When trying to buy a property do you let your realtor know how high you will go on a property trusting them to never let on concerning it or do you speak to them as if you were speaking directly to the seller?

Again I am here to seek the advise of the forums! Much thanks in advance!

I've already made an offer on a triplex in my area that listed for $269K. It's a 3/2 main house with garage and two 1/1's under one ro...

THIS WILL BE MY FIRST HOME PURCHASE. THE SELLER HAS A REPAIR COUNTEROFFER.I'm not sure how to proceed, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
About the house: It's in Tampa, a duplex. Unit A is about 100 years old ...

I have a single family unit available for sale for 120k on MLS. It has been lowered several times and is 90+ DOM. buyer presented lowball offer of 100k cash with buyer paying all closing costs to my agent. I countered...

new to all this so sorry for the basic overall strategy question. I'll be selling inherited apartments soon, around 30 units. the rents were well below market and this has been reflected in the commercial appraisal pr...

The more volume we do, the more of the same old lines I hear every day. I literally sit at my desk fielding phone calls from investors who want to negotiate down our asking price-- all day sometimes. The thing is, I h...

Hey Guys. I was under contract on a REO home that needed a roof, HVAC and foundation work. The foundation work turned out to be alot more than what was sensible ( Estimates from $20k-$25k).The bank wasn't willing to n...

I have a pending deal set up and need info. I am knowledgeable in negotiating and closing short sales but in this case I am not sure about negotiating the deal as I am the buyer. The seller and I have already agreed t...

I am just wondering whether it makes sense for a buyer to give an offer less than the price posted. Based on my understanding of short sale, the posted price is lower than the value of the property when it was pur...

Hi BP,making offers... how do you start?do you low ball the offer in hopes to get the lowest price they will sell for?do you give an estimated offer based on what you think the property is worth?do you think negotiati...