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What's the best way to politely inquire to a homeowner if they'd consider selling their house?
My family has outgrown our current home, and we're hoping to find more space. We love our community, but homes in our area (that'd fit us well) don't seem to come to market that often. We have an unofficial list of homes we're "keeping an eye on", in case they were to become available. I recently found out that one of them is unoccupied and it's owner (for the past 62 years) has since moved in with their child in another town.
How does one properly and politely write an "I'd like to buy your house" letter? I'd hate to come across as a vulture. |
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It's perfectly proper to write homeowners with a request like yours. I don't think you'll sound like a vulture at all. "We've admired your house for a long time, and now that our family is looking for a larger home, we were hoping you'd be interested in selling." You can send that to the owners of every house you're interested in, not just the vacant one. My guess is that they'd be flattered.
Assuming someone is interested, the whole transaction might go more smoothly if you found a real estate broker to act as a "facilitator", not putting either party's interests first but simply guiding you through the process of buying and selling, perhaps for a fixed fee. Most states allow brokers to serve in some version of that capactity.
You might suggest that -- or not, as you see fit.
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Edith
Originally published on April 6, 2009 |
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