How to Make the Right Offer When You’ve Found the Right Property

What is the correct way to submit an offer once you’ve found the right property? A practical guide explaining when to act immediately, when not to negotiate, and why decisive buyers win the best deals. In real estate, good opportunities are rarely lost because they are overpriced. They are lost because someone hesitated when they should have acted. Making the right offer is not about tactics, pressure, or endless negotiation. It is about clarity, preparation, and decisiveness.

REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTBUYING PROPERTY IN GREECE

Christos Boubalos - poli.gr

12/23/2025

Step 1: Confirm the property fits your core requirements

Before price is even discussed, the first question is simple:

Does this property truly match what I am looking for?

You evaluate:

  • location and micro-location,

  • size and layout,

  • natural light and orientation,

  • condition and build quality,

  • long-term usability or rental potential.

If the property does not meet your real needs,
you do not proceed — regardless of price.

Price does not correct the wrong choice.

Step 2: Confirm the price is within realistic market range

Once the property passes the quality test, the second question follows:

Is the asking price realistic for the current market?

Not whether it is a “bargain,”
not whether it is “a little negotiable,”
but whether it is defensible and aligned with comparable properties.

If the price:

  • reflects market reality,

  • matches the property’s quality and location,

  • is not inflated beyond justification,

then you have a green light.

When both conditions are met — the correct move is to act immediately

This is where most buyers make their biggest mistake.

When:

  1. the property fits your needs, and

  2. the price is realistic,

there is no strategic advantage in waiting.

The smart buyer:

  • does not submit a lower offer “just to try,”

  • does not delay for emotional reassurance,

  • does not wait for something marginally better.

They buy.

Why negotiating lower makes no sense when the price is right

Insisting on a lower offer out of habit:

  • is not strategy,

  • is usually hesitation disguised as discipline.

For well-priced properties with real demand:

  • lower offers are often rejected,

  • momentum is lost,

  • another buyer steps in.

The best properties rarely sit idle waiting for hesitation.

How good properties are actually lost

The pattern is familiar:

  • “Let’s think about it.”

  • “Let’s see a few more.”

  • “Let’s try a slightly lower offer first.”

Then:

“The property has been sold.”

Not to someone wealthier —
but to someone more decisive.

A strong offer is clear, clean, and serious

The right offer:

  • is made promptly,

  • is straightforward,

  • signals intent to proceed.

It does not require:

  • excessive conditions,

  • complex explanations,

  • unnecessary delays.

Sellers quickly recognize:

who is serious — and who is only exploring.

Smart buyers don’t hesitate — they prepare earlier

Good decisions are not made at the moment of the offer.
They are made beforehand, through proper filtering.

When the right property appears:

  • the decision feels calm,

  • the action is immediate,

  • the offer is confident.

This is how strong buyers consistently secure good assets.

The professional advisory perspective

At Poli Real Estate, buyers are guided using exactly this logic:

  • filter correctly from the start,

  • understand real market pricing,

  • recognize the moment to act.

Not impulsiveness —
but decisiveness backed by clarity.

Conclusion

The right way to make an offer is straightforward:

  • If the property does not fit your needs → walk away.

  • If it fits, but the price is not realistic → negotiate or exit.

  • If it fits and the price is right → act immediately.

Smart buyers do not hesitate when everything aligns. They understand that real opportunities do not wait — and decisive action is what secures them.