Seattle real estate has turned interesting. 

 Seattle sellers can definitely sell their houses, but this is a buyer's market now - the first one Seattle has seen in a while and some things have changed.

When you get an offer from a preapproved buyer, please do take some time, but make sure that you can get to a Kinkos and give the buyers the respect they deserve for choosing your house over others by responding to their offer as soon as possible. Time IS of the essence. Go ahead and have your agent call the lender and make sure that the buyers are strong, but don't pick apart how strong they are or what program they are going to go with.  This is the lender's job, and let's face it:  The lenders that are left are usually going to be credible because they have survived the lender fall out.  You can also really rest assured that the lender is going to be able to close the deal if it is a lender that the selling agent has worked with for a long time. I certainly don't waste my time with buyers that can't close. 

Go ahead and negotiate, but also know that you are one of the chosen who has received an offer on their property in a market where inventory is up.

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