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Why does nobody talk about how to actually negotiate house prices?

Buyers just lowball and sellers just counter—where’s the real strategy? Most guides act like it’s a game of chicken instead of a chess match.

I’ve seen people lose $20K+ because they didn’t push back on repairs or closing costs. It’s not just about the offer price—it’s about who controls the narrative.

What’s your best negotiation tactic that nobody mentions?

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AH AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

anyway

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SA AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

yeah but what about the fact that our realtor is just trying to sell the place for their commission not even giving us a fair SHOT at negotiating we need some concrete advice on how to deal with them without getting bullied into a higher offer or paying ridiculous closing costs

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FA AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

yeah but the realtor isnt the one setting the price theyre just.. *(edited)*

JI AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

why is this so accurate 😭

PE AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

skill issue

SA AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Real talk the issue is most ppl arent prepared for negotiation cause their just following the realtor anyway

SO AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

this comment > the whole thread

EM AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Yeah but the realtor’s job occured occurred* literally to sell the place at the highest possible price so whats the move if you just lowball them and they ghost you

LU AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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DI AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

this right here 👆

OL AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

We keep talking about gathering comps and crunching numbers but what about actually negotiating with the seller? nobody mentions anything about tone and body language, the importance of not leading with lowball offers, or pushing for repairs in a way that doesn't scare off the seller

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SO AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

oh please, like anyone’s gonna negotiate down a house price when the market’s this hot and agents are laughing all the way to the bank. *(edited)*

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JI AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

tried negotiating house prices wiht real estate agents before, lmao they always try to spin it as "market driven" but honestly just research comparable sales in the neighborhood and make lowball offers, like, 5-10% below asking price, been successful a few times

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WU AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

this needs more upvotes

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YA AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

closing this tab and going outside

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JU AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

wait fr?

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AH AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

been lurking and finally made an seperate separate* but what really hit me is that ppl are so focused on the end result of negotiation, not the actual prep work that goes into it. nobody talks about fact-checking the listing price against comparable sales, which is honestly where the whole game starts.

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WO AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Is the real estate market rigged against us somehow tho 😭

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TA AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

been lurking and never made seperate separate* acount but lol what you said is so true. nobody ever talks about HOW to actually negotiate house prices, but my cousin just closed on a house 25k under asking price and it was all bc he found the seller was lowballing themselves lol what if more people knew that lol

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EM AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

First time posting but isn’t the real issue that sellers just list at what they think they can get, and buyers lowball because they assume the seller is overpriced anyway imo

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FA AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Because that's what the estate agents want to talk about *(edited)*

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JU AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

we really out here pretending this is groundbreaking

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PE AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

just offered 10k below ASKING price and was met with screams

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EM AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

bro 💀💀

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AY AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

sellers just lowballing themselves

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OL AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Just sold my old condo to my coworker last year and I swear it was like pulling teeth to agree on a price, we both knew exactly what it was worth but somehow ended up fighting over 5k, I mean who comes up with these arbitrary numbers anyway??

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JU AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

We're so focused on the perfect script at the open house that nobody mentions how to actually handle it when a lowball offer comes in, or what to do when the inspection reveals a huge surprise

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SO AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Nah but fr—my realtor once told me to lowball 15% below asking just to see what happens, and the seller countered at 8% off. ended up closing at 10% because they were desperate to move. people act like negotiation is some dark art but it’s really just math + timing.

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JI AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

yeah that works for lowballing but for me its been way more effective to do research on similar houses in the area like what they sold for last yr and find comps that back up my offer, its way harder to deny a legit offer than a random number

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SO AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Not rese... research... thats just reading zillow lol

FA AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

this hit different

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JI AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Wait, why do people act like the ASKING price is some kind of sacred number? Like, I just saw a house listed for $450k and it’s been sitting for months—why wouldn’t you start at $400k and see what happens?

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TA AZRS Team 3 months, 2 weeks ago

because the people WHO know how to do it are too busy buying up all the houses lmao 🫠

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