{"id":2608,"date":"2019-02-19T20:41:48","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T20:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.himorty.com\/blog\/?p=2608"},"modified":"2023-09-13T14:23:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:23:09","slug":"seller-rejected-your-offer-some-reason-why-and-how-to-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.morty.com\/resources\/mortgage-101\/seller-rejected-your-offer-some-reason-why-and-how-to-deal","title":{"rendered":"4 Reasons Your Home Offer Was Rejected by the Seller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>You found the perfect home. You walked over the threshold at the open house, took a good look around, and thought to yourself,<em> you know, I really think this could be it.<\/em> So you checked out the neighborhood, and researched the local schools. You calculated the length of your future commute. <em>This *is* it<\/em>, you decide. <em>This house is definitely the one.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You hammered out the details with your real estate agent, and you submitted an offer. You started dreaming about your future: Thanksgiving dinner in <em>that<\/em> dining room. Sunday mornings making breakfast in <em>that<\/em> kitchen. Snuggling on the sofa in front of <em>that<\/em> fireplace. A few days pass. And then, the phone call. Bad news. The sellers have rejected your offer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having your offer rejected by a seller can make you feel the same way you feel when you\u2019ve been dumped by a romantic partner or passed-over by a potential employers. <em>Why did this happen? What did I do wrong?&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Understanding some of the more common reasons sellers reject buyers can help you avoid making the same mistakes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rejected Offer Reason #1: Your Offer Was Way Off the Mark<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/morty-content-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_103238630.jpg\" alt=\"why a seller rejected your home offer\" class=\"wp-image-2291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.morty.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_103238630.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.morty.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_103238630-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.morty.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_103238630-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for a bargain is one thing. But if you\u2019re hoping to score a deal on your home purchase, sending lowball offers to home sellers can backfire. Instead of leaving yourself room to negotiate upwards, your too-low offer can put off a seller entirely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the flip side, offering well over a home\u2019s asking price isn\u2019t a great idea, either. Sellers know that an offer that can\u2019t be financed isn\u2019t a real offer at all. Even if you\u2019d be willing to pay an over-the-top premium to own a particular home, your mortgage lender isn\u2019t likely to agree. If your offer is pie-in-the-sky high, a smart seller will reject your outrageous offer outright.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.morty.com\/resources\/mortgage-101\/making-offer-home\">including some contingencies with your offer are normal and necessary<\/a>, unusual or impossible requests can lead to rejections. (Think: requests for major renovations or heirloom furnishings.)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to Deal: <\/strong>Choosing the exact amount for your purchase offer can be tricky. A savvy real estate professional can help you craft your offer proposal\u2014and that includes helping you settle in on a reasonable offer amount. And remember: every concession or contingency you request is a potential reason for a seller to say <em>no<\/em>. For the best chance for acceptance, your offer\u2019s contingencies should only include real dealbreakers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rejected Offer Reason #2: Someone Else Wants it More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/morty-content-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/03\/rawpixel-com-558596-unsplash-1024x740.jpg\" alt=\"sellers receive multiple offers\" class=\"wp-image-1686\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Housing inventory is pretty tight in most U.S. markets right now \u2014 especially on the starter-homes-for-first-time-homebuyers end of the price spectrum. So when good homes come onto the market, it\u2019s not unusual for a seller to receive multiple offers. And if everything else is equal, most sellers will go for the buyer who made the highest bid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to Deal: <\/strong>If a seller accepts a higher competing offer, there\u2019s really not much you can do about it. Generally speaking, your initial offer amount should be pretty close to what you\u2019d actually be willing to pay for the seller\u2019s home. If you were willing to pay more but didn\u2019t say so, you can\u2019t really fault the seller for choosing someone else\u2019s higher offer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, sellers will let buyers know that they\u2019ve got competing offers in an attempt to get a higher selling price. If you can afford to pay more and you think it\u2019s worth it, increasing your offer might help you close the deal. Just be careful here. Bidding wars can get ugly. At some point, <em>just a little bit more<\/em> becomes <em>just too much<\/em>. Be prepared to walk away if bidding goes up over what you are willing and able to pay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rejected Offer Reason #3: You Haven\u2019t Secured Financing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/morty-content-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/11\/katie-harp-pinterest-manager-1080607-unsplash-1-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"financing your offer\" class=\"wp-image-2425\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This one\u2019s pretty straightforward: most sellers are pretty interested in how you intend to pay for their home, should they sell it to you.&nbsp; If the seller agrees to sell to you, but you can\u2019t get financing, the seller has wasted their time. And that means most sellers will flat out reject offers that don\u2019t include information about how the buyer intends to finance the home purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to Deal: <\/strong>Unless you are sitting on a mountain of cash, you need to get pre-approved for a mortgage before you make an offer, period. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.morty.com\/get-started\/mortgage\">With Morty, getting pre-approved is easy and pretty painless.<\/a> You\u2019ll have a letter to show potential sellers that says you\u2019re a serious buyer with likely access to sufficient financing.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rejected Offer Reason #4: Sellers Are People, and People Have Feelings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/morty-content-production.s3.amazonaws.com\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shutterstock_546537448-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"sellers may be irrational\" class=\"wp-image-2041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.morty.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shutterstock_546537448-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.morty.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shutterstock_546537448-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.morty.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shutterstock_546537448-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.morty.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/shutterstock_546537448-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember: when you submit an offer on a house, you\u2019re asking a person to sell you their home. And people have lots of feelings about their homes. Sometimes, strong feelings cause sellers to behave irrationally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, perhaps you submitted a fair and reasonable offer based on the actual market conditions in your area, but the sellers have an overinflated sense of what their house should be worth. Maybe it took having an offer on the table for the seller to realize he wasn\u2019t ready to sell the home after all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to Deal: <\/strong>Some deals just aren\u2019t meant to be. If you are confident that your offer was fair and reasonable, and a seller rejects it anyway, there\u2019s really not much you can do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having your offer rejected by a seller is a bummer, but it&#8217;s not the end of the world \u2014 or the end of your home buying journey. Everyone&#8217;s home buying story is a little bit different. Take a deep breath, and remember that there are other <del>fish in the sea<\/del> homes on the market. 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