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How Low Can You Go? How To Make A Real Estate Offer That Isn’t Insulting

By John Ash

One of the most tried and true methods of getting the best possible price on a home is to offer the seller less than the asking price.

Yet, many home buyers are hesitant to use this method of negotiating. They feel as if a low offer will insult the seller. Some real estate agents have acknowledged that many home buyers have also expressed a sense of shame or embarrassment by not offering the asking price.

True, you may in fact encounter many sellers who are offended by your low offer, but there are ways to prevent this from happening. It’s just a matter of assuring the seller that the price you are offering is what works best for your purposes and taking the time to explain your reasoning.

Is it not worth the gamble if there is potential to save anywhere from $10,000 or $40,000 on the deal? Think about it. That’s more money to allocate towards any renovations or furniture for the house.

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Sellers definitely have an emotional attachment to their house but this doesn’t necessarily mean they will be insulted by a low offer. Many sellers and their realtors recognize that a buyer’s initial offer is nothing more than an opening negotiating ploy where the buyer is feeling out exactly how desperate the seller is to part with the property.

But, to cover your bases, you should accompany any low offer with an explanation as to why you feel the price cut is fair. For instance, if the property is in need of updating, particularly potentially expensive items like a roof, wiring, appliances and the furnace, you could specifically state this to help offset the possibility of insulting the seller.

If you have a friend or family member who is a contractor, take them with you to view the house, and have them work up an estimate of the potential cost of any renovations to include with the offer. If the bathroom doesn’t meet your criteria – how much will it cost to renovate the bathroom to suit your needs? By breaking things down like this, you are showing the seller that your offer isn’t intended as a slap in the face but more or less a means to show them the perspective from your side.

Hopefully, you are reducing the risk that the seller will be so insulted by your low offer that they refuse to counter and cut off negotiations completely. With any luck, particularly if the location isn’t necessarily a seller’s market, the seller might even question whether or not they’ve overpriced the house upon reviewing your offer and comments. Explaining your reasoning will also give the seller the opportunity to correct any misjudgment on your part. For instance, maybe the roof isn’t as old as you thought and they can make you aware of that fact.

Check out the market locally to determine if you have any leverage in making a low initial offer. It’s conceivable that the seller may have the home listed on the higher end of what comparable properties in the area are actually selling for. This gives you negotiating room. Also, if the house has been on the market for some time and has already been reduced several times, the owner may have already gone as low as they can possibly go and may not be so inclined to hear out your low offer. Some research on the part of you and your real estate agent is a means to ensure that you aren’t in any way insulting the seller.

It’s also not a bad strategy to offer the seller something in return to get them to look past the low offer or come back to you with a reasonable counter offer. It may help your case if you show the seller that you have mortgage pre-approval, can close within 30 days, are willing to pay a portion of the closing costs or can provide them with a larger earnest money deposit.

The main purpose of a low end offer is to alter seller expectations. There is an art to the whole process. Some experts state that you should never offer less than 20% – 25% of the asking price but many successful real estate investors will argue this. Their belief is that this method of negotiating for real estate is worthwhile if there is one seller who accepts a low offer after a dozen or more rejections from other sellers. The bottom line is you can never predict which owners may be open to a low offer so why not explore it? Some sellers are dealing with hardships like divorce or death. Other sellers may be in a hurry to sell in order to relocate.

Plus, let’s not forget how counter offers play into the process. Let’s say that the seller has their house listed on the market at $300,000 and your initial offer is $250,000. It’s fair to speculate that the seller will reject your low offer but they may also counter it at $280,000. So, by offering less initially, you’ve still managed to knock off $20,000 from their original asking price. The sellers may even claim this as a victory themselves because they’ve managed to get you to agree to $30,000 more than your initial offer. Everyone thinks they’ve won!

About the Author: John is a contributor to a Connecticut Real Estate, Connecticut Mortgage, and Connecticut Real Estate Guide.

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Dove ad viewed more than 3 million times on YouTube

Saturday, November 4, 2006

An advertisement for Dove beauty products has been viewed by well over three million people, without ever being on television. A copywriter from Ogilvy Toronto, the advertising agency that created a spot named “evolution”, uploaded the advertisement to video sharing website YouTube.

While the official upload of the ad itself has been viewed 1,119,262 times, there are dozens of copies of the ad on YouTube, adding to a minimum of 3,059,546 views. The official copy of the video is the website’s 12th most viewed this month, 53rd of all time.

Unofficial uploads have each received high levels of viewership, with 449595, 445322, 207906, 201670, 195265, 116501, and 102634 plays.

The agency did not originally intend to upload the video to YouTube, only display it on the company’s homepage. Staff member Tim Piper uploaded it to his account on October 6, about a week before it first got media coverage on Good Morning America.

The ad begins with a woman walking into a photo shoot. From there, she is primped and plucked by hair and makeup artists, then tweaked on a Photoshop-like program. The photo-manipulation is then posted on a billboard for the fictional “Easel Foundation Makeup” brand. Two young, teenage girls walk past, glancing at the board. “No wonder our perception of beauty is distorted” ends the ad in text, “Every girl deserves to feel beautiful just the way she is.”

The creative team for the ad included Tim Piper, Mike Kirkland, Janet Kestin, Nancy Vonk, directors T Piper (treatment and post production) and Yael Staav (live action) from Reginald Pike, Soho post production, Rogue editing, Vapor music, Gabor Jurina and Make-up: Diana Carreiro, and Reginald Pike.

The official French copy of the ad has only received 132 views, although it was only uploaded on November 2, 2006.

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Doctor diagnoses Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s infertility

Monday, April 23, 2012

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According to a new diagnosis by a surgical pathologist, Frida Kahlo most likely suffered uterine damage during a streetcar accident as a teenager and this led to a rare condition known as Asherman’s syndrome, and that would explain the Mexican artist’s infertility.

Dr. Fernando Antelo, from the Harbor–UCLA Medical Center, said, “Her survival defied the grim prognostication by her physicians; however, complications from this physical trauma would emerge in her adulthood.” He presented his diagnosis yesterday at the annual meeting of the American Association of Anatomists in San Diego.

Asherman’s syndrome is normally caused by a trauma to the uterus that results in internal scar tissue. For example, it can occur after multiple procedures to clear the uterus after a miscarriage or abortion, which is known as a “D & C” procedure. Antelo said Kahlo tried to have children many times and her miscarriages, as well as three therapeutic abortions, could have further aggravated the scarring.

At present the condition could be diagnosed and treated after advancements in medical imaging and hysteroscopy, but in Kahlo’s time, Dr. Antelo said, the technology had not advanced far enough to diagnose and treat her. Asherman’s syndrome has been known since 1894 when it was first reported. Kahlo died at age 47 in 1954.

“She kept attempting to have children with a uterus that wasn’t in any condition to do that,” Antelo said.

Antelo, who has been working on connections between art and medicine, says that Kahlo brought her infertility to the canvas and this can be seen in her many paintings of reproductive organs or in her depiction of her own bleeding body in the 1932 painting Henry Ford Hospital. In that image, Kahlo is shown lying on a hospital bed with multiple umbilical cords extending from her body and each one holds an object or body part, except one holding a baby.

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Poitners That Can Prevent Sprinkler System Repair Boulder, Co

byAlma Abell

You want to keep your lawn looking beautiful, and you likely go through a great deal of trouble to ensure that it remains beautiful. Some people do this by using a sprinkler system. You must keep your sprinkler system maintained. Otherwise, you run the risk of it malfunctioning, which will mean that repairs are imminent. Do not overlook the importance of these repairs. They are usually something that is simple, but people overlook the repairs and it ends up causing the system to overwork itself.

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Sometimes the sprinkler systems become clogged with scale. Scale is often called limescale. It is basically an accumulation of dried water that has mineral deposits in it. If you have the time, you may be able to perform this type of Sprinkler System Repair in Boulder, yourself. It basically involves cleaning away the scale. This can be done with a mild detergent and some water. You may also need a toothbrush to gently scrub away the scale material. Keep in mind that these systems are made of sensitive parts. This is why you should not use abrasive cleaners or cleaning techniques.Sometimes people find out that they are in need of Sprinkler System Repair Boulder CO, when the spring or summer arrives. They go all fall and winter without noticing that they need the repairs. This is likely because they do not use the systems during this time. You can avoid this mishap by being aware of a few things. First of all, ensure that you have the system turned off when the cold temperatures arrive. Remember, some systems may be turned on even if they are not emitting water. If they are turned on and the temperatures are low, they can cause water to freeze and swell up inside of the system and damage it. This is due to the water expanding and freezing.

Wardslawn.com is the best resource to sue when you are in need of sprinkler repairs. They can offer additional tips that will protect your system against damages. They can also repair systems that are damaged. It may be time to replace your system which they can also help with.

Interview with Innocent Watat, City Council candidate for Wards 3 & 4 in Brampton, Canada

Saturday, October 21, 2006

The upcoming 2006 Brampton municipal election, to be held November 13, features an array of candidates looking to represent their wards in city council or the council of the Peel Region.

Wikinews contributor Nick Moreau contacted many of the candidates, including Innocent Watat, asking them to answer common questions sent in an email. This ward’s incumbent is Bob Callahan; Balbir Babra, Manny Bianchi-Morfino, Dolly Khokhar, Maria Peart, Tim Turcott, and Sheila White.

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Wikinews 2020: An ‘Original reporting’ year in review

Friday, January 1, 2021

After an active year of original content published on the English-language Wikinews, we take a look back at some of the two dozen-plus original reports from our contributors during 2020.

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Triple limb-reattachment fails – boy loses foot

Tuesday, April 5, 2005Terry Vo, the 10-year old Australian boy who had two hands and a foot reattached by surgeons after losing them in an accident, has had to have the foot re-amputated. He will be given a prosthetic foot in its place.

The operation to re-attach three limbs was thought to have been a first – but was ultimately unsuccessful, with the foot having died inside, and receiving insufficient blood supply following the surgery to reattach it.

“That would lead to the small muscles in the foot actually constricting, the toes bending over and a deformed …. foot that is sort of clawed over and doesn’t have good sensation,” said plastic surgeon, Mr Robert Love today, on Australia’s ABC Radio.

“Even if you can get all of that to survive, he [would be] worse off than having had an amputation.”

“What is very disappointing is that for the first two days after [the operation] the foot looked absolutely magnificent,” he said.

Terry’s hands were healing well, said the surgeon. The prosthetic foot would allow him to walk normally, since his knee was intact.

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Tips On How To Successfully Recycle Scrap Oxygen Sensors

You have been thinking of getting some scrap oxygen sensors recycling done. You have been seeing a lot of scraps of these items that are around and you must make sure that you’ll be able to find a good way to get the task carried out. Knowing what you must do and what you must carry out is going to help make it easier for you to get things done appropriately this time. Make sure that you’ll take your part in these social issues that are plaguing society, it is a very pressing manner and little by little, the rest of the community are starting to feel the bad effects of people’s carelessness where their garbage is involved. So, ensure that you do your part, regardless of how small it may be. There are a lot of things that you can do even by yourself one of the good things about recycling is that they can be a good source of extra income too. There are people these days that are able to accept recyclable items and pay you for bringing these items to them. So, might as well take the time to get to know what are the options available for you. Make sure that you will start collecting these scraps. If you do think that this is one activity that you would want to carryout for a long time, it is recommended that you should at least get a good idea of the resources that you are likely going to need. For instance, you might need your own vehicle, your own containers and your own storage area as well. Make sure to segregate the items that you have collected successfully too. Yu have to remember that there are always all kids of scraps that you may be able to find around and not all of them may be considered ideal for recycling. Knowing how to determine which ones go where is going to make it considerably easier for you to get the task carried out this time. The local government should be able to get you referred towards the right establishment that might offer you their assistance in getting this recycling task that you are doing a successful one. They may have their own guidelines on what are the things that you are supposed to do as well. It helps that you’ll know what these are so you get the most out of things. Make sure that you will call establishments that can recycle these stuff as well. It is always important that you will have a good notion of the many things that you must take into account so you are sure that you will know what their policies are for getting these stuff recycled. Thus, you would not have a hard time having these items be accepted by these providers this time. Make sure that you will find those establishments that do scrap oxygen sensors recycling and buy these stuff that you have collected from you. You would want to be able to use this opportunity to earn extra income. So, you would want to be able to do something on the side that will generate some dough, this can be a really excellent choice for you.

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