Answer
How do you decide which buyer's offer to accept?
Five factors: price, earnest money (1–3% is standard; hard day-one signals strength), financing contingency length, due-diligence period (21–30 days is typical), and the buyer's last three closings. A retrade-prone buyer at $5.1M nets less than a clean buyer at $4.95M. We underwrite the buyer as hard as the buyer underwrites the deal.
Why price alone loses
The highest offer often comes from the least experienced buyer who retrades hardest in due diligence. We verify closing history, POF, and lender letters before recommending a buyer to a seller.
The scorecard
We build a written scorecard across price, terms, and buyer credibility for every offer round. Sellers see it before making the call.
Local context
This answer reflects how deals actually trade in Cameron Samimi's core coverage area: the South Bay (Torrance, Redondo Beach, Hawthorne, Lawndale, Gardena, El Segundo), Long Beach (Alamitos Beach, Belmont Heights, Wrigley, Bixby Knolls, Downtown), and Westside LA. Pricing, rent regulation, and buyer depth differ materially between these submarkets — verify the specifics for your property before acting.
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