Well, a long response is better than a quick rejection.
I remember when we saw this house. It didn't particularly appeal to me, but I knew it had a nice layout and location for resale. We saw the house on Wednesday, brought my Mom to see it on Thursday. It was FSBO (For Sale By Owner) at $59,900, including a $1,000 carpet allowance. I called him Thursday night and:
How do you feel about $56,000?
Well, I'd really like $59,000. There's someone else interested in it, but they're trying to pay hard-ball with me.
Well, how about taking the carpet allowance off and selling it for $57,000? That's where I'd really like to be.
Okay. That was my final figure too.
(Yeah, I know 59 - 1 doesn't equal 57, but we were happy with it.
He left the FSBO sign up until the act of sale and had over 100 inquiries. I think he regretted his quick yes.