7 Things You Should Never Do When You're Negotiating a House Price

When I told my mom I was about to put an offer in on my first house, she nudged me to go $5,000 lower. My real estate agent, though, was well-versed in the hot Denver real estate market and disagreed with this strategy. "You'll lose this house if you bid below the listing price," my real estate agent firmly told me. Though it would have been nice to save that $5,000, I went with my agent's advice. And I'm glad I did, because Mom, in this case, didn't know best. Thanks to my real estate agent's a...