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phase 06

make the offer.

Understand every decision inside the offer before you sign it. Anchor to comps, not emotion.

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  • Pull recent sold comps with your agent
  • Discuss what the seller appears to care about
  • Set a walk-away price before you start negotiating
  • Confirm the cash you'll need immediately after acceptance
  • Review earnest money and any other required deposits
  • Review every contingency in the offer
  • Understand your inspection or due-diligence deadline
  • Understand the financing contingency (when applicable)
  • Understand appraisal protection
  • Review appraisal-gap risk before offering to cover any of it
  • Decide which terms you're comfortable negotiating
  • Ask what happens to deposits if you walk at each point
  • Read the full offer before you sign
  • Save every deadline the moment the contract is accepted