First off, how do you know this guy works for the buyer? Maybe he's the seller's agent here asking a question.

Second off, how do you know that's what he's trying to do if he DOES work for the buyer? Maybe he's trying to figure out the repercussions on behalf of his client if his client walks away.

Sheesh. Judgmental much?

The strongest line I have found to get a client to stay in a deal is to go ahead and tell them it is ok to walk away if that is what they want. Reassure them that you are on their side if they want out of the deal.

Hopefully, this will help them to start to trust your opinion again and maybe rethink their actions. When they want out all of a sudden they feel alone and everyone is against them. Show them you are on their side.

LOL You are right Perky. Guess I did sound a little judgemental. oops. I've just heard other agents trying to get their clients to buy something because it's the closest thing for them to a commission check and you can see it irks me. Just a little.

Funny huh- when I read the post it sounded like he was the buyer's agent, but maybe not. If he is the seller's agent then there is no way that he can be sure the house has "no problems". At least where I am, we never give the seller a copy of the inspection. Maybe certain pages if we are asking for repairs but that is it.

Bottom line, if he is representing the seller then he is really out of luck. He doesn't know the buyer and can't talk to them so he is really at the mercy of the buyer's decision and the contract will determine whether or not the earnest money is returned.

I'm sorry to have been snippy. LOL. I was feeling sensitive at the time. ROFL

Here in Colorado south facing is a HUGE deal. Reason? Snow! Facing south, the sun will melt the snow, where as north will be a ice skating rink for a month if you don't shovel it ASAP. I just wrote a contract on a new build that my cleint paid an extra 10k for a south facing lot.

If you are a merely a home-shower/paperwork-pusher and not a salesperson, you will lose a lot of deals because buyers get scared, disheartened, and confused all. the. time. The only way you're going to sell any home is if your buyers want that home no matter what and you can't talk them out of it.

Realtors don't sell a home once - we sell it again and again and AGAIN - the same damn house, sold and resold by you to the same buyers during the entire escrow period. When they "get cold feet" you warm them right back up again.

The best salespeople "know the mo" talk in "features and benefits" and expertly overcome all the buyer's objections and keep their buyer stuck to the deal.

It's not easy.

Who in their right mind will sign a contract before a home inspection? That is crazy.

Maybe someone who wants to tie it up with this contingency BEFORE somebody else puts it under Contract?

We never do home inspections before writing offers. We make our offers conditional upon the home inspection. Who in their right mind would want to pay for an inspection if they do not even know if they will be able to get an offer accepted on the property?

At this early stage, there is a million easy ways for him to walk. It is not until you have fully executed contracts with a firm mortgage commitment that you can start counting your unhatched chickens.