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Occasionally I try the "get what you can" mentality, or the (go as low as you can) trick. I always regret it. Its worth to you what its worth, and you've already proven yourself right on the price. No need to stick it to him/her.

When I sold my last house (not mine, my wife's grandma) it was 2007. We had tons of goofballs (no offense) walk through and offer 30%-40% less than asking, all the time talking about what a horrible house this was and what a burden selling a property must be and how they might be interested but the price is totally out of line and HOW THE WORLD WILL SOOON BEEEE MINE!!!!!!!! It was fun to watch the show, but the house was paid for, and overhead on the property was about 6k a year, so why not let it sit for 5 years instead of taking less money? Boy did that piss them off.

We've been in that situation a few times. I'd have to ask if you think the old price still looks like a deal? Perhaps after a bit of market adjustment during the last year it may now look too high. I wouldn't jump on anything untill updating all my research. Also, if you can pick up a place like this anywhere, anytime, go ahead stick it to them and wait for the next probably lower priced model to appear. If it's a more destinctive property and it's a price that you believe you'll be happy with even with some more price adjustments downward, perhaps you'd do best to focus on your end goals instead of an emotion that might boil down to cutting off your nose to spite your face. Good luck.

No contingencies on their part! When I was selling, I accepted an offer. Right before closing they notifed me that the sale of their home had fallen through - and I pointed out that there was no contingency on our sale. They actually tried to get me to sign an amended contract, adding the contingency of their home selling and realtor's fees for a realtor I'd never met or spoken to.

They got the house - and when they sold a few years later, during the boom, they still lost a shitload of money due to their complete lack of brain cells (and a couple of unexpected events).

I know it's mean, but I still laugh my ass off at them.

"stickin it" reads mean/stupid/ suggests lack of purpose and cool. Why over-personalize? I also dislike mushy buyer letters about the baby. Blech or ego can get in the way of mutual benefit.

elliemae says

No contingencies on their part! When I was selling, I accepted an offer. Right before closing they notifed me that the sale of their home had fallen through - and I pointed out that there was no contingency on our sale. They actually tried to get me to sign an amended contract, adding the contingency of their home selling and realtor’s fees for a realtor I’d never met or spoken to.

I presume they did not use a realtor for the original contract, but only after seeing their goof went out an got realtor involved for the amended contract attempt?