Ugh. House hunting sucks.

Novemberrocks · July 2010

So we finally found a house we love. Problem number one - it went on the market last week. Problem number two - there's apparently already an offer. I'm so depressed about this.

CaliopeSpidrman · July 2010

So put in an offer, silly lady!

cmc714 · July 2010

Yes, put in an offer! Our house was on the market for 2 days and we were one of 3 offers. You never know!

Vinny2008 · July 2010

I concur with Cali. Throw out your "strategy." I don't understand letting a house that you feel something for, fall away because you want to wait and low ball. If you feel it is your house, go in there and take it (and compete with the other offers).

However, you know that this is me coming from my seller's perspective. It would kill me to know that somebody out there loves my place, feels like it could be their home, and they are just waiting for a few months to come in with the kill.

We have seen several houses that we love, but can't do a damn thing about it. I really want to tell the owners how much we like their place and how we can see ourselves building our lives around this place they once called home, but we can't.

Novemberrocks · July 2010

Oh, I know. We will, but we want to try to be as rational about this as possible. We know what our initial offer was going to be, but now it's just so much more complicated (unless they actually give us some indication of what number we need to beat). We also have to figure out how high we can go for this house, and how much it is worth to us.

wingedbride · July 2010

throw in an offer with a picture of miles attached with a note "you don't want me to be homeless, do you?" he should be crying preferably.

CaliopeSpidrman · July 2010

It's impossible not to get too emotionally attached, but if you come forth with your best possible offer right off the bat (since it's already getting an offer within a week of being on the market, I'd say it's priced right already) and get beaten out by someone willing to pay more, just try to tell yourselves that the other people overpaid.

I *think* you can submit a Price Is Right style offer where you say you'll pay $X amount over whatever their top offer is (up to a certain number). That might ensure you a win.

cmc714 · July 2010

Novemberrocks:
Oh, I know. We will, but we want to try to be as rational about this as possible. We know what our initial offer was going to be, but now it's just so much more complicated (unless they actually give us some indication of what number we need to beat). We also have to figure out how high we can go for this house, and how much it is worth to us.

It's hard in a situation like this. We went into with the attitude of we'll offer what we can and let the chips fall where they may. It's hard to do once you've fallen in love with a place.

.MrsBailey. · July 2010

We looked at tons of house and bid on 8 before we finally were the winning bid. Looking back now I know we got the right one. I was in love with a lot of those houses but knew that everytime we didn't win the bid it wasn;t meant to be.

We had a price that we would not go over for any house and once bidding got there we had to give up. It was rough but worth it in the end.

Temp893353375007415 · July 2010

I am with Bailey and CMC-- bid on in and if it doesn't happen, it was not meant to be. We bid on 6 houses, one that I was so in love with (still drive by it every day). It didn't happen but I really love the place we got. We will be here for years, and I cannot imagine not being here.

Novemberrocks · July 2010

Yeah, our realtor reiterated what we know is true - you never know what is in a seller's head and the highest offer may not be the one that is accepted. We've got a lot going for us - pretty decent down payment, no house to sell, flexibility with closing date (we rent month to month) - hopefully these factors would help us in the end.

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