NOT want to jeopardize other potential better offers that may come in but didn't because their listing went CTG on a home sale contingency offer. So, our first decision is that we MUST have your home at least listed for sale before making an offer on another home. However, while a seller may consider your offer, the odds of it getting accepted will be difficult as the seller will wonder if your home will even sell due to some of the factors mentioned above. BETTER POSITION - HAVING YOUR HOME LISTED BUT NOT HAVING YOUR HOME UNDER CONTRACT WHEN MAKING AN OFFER ON A NEW HOME For the same reasons stated previously, a seller is still going to be leery about accepting any offer that is CTG on a home sale because there are many things beyond their and your control regarding your home sale that could cause your home purchase to fall apart. With that said, if your home is listed for sale, a good seller's realtor will research your listing to see if your home is priced correctly. They will look at the pictures, seller disclosure and try to do some research to evaluate the odds of your home selling quickly. Any of those factors leaving a bad taste in the seller's agents’ mouth may be reason for your seller to take another contingent offer or better yet another NON contingent offer. Realize that any offer you make that is contingent on a home sale is weaker than any other non-contingent offers a seller gets even if the price is lower, has less down payment etc. There are just too many extra "unknowns" with a CTG offer that a seller has to consider and if the deal falls apart, it could affect another purchase and move they need to make and so on. The domino effect can be dramatic.
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