Disadvantages Of Bidding Research Paper

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Are you planning to buy your first home and hope to get a good deal at an auction? Are you instead an experienced real estate investor looking for a good buy to increase your portfolio? Regardless, there are ten common mistakes you want to avoid, with some being making a ridiculously low-ball offer, which could encourage others to bid, showing too much in a property, not being assertive enough, and bidding without doing the necessary homework first. Failure to do the necessary homework or not being prepared before an auction is one of the biggest mistakes potential buyers when bidding. First, make sure you know what is in the contract before you sign or even bid. Some vendors offer what seems like a cheap price but add administrative costs, or …show more content…

If you have the winning bid, you are committed to make the purchase, even if you change your mind. Don't make your first bid your maximum. The auctioneer will increase the amount in increments after that, and you will lose out, or have to pay more than you want or can truly afford. A better strategy might be to offer the minimum amount requested or a little above that and see if others are interested. On the other hand, another bidding mistake would be to make a ridiculously low-ball offer. You won't win that way. If you have a competitive nature, don't let yourself get into a bidding war, just because you like to win. Suppose you do win, you may end up wishing you lost, if you're committed to a higher price than your budget. Don't tell anyone ahead of time how much you are willing to pay--especially a real estate agent. He will try to get you as close to the amount as possible, even if you could have won the bidding war for a lower price otherwise. Don't be too quick to show obvious excitement when you find a piece of property you believe you want. In so doing, you might call attention to it and draw people into bidding who wouldn't

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