bringing an offer to an open house/showing

[Jourdan Mercer]

I've heard of people bringing an offer with them to an open house/house showing and handing their offer directly to the listing agent in person with a deposit check, showing they mean business and are ready to move forward.

Has anyone done this or have any suggestions on the best way to go about doing this?

I have a property I'm very interested in that I'm going to see this weekend and would like to put my best offer out there.

[Andres Martin]

Hi Jourdan,

It is certainly not unheard of, but in my opinion, unnecessary to show you mean business. All you need as proof of that is to write a well-thought offer and have proof of funds to back it up.

From what you say, I can't tell if you are a real estate agent, but if not, my next advice would be to work with an agent to represent you and advocate for you during the transaction. They can write the offer for you and ensure that your offer is taken seriously.

Now, I'm not saying you can't make an offer yourself. All I'm saying is that having representation with your best interest in mind is a good way to go about when buying real estate.

If you need to find an agent in your area, you can: 

1) Use the bigger pockets tool to find an agent.

2) Ask around the forums, and they will offer their services.

3) Send me a DM, and I can recommend one.

Hope this helps!