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2 December 2017 | 5 replies
You could also sweeten the contingent offer by including some nonrefundable earnest money.
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7 December 2017 | 38 replies
A more polite way is sweeten the offer slightly and inform him offer expires in 24 hours.
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21 March 2018 | 7 replies
Good to know the boring stuff doesn't go away, but I might have more 'fun' stuff in between to sweeten the other stuff that I gotta do!
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12 February 2018 | 2 replies
And that's with building a 4 unit building on land I already own outright (it was thrown in as a sweetener on another deal.)
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30 April 2017 | 25 replies
About a week later, he came back and tried to sweeten the deal by paying just a little bit more, again I said no.
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25 July 2017 | 1 reply
I'm trying to sweeten the deal to the bank without increasing the cost.
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27 July 2017 | 6 replies
Also, look at other terms/conditions that might sweeten the deal, even if the price is well below asking.
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19 May 2017 | 14 replies
It's all about finding the right deal.There is one key factor that also sweetens the deal: Appreciation vs depreciation.
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16 May 2017 | 5 replies
I appreciate your input and will see if I can find something to sweeten the deal!
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26 June 2017 | 4 replies
You could sweeten it by providing a higher price.