Positioning Your Home to Attract Strong Interest and Competitive Bids
So everybody wants to know How to Sell Your Home and Get Multiple Offers? Every home seller has the potential to get multiple offers, however, unless it’s handled properly it doesn’t always happen. It’s important to work with an experienced agent that has a Multiple Offer Strategy!
An agent that has a Multiple Offer Strategy knows how to attract the most qualified, motivated and able buyers. They have the experience to help you navigate the nuances of effectively dealing with multiple offer situations.
Now let’s take a look at our basic outline of our Multiple Offer Strategy!
A Case Study
We recently sold this beautiful home below in 3 days on the market! The first day it was on the market it had 3 showings, which produced 2 offers. The second day on the market, we had eight more showings that produced 2 more offers. On the third day on the market we held and open house. At that open house we had approximately 45 visitors and the day produced 3 more offers. After the open house, the seller and I reviewed the offers and picked the one that he deemed to be the best and most secure contract. Done!
A Multiple Offer Strategy
Planning and preparation to get multiple offers!
- Have us come out and meet with you early. This is critical.
- Ultimately, we’d like to have a few days before your home actually hits the market to help you prepare your home to make a big splash when it hits the market.
- Once you decide to work with us…we’ll come out and make numerous staging and preparation suggestions. This is so your home has the best chance to receive the highest and best offers possible. Having sold hundreds of homes in the past 35 years our suggestions are based on years of experience!
- We have our pro’s come in and take great photos so we can prepare the virtual tour and visuals, so they are ready on day 1.
Then we get busy!
- The prep work begins
- We edit the photo’s
- Then write the property descriptions
- We prepare the Virtual Tour
- Then Build and create the in-home visuals. This includes The Property Information Sheet and our Home Book
- We build the ads for online local and global exposure
- Then our team creates your home own Landing Page/Web Site
- Your job in the preparation phase is simple.
- Keep the home clean and fresh
- Execute on the suggestions we give you on preparing your home.
- Then our job is to execute our Marketing Plan and Sell the Home!
Hitting the market to get multiple offers!
- Position the property in the market for success!
- Attract the right buyers that are ready, willing and able to buy now!
- Implement our “First Look” open house inviting the neighbors and our data base!
- Handling the conversations with skill and expertise while encouraging buyers to make best offers they can.
Handling the negotiations
- We go the extra mile to get the most, highest and best offers possible
- Unlike some other agents we don’t take the path of least resistance! We work it until the end, making sure we have exhausted every opportunity to make our clients the most money possible!
- Having handled hundreds of transactions we know how to make sure the contract you select is the most solid and safe moving forward. Sometimes real estate can be like a game of chess and we know the moves and can see “red flags” before they become problems!
- Whether it’s two offers or 14, we work it until we get the strongest and best acceptable offer that you choose.
Inspections
- Over the years we have learned how to control the expectations of the buyers and their agents in multiple offer situations, so we get the best results for our clients during the inspection process.
- Having built, renovated and flipped many homes we know construction and can understand the dynamics of an home inspection better than most agents.
- We understand the dynamics and the nuances of the multiple offer situation so well, we can virtually predict how people will respond to the multitude of situations they encounter during the multiple offer sale process.
Closing the Sale
- We will walk you through the entire process from start to finish. One step at a time from listing to close.
- And…if you need to buy another home, we have a great strategy for that too!
So, if you’re looking to hire the best possible real estate professional to sell your home in this market we need to talk! Don’t make the mistake of hiring someone that doesn’t personally have multiple years of experience handling lots of multiple offer situations. And…make sure they have and can articulate their Multiple Offer Strategy!
The bottom-line we’ve done this many times over the course of many years. If your expectations are high and you want to be comfortable and confident that when you hire us…you’re hiring a team that will deliver on the promises they make.
Frequently Asked Questions About Multiple Offers
Every home has the potential to receive multiple offers, but it depends on preparation, positioning, pricing, and how the sale is handled. Without a clear strategy, multiple offers often never materialize.
A Multiple Offer Strategy is a deliberate plan designed to attract the most qualified, motivated, and able buyers—then guide them toward submitting their strongest and best offers.
Preparation is critical. Homes that are staged, photographed, and marketed correctly before hitting the market are far more likely to generate strong early buyer interest and competing offers.
Early activity creates momentum. Strong showing activity in the first few days signals demand, encourages urgency, and often leads buyers to act decisively rather than wait.
When used strategically, yes. A well-timed “First Look” or open house can create energy, competition, and confidence among buyers—especially when combined with strong online exposure.
Not necessarily. Price, financing strength, contingencies, timelines, and buyer motivation all matter. The best offer is the one that is both strong and secure.
Expectations must be managed carefully. Experience matters during inspections, as knowing how buyers typically respond helps protect the seller’s position and keep deals together.
Multiple-offer situations involve timing, psychology, negotiation, and risk assessment. Agents with deep experience can identify red flags early and guide sellers toward safer outcomes.
The process continues step by step through inspections, negotiations, and closing. Strong oversight ensures the selected contract stays on track all the way to the finish line.
Yes. A clear plan can be created to coordinate the sale and purchase so timing, financing, and transitions are handled smoothly.
If your expectations are high, your strategy should be too.
Authors
Bill Byrd and Waverly Byrd bring deep real estate expertise to clients throughout the Charleston area, drawing on years of hands-on experience with residential sales, investment property, relocation, and local market strategy. Their guidance is grounded in market knowledge, careful analysis, and a commitment to helping clients make well-informed real estate decisions.
As a father-and-daughter team, they work collaboratively on every transaction, combining experience, perspective, and consistent communication. Clients benefit from a coordinated approach that emphasizes preparation, clarity, and thoughtful execution at each stage of the buying or selling process across the Lowcountry.