{"id":13756,"date":"2025-03-07T04:58:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T12:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=13756"},"modified":"2025-03-07T22:05:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T06:05:51","slug":"buyer-low-ball-offers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/buyer-low-ball-offers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Making Lowball Offers That Won\u2019t Put Sellers on the Offensive"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a first-time homebuyer<\/a>, you might toy with the idea of making a few lowball offers on homes that interest you. After all, who doesn\u2019t like to save mone<\/a>y? But there\u2019s a trick to making a lowball offer: you can\u2019t make the offer so low<\/a> that it offends the seller.<\/p>\n

In this article, we\u2019ll help you better understand this homebuying technique and whether lowballing your offer is right for your situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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What are lowball offers?<\/h2>\n

A lowball offer in real estate is when a buyer makes an offer significantly below the seller\u2019s asking price. Buyers typically do this to get a great deal<\/a>, especially in a buyer\u2019s market where inventory is high. However, if the offer is too low, it can tick off the seller and shut down negotiations before they even start. Some sellers may counteroffer<\/a>, while others might reject it outright or ignore it.<\/p>\n

Typically, lowball offers are somewhere between 10% and 30% below asking, but that can change depending on the market, the home\u2019s condition, and how long it\u2019s been sitting on the market<\/a>. In a buyer\u2019s market, where there\u2019s more inventory than demand, the offer might be more acceptable. But in a seller\u2019s market, where homes are flying off the shelves, a lowball offer could cost you the property.<\/p>\n

Regardless of the current real estate market, there\u2019s a right way and a wrong way to make a lowball offer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Making lowball offers might seem like a great way to get a good deal on a home, but it\u2019s more nuanced than throwing out any old number. We\u2019ll tell you why.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":230,"featured_media":13767,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[192,646,342],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-for-buyers","category-making-offers","category-negotiations"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLow Ball Offers: Are They Ever a Good Idea?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Making lowball offers might seem like a great way to get a good deal on a home, but it\u2019s more nuanced than throwing out any old number. 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