Creative Ways to Help your Buyers Find a Home/Get your Offer Accepted in Sellers Market

Expand search criteria 

• Would they consider more towns?

• Would they consider less square feet or less beds?

• Would they consider no garage or 1 car instead of 2?

• Would they consider a condo or multi family instead of a single family?

Work with lender on the following 

• Improve their credit score to lower interest rate 

• Is there anything they can payoff to improve debt to income ratio

• Put them in a different loan program (FHA to Conventional) to strengthen their offer

• Shop different lenders for a lower rate to increase buying power

• Use local lender to strengthen offer

• Have them receive gift money instead of asking for closing costs (asking for closing costs weakens your offer). If they can’t find gift money can they apply for a grant or tap into 401k or other savings account 

• Expand territories to rural areas to qualify for USDA

Search off market properties

• Cancelled

• Expired

• Withdrawn

• FSBO - You can find these on Zillow.com, FSBO.com or forsalebyowner.com