It makes no difference. Sellers almost always stop listening when they hear that their home is overpriced. Their first reaction is to defend the selling price, as exorbitant as it may be. The agents will certainly try to strike a deal. With a lowball offer, you have no power if you have offended or upset the seller.
Negotiations usually cease.
Or else the seller will think that you cannot afford the home and will tell you to go elsewhere. For these reasons, the odds favor a buyer shunning lowball offers and a seller not overpricing a home. Games Real Estate Agents Play is adapted from the consumer handbook of the same name. To subscribe to this feature, click here.