Before you strengthen an offer, decide which protections you need to keep. I favor clear, workable terms over changes that expose you to risks you have not considered.
For Calimesa single-family, condominium, townhome and apartment properties, homes sold for an average of 101.8% of their asking prices in the latest market report. The typical time on market for homes that sold was 29 days. Housing supply, measured in months, was 3.29 months. The average percentage of asking price that homes sold for does not establish how often individual homes sold above asking.
The average percentage of asking price that homes sold for cannot set your personal offer limit. Marketing time also does not tell you how long a seller will consider your offer or when closing can occur. My priority is to make your proposal understandable while preserving the financing and inspection protections appropriate to your purchase.
Compare recent sales of similar homes with me before deciding the maximum price you are comfortable offering. Verify financing requirements with your lender and review which financing and inspection protections you need before changing the offer conditions. Confirm the closing timeline with the professionals handling the transaction, then check that your proposed dates fit those requirements.
