70k over asking, waived inspection, shorter close period, and a partial appraisal gap (even though I did not think it was necessary) and unfortunately was beat out both times. I realize due to the buyer's budget only a certain amount can be offered, hence why I am making this post! 

All advice is appreciated!