Yes There Are Multiple Offers Now and Then

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And yes there are multiple offers in our community when the property is really special and in demand.
I cannot say much yet but we did have three offers from three gracious agents whose clients all were passionate about their offers and reasons for wanting to buy this unusual and truly special unit at 1519 Oxford Street in one only five elevator buildings in North Berkeley. Please correct me if you know of a sixth.
 
It is always exciting to hear offers especially when there is competition and you know that there is going to be a gold coin buried somewhere in one of the offers.When I put a listing package together I always ask my sellers to write a letter telling prospective buyers about their home and why they liked living there to give the buyer a personal feeling for the home beyond the views and the staging, ( you can read this seller's exceptional one on my website-- there is a link to it there). And I always have my buyers write letters when they are making offers to tell the seller about themselves so that they seller will at least have a notion of who they might be passing their home on to, and at best will fall madly in love with with my buyers and feel that they must sell to them above all others.
 
Over the years I have found that while many buyers do not bother or care to tell the sellers about themselves  others write wonderful, thoughtful  letters. I believe that I could write a book, ( if time permitted and I had a muse, but then I would probably be painting) adding my own details based upon what I have learned about all of the interesting people who have submitted offers.
 
My sellers and I have always enjoyed knowing about the people who have sent letters with their offers in pursuit of one home or another. It is a truly fastening business learning about all of these people. And sometimes it really does help the sellers to make a decision. Sellers cannot decide on the basis on race, race, religion or gender or other prejudicial factors and no photos are allowed with the letter but sometimes when a seller feels a kinship with a potential buyer and there are two offers that are very similar, the one with the letter that "speaks to the seller" gets the nod, or at least the counter.