Step 6 - Negotiate the Offer

Most offers to purchase your home will require some level of negotiation to come to mutual agreement. Your OzarksHome.com team is well versed on the verbiage of the real estate contract used in your area and will handle the responsibility of protecting your best interest throughout these negotiations. In addition, your team member has a thorough understanding of the contract itself, including what each contract clause means to you and your buyer, what you will net from the sale of your home, and what areas in the contract lend themselves easiest to negotiation. Your team member will review the written offer with you to make sure that you thoroughly understand what the buyers are offering and what they are asking in return.

To truly gain some insight into why potential buyers are pursuing the purchase of your home and how they might proceed in the negotiations, it is also important to know as much about the buyer as possible, especially their motivation for buying if at all possible. Once all parties have reached a point where the deal is acceptable, your team member will be able to verify that you have a legally executable contract.

E-mail us with your questions anytime—we guarantee you'll get a personal answer from us within 24 hours. Or call and come have a cup of coffee with us. We promise you'll be glad you did!

Murney Associates, 620 W. Republic Road, Springfield, MO 65807 1-417-882.6222

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