June 19th, 2013:

I am having trouble working with agents in this market because I like to make really low-ball offers and then the agents stop working with me. Shouldn’t they be willing to help me get a good deal?

This is not a buyer’s market anymore. Any properly priced property here will sell within a fairly quick time period. If you are only offering 50% of fair market value on listed properties, your odds of success are slim to none. Knowing this, most agents will be reluctant to process dozens of offers for you that they know will never come to fruition.

You should consider hiring a fee-based buyer’s agent to represent you. Under such an arrangement, the buyer’s agent could agree to accept a fee from you up front, thus eliminating the reluctance to go to bat for you otherwise.

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