Multiple offers

When a Raleigh, NC seller receives multiple offers, the highest purchase price is not always the strongest offer. Sellers should evaluate six variables in every competing offer: price, due diligence fee, financing type, earnest money amount, appraisal gap coverage, and closing timeline. North Carolina’s non-refundable due diligence fee makes the evaluation of competing offers different from most states, because a higher DD fee signals buyer commitment in a way that purchase price alone does not.