Investor/Agent Question: Success Offering 30–40% Below MLS Asking?

[Ryan Spath]

Hey everyone, quick question for my fellow investors and agents out there —

I was recently networking with some other agents not in my market and came across a couple who are actively offering 30–40% below market value on MLS listings.
Surprisingly, they’ve been having some success getting responses and even a few accepted deals.

It got me thinking —
Have any of you tried this strategy in your market?

• Are sellers actually entertaining these lower offers where you are?
• Does it seem to work better with certain types of properties (distressed, long days on market, etc.)?
• Any tips on making these low offers more likely to get a response?

Would love to hear if anyone’s had experience — good or bad — with this approach recently!