Helpful Information for Buyers about Multiple Offers

After you have decided to buy your own house and have chosen among the available Scottsdale homes for sale, you now have to prepare a purchase offer to present to the seller. This is a very crucial stage as your offer may be the deciding factor whether you'll successfully get the house you want or not. The situation can even be more complicated if there are many buyers competing for the same home. Because of this, it is important to have a carefully planned strategy to be able to get the acceptance of the seller who has to deal with multiple offers. The following are some information that can help you make a plan to deal with this kind of situation:

- When a seller gets a lot of offers from buyers, there are many possible ways he can deal with them: he may accept the highest purchase offer; he may notify all the likely buyers that there's already an offer that is being taken into consideration; he may give a counter offer to a buyer while putting the others on hold while he waits for the answer; or he can just reject all the offers and only give a counter offer to one buyer.

- It is normal for listing agents to advise and suggest to the seller, but the seller makes the final decision about the purchase offers.

- There are benefits, as well as drawbacks, in every strategy in negotiating with numerous offers. For instance, if you give a low purchase offer, it's possible that you wind up purchasing the house below the price listed, which is good, but there's also a possibility that your offer gets rejected and a higher one gets accepted. On the contrary, if you present an offer that is the same as the list price, you might end up paying for the house more than what the seller might have anticipated. In certain instances, many buyers compete for the acceptance of the seller; all of them presenting full price offers. Because of this, it would be wise to plan very carefully so as to not make an error.

- Real estate agents generally give assistance to their clients when it comes to the home buying process. They give explanations about the pros and cons of the various strategies you may employ and even gives suggestion. Making the decision, however, is still up to you.

- Generally, purchase offers aren't really confidential. Sellers may tell buyers if there's an offer being considered; some make the details known to other buyers, hoping to persuade them to give a better purchase offer. Sometimes, sellers ask their agents, on their behalf, to reveal an offer to buyers.

- The listing brokers and real estate agents are both compelled to obey lawful and principled instructions from their clients. Revealing the terms and conditions of an offer is not illegal, but it may have some limitations in certain circumstances.

- There's a possibility of making your purchase offer classified. Make sure to talk to your agent about this matter. Moreover, you may create a confidentiality agreement with a seller before both parties start negotiations.

- Since your agent has some clients other than you, there's a possibility that one or even more of them have taken an interest to the same house as you do. If this happens, you should ask your real estate agent how he will deal with this kind of situation.

- Your real estate agent normally gives you advices; these are often based on his earlier experiences so there is really no assurance on how a seller will take action in a particular situation.

The process of buying a property in Scottsdale real estate is really difficult. For this reason, it is essential to be aware of any information you can learn in regards to home buying, specifically about negotiating with sellers who have multiple offers.

The Landings St Lucia Offers All Inclusive Holidays With New Food And Beverage Packages

The Landings, one of the most luxurious resorts in St Lucia and the Caribbean, has a new offering for travellers planning St Lucia holidays this winter season. The prestigious resort has just introduced a brand new all inclusive package under the name of Landings All-Inclusive Food & Beverage Package which will be available at only US7 per person (inclusive of all taxes and service) and which will provide unlimited culinary options to make guests' holidays at the resort an over-indulgent experience.

For guests seeking an all-inclusive meal package, the new package will allow guest to have breakfast, lunch and dinner at any of the resort's restaurants or bars. And that's not all, The Landings St Lucia has gone the extra mile to ensure total guest satisfaction with their meals in case they're not satisfied by the choice provided onsite as should a guest choose to dine off property for dinner, a resort credit will be issued for the guests' use during their stay.

The resort also offers a Rent the Chef programme for a small additional fee where one of their private Chefs cook for guests in the privacy of their fully equipped Villas.

If planning to spend the Christmas holidays in St Lucia, at The Landings guests can indulge in a lovingly prepared Christmas Eve dinner at The Beach Club Restaurant where they can sample smoked turkey supreme, shrimp bisque, succulent Caribbean roasted ham andsalmon cooked to perfection just to name a few of the choices - and all while sipping on their favourite wine.

Greet the New Year in high spirits by tickling your taste buds at our lavish News Year's Eve Buffet spread, followed by dancing under the stars till the early hours of the morning.

To finish it off, guests enjoying holidays in St Lucia at the resort during New Year will also get to experience a tasteful and flavourful brunch with the whole family on New Year's Day. The Landings St. Lucia An Experience of a Lifetime where luxury and class need not be expensive.

Each of the resort's suites is designed in either traditional or contemporary Caribbean style. Traditional suites blend European and Caribbean colonial decor with Italian porcelain tile, kitchens highlighted with Tuscan-stone mosaics, traditional West Indian colonial furniture, and antique and bamboo accents. Contemporary suites bring the freshness of the Caribbean indoors with aqua, teal and sky-blue accents, hand-rubbed paint finishes, rattan, mahogany and smoothly honed marble.

Ideal for families, each suite ranges in size from 900 to 2,300 square feet and offers a fully-equipped, high-end kitchen. A variety of kid-friendly amenities are available, including a "Creole Kids" cooking class with cooking demos to highlight recipes that encourage kids to cook with their parents. Families can enjoy activities including swimming at the beach or pool, golfing at the nearby St. Lucian Golf & Country Club or exploring the island's many sites such as the Piton mountains, nearby Pigeon Island or old plantations and botanical gardens.