Sellers Concession
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Sellers Concession
Can someone explain this to me? Been googling and still have a vague understanding. Here is an example taken from yahoo.
"For example, suppose you agree on the price of the house at, say, $200,000. You then ask the seller for a 6% seller concession. So you're now going to pay $212,000 for that house, but the seller is going to give you that $12,000 back when the sale takes place. You're going to use that money to cover all of your closing costs."
Now how does this benefit the seller besides making the sale go faster?
"For example, suppose you agree on the price of the house at, say, $200,000. You then ask the seller for a 6% seller concession. So you're now going to pay $212,000 for that house, but the seller is going to give you that $12,000 back when the sale takes place. You're going to use that money to cover all of your closing costs."
Now how does this benefit the seller besides making the sale go faster?
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I don't see how that makes the sale go faster . With regard to the buyer using the money to pay closing costs, I guess it's a roundabout way to roll them into the mortgage.
Personally, I've always just thought of that process as a way to launder equity to avoid capital gains taxes for keeping it versus putting it down.
It benefits the seller because it costs them nothing yet it allows them to sell the house.
Personally, I've always just thought of that process as a way to launder equity to avoid capital gains taxes for keeping it versus putting it down.
It benefits the seller because it costs them nothing yet it allows them to sell the house.
Last edited by chill_dog; 01-09-2012 at 05:20 PM.
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Can someone explain this to me? Been googling and still have a vague understanding. Here is an example taken from yahoo.
"For example, suppose you agree on the price of the house at, say, $200,000. You then ask the seller for a 6% seller concession. So you're now going to pay $212,000 for that house, but the seller is going to give you that $12,000 back when the sale takes place. You're going to use that money to cover all of your closing costs."
Now how does this benefit the seller besides making the sale go faster?
"For example, suppose you agree on the price of the house at, say, $200,000. You then ask the seller for a 6% seller concession. So you're now going to pay $212,000 for that house, but the seller is going to give you that $12,000 back when the sale takes place. You're going to use that money to cover all of your closing costs."
Now how does this benefit the seller besides making the sale go faster?
Last edited by MR1; 01-09-2012 at 10:33 PM.
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