What to Do If Your Home Offer Is Rejected

What to Do If Your Home Offer Is Rejected in Tehachapi, CA

Buying a home in Tehachapi is exciting. It also gets personal fast. So when your offer gets rejected, it stings. Here’s the truth. This happens all the time. It does not mean you lost. It means we adjust and move smarter on the next play.

1. Get the real reason your offer was rejected
   The only way to get better is to get facts.

Common reasons:

• Price was not strong enough

• Another offer had cleaner terms

• Too many contingencies

• Timeline did not match what the seller wanted

• Financing type or down payment strength was weaker than the competition

What I do next:

• I call the listing agent and ask direct questions

• I push for specific feedback, not vague answers

• I find out what mattered most to the seller, price, terms, timing, or certainty

2. Rework your offer strategy, not your confidence
   Once we know why, we fix it.

We look at:

• Price: Are we in the real range based on recent comps, not feelings

• Terms: Are we asking for credits, repairs, or extras that make the offer messy

• Risk: Does the seller think your deal has a chance of falling apart

• Competition: Are we up against cash, conventional, or multiple offers

My job is to show you the market truth and help you write an offer that wins without you overpaying.

3. If you still want the house, we sharpen and resubmit
   Sometimes the first offer is the opener. The second offer is the closer.

Depending on the feedback, we might:

• Improve price within your comfort zone

• Clean up contingencies where it makes sense

• Tighten deadlines so the seller feels certainty

• Match the seller’s preferred closing date or possession needs

• Make the offer simple to accept and easy to close

4. Put in a backup offer if the home is worth it
   Escrows fail. It happens.

Common reasons:

• Buyer financing falls apart

• Inspection issues blow up the deal

• Appraisal comes in low

• Buyer gets cold feet

A backup offer puts you next in line. No new bidding war. No chaos. You are positioned.

5. Expand the search without lowering your standards
   If that house is gone, we use the rejection to get sharper.

We can:

• Target different pockets of Tehachapi that fit your lifestyle and budget

• Adjust the feature list so you stop losing to stronger offers

• Watch for homes that are overpriced and ready for a strong clean offer

• Consider homes that need light work if that gives you less competition

Tehachapi has range. In-town. Rural. Larger lots. Views. Four seasons. We do not get stuck on one house.

6. Stay focused. Rejection is data. Data helps you win.
   A rejected offer teaches us:

• What sellers in Tehachapi are prioritizing right now

• What terms are getting accepted

• How to position you as the sure thing

If you want help writing your next offer so it hits harder and gets taken seriously, call or text me.

Scott Miller
Epique Realty
DRE 02152150
760-264-3501
scottmiller@epique.me
www.homeswithscottkmiller.com