Quote Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda View Post
Not really a tactic that has much pull when you are dealing through an intermediary who is likely to know all the tricks in the business. Not that it is much of a trick tbh
They want to sell the house ASAP to get their commission/stop having to send people over to do viewings. They therefore want you to offer as much as possible.

I said I had found another place that I'd offered on. They told the seller I was in negotiations on another property. The next day the seller reluctantly accepted.