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I've seen it dozens of times over the years. Our market is a vacation/resort/second home market, and everyone's from somewhere else. I have had seller clients for a decade and longer that I've never met in person. Technology allows us to see remotely what we aren't seeing in person. Having said all that I heartily discourage people from tying up property that they have not viewed, and I don't like to receive offers where the property has not been toured or walked. I can't see through their eyes and it might look fine to me but it may not to them. I've never had anyone unsatisfied who bought sight unseen, which I think is pure luck.
I have, however received offers from agents subject to physical viewing and then when they view the property they try to renegotiate the contract. That's why I discourage it.
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Frank Rubi
Metairie, LA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Brenda Mayette
Glenville, NY
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
1,546,224
My answer is going to be skewed since I work with investors. Personally, I've bought three homes without seeing them until mid-way through escrow. Over the last 10 years that I've been working with my investors, they've bought about 95% of their homes without ever being able to do more than drive by them. That's the joys of foreclosures. No access, nothing beyond a cursory investigation and a drive by. Then you usually have to evict, get at least two to three roll-off bins to trash out the place and that's after you spend months evicting whomever is in there.
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Frank Rubi
Metairie, LA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
8,236,758
I have purchased many homes at foreclosure auctions with no opportunity to enter the properties. It is risky.
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Frank Rubi
Metairie, LA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
3,447,516
That is not allowed on my listings. I have in writing, from the sellers. I will leave it at that.
There are a few investors that write offers on all of my listings. They do not care. The offers are generally low, the most recent was over $200K lower than other offers.
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
878,841
I don't know the percentage but I had it successfully happen... The buyers had been in the house at a Christmas party before so they weren't totally unfamiliar with it. At a recent closing for a listing, I learned that one of the two buyers saw it and the other didn't. Luckily he loved it. During multiple offers, I know that if we know someone has not physically been there, it moves down the list of preferred options. I encourage buyers to start their journey when they can be physically present for it. Fun topic!
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
2,872,461
I have seen listings where they specifically state: NO BLIND OFFERS which compliments your point
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
5,558,746
Only once in. mu career did I have a buyer execute a contract without setting foot in the house but I was retired before COVID.
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
944,471
Pre-Covid, I had about 2 people do that in 14 years. I also bought a house in another state without seeing it.
I can't even remember how many people I had buy sight unseen during the Pandemic but 47% seems to be a little high. They're probably including investors in that number.
I have had very few buy sight unseen in the past year.
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
1,314,053
I have never witnessed this, how many buyers does cnbc report have buyers remorse?
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
6,765,600
We have sold a few to out of state buyers, involves a lot of one on one virtual tours and inspections by professionals.
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
426,317
It was super rare in our market.
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
3,223,607
written those kinds of offers three times, it closed once. It's super rare. I have done a lot of virtual first time showings for out of state clients though, but they always come see it.
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME
1,478,416
I have not had the experience personally and I have no idea what the percentage is.
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Andrew Mooers | 207.53...
Houlton, ME