Deposit to seller - pay or withhold?

Why is it bad if the seller needs money? Isn’t that the main reason for a sale?

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I would ask: Why does the seller want that? ...

I’m telling you: you have to talk about it.
You are not immediately an enemy just because you expect money in a house purchase, just as a construction company is not inherently evil.

There are reasons that are not necessarily obvious to someone who thinks in a standard way.
Let’s say it has tax reasons – it can affect both parties. Some buyers can pay in cash but have term deposits they can only access in a year.

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Why is it bad if the seller needs money? Isn't that the main reason for a sale?

The main reason for the sale should be that he no longer needs the item. Maybe the concern is unfounded in a house sale, since a priority notice will surely be registered and then the house actually(?) cannot be sold within the eight months.

Put differently: Someone is in desperate financial straits and offers their car for sale, a 10% down payment immediately, the car will be handed over in half a year upon payment of the remaining amount. Sensible? I admit, not everything that limps is a comparison... But the risk remains, if something happens to the house, the down payment is lost in the worst case.

ypg is right, ask questions, find out motives, explain your own concerns, get reasonable advice, find a middle ground...

... or he has to make a down payment himself...
He will no longer need the property house, but a habitable alternative.

I wouldn't pay a cent in advance ..not a single cent ...there are enough reputable offers ...reject it

I see vast differences between [Immobilie] and [Auto]. For example, in mobility...