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Would you let your spouse put an offer in...
...without you seeing the house first?
This question was inspired by my recent conversation with my husband that will be looking at a house tonight with our realtor without me since I have to work 
The house just went on the market yesterday, but the really good ones in our area go off the market in less than 24 hours....
He asked if he could place an offer if he loved it and thought it would go before tomorrow night. I said yes, but my parents are going to represent me since it's close to their house. Do you HAVE to see the house first?? Thoughts? This is my first time not seeing one, so I'm really nervous!
Re: Would you let your spouse put an offer in...
When we were searching I went out with our realtor during my days off alone but any houses that I liked or thought we might offer on, I made sure that DH saw first. I'm kind of a control freak so it would be very hard for me give H the okay to offer on a house without me seeing it. It's good that your parents will be there to represent you though.
Would it be possible for you to go and see the house early, early tomorrow if your H likes it and thinks it might be the one?
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I would not but I like control and we're not in a market where you have to jump on any homes you like.
Our buyers did do this. The husband was here for work and saw the home a few times. The wife actually never saw it until after they closed. It was a weird situation and they were out of town during closing. In their offer they wanted to close ASAP but not take possession for a few weeks. I remember they did schedule a time for the wife to come see the house between closing and is moving out. I would not hav trusted my husband that much!
I was in a pretty unique situation being that my H was off in training when I bought our house and sold our other house, but he didn't see it until after I had closed
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Normally, I wouldn't recommend that, but it has worked out well for us and we don't regret it at all. I would recommend he not put in an offer until you've been able to see it too.
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I don't think I could have DH do it without me seeing it... I'm too picky and there are a lot of things he just wouldn't think to check for like how much cabinet space in bathrooms, is there a linen closet, etc. Plus I need to see the space to see how we could configure it to work for us (Is there a place we could use for an office and a spot for a play room even if it's not a dedicated room.) The current place we are buying has a loft with a small nook in it that is perfect for a desk and solves our office issue. That's something DH might not think about.
I might have DH go and then if he felt it was great I would do whatever I needed to to get there. A house is a HUGE purchase and I can't see buying something that big without getting to see it. If for some reason I absolutely couldn't get there, I would want DH to take very detailed pics and/or video so I could get a good idea of the space.
As others said, if it was a situation where I REALLY couldn't (like those who are relocating and hours apart), I'd trust my DH's judgement.
But by and large- it's a HUGE purchase to make w/o both of you seeing it and being sure you like it.
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Thanks! My husband put an offer in last night, but my entire family was there too and they really liked it... a lot of potential
From what I hear, it's very plain jane so we can do a lot to it too make it exactly how we want it... it's a foreclosure.
Apparently there were 2 other couples there in the small time frame my family was touring too and there were about 5-6 drive-bys according to my family, so we wanted to get our names in tonight, just in case. Our realtor said if we do get an accepted offer before I see it, we have up to 7 days to retract our offer with no penalty. I'm going to go tonight (unless we hear bad news beforehand). I'm excited!
I personally would not. There have been so many instances when I have liked a house online and it looked/felt completely different in person.
And while I trust my DH's judgment, we have also disagreed a couple of times on homes we've looked at.