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        I can't give you numbers, but I can suggest a procedure: not 
    easy, but workable. When we had looked enough, we picked out four 
    or five very comparable houses, and made it utterly unequivocal to
    the agent that if the first one we bid on didn't make a very close
    counter-offer, we'd drop it and make a bid on the next, and so on 
    through the short list -- and even go back to the first, if 
    necessary.
        Of course the first one counter-bid high, and we had to grit 
    our teeth hard. But that meant the agent showed the sellers of the
    second, when they were debating a counter-offer, the pictures of 
    the one we'd just walked away from. That convinced them they had 
    to counter-bid close, or not counter-bid; and, as it turned out, 
    the second was already one that wanted badly to sell.
        Good luck -- and strength to your jawbone!


In <3v0mcl$mog@booz.bah.com>, SmoklerE@bah.com writes:
>
>Hello all you experienced home buyers.
>
>I am looking for negotiating advice on buying a new home. 
                (snip!)
>AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, How much off the asking price can someone negotiate.
>
>You can either post to this newsgroup or I can be reached via e-mail at
>
>	smoklere@bah.com
>
>THANK YOU,
>
>Smokey


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