The investor is listening for a pulse, a passion. The first step to inspiring listeners is to discover what moves you and to identify the verse that makes your heart sing. Carmine Gallo is a speaker, communication advisor and author of Talk Like TED and The Storytellerâs Secret.
The typical home sold was on the market for 5 weeks. You may not have long to decide whether to accept the offer or to make a counteroffer. Most contracts give the home seller 48 hours or less in which to respond to the buyer. You don't have to accept the offer, especially if it differs from what you asked for in your listing agreement.
The seller will be wondering if they made a mistake and maybe they should simply accept your offer. It will gnaw at them for 3 solid days. Then after the open house, even if there are multiple offers, the buyer to whom the seller will likely gravitate will be the patient buyer who submitted an offer above list price offer on Friday and has been quietly waiting.