What to do when seller backs out?

[Alvaro Rodriguez]

I have been working with an investor friendly agent. She found me an off-market property, everything checked the boxes and when I told my agent to get all paperwork to get the offer. The sellers doesn’t want to move forward because she doesn’t want to pay the agent commission, instead want to sell her on her own.

I offered to split the commission in half with me, and I would pay for her moving expenses.

If my above offer doesn’t work, is there any other strategies you guys have used to convince a seller to move forward?

[Russell Brazil]

Increase the price by the amount of your agents commission, then add in a seller subsidy for that amount. Seller subsidy becomes a buyer paid commission.