How to negotiate nicely with seller?

[Skye Bowen]

Hello everyone!

I'll be looking at a MH in Central NY area... in talking with the seller through email (apparently he's out of state) he keeps saying that it's worth $15k mint, and because of some water damage to the bedroom, he's kindly dropped the price down to $5k.

Did I mention it's a 1984?

I'm sure it's a nice home, I'm sure he bought it full price... but he keeps saying it's only $5k, and he brought it ALL the way down to that.

How do I kindly tell him I don't think it's worth that, without sounding rude? Especially over email (should I get his number and call before discussing prices?).... I'm new at this, so any encouragement or ideas would be helpful.

Thank you guys so much, you are all inspiration!

~Skye