Buying A Home
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Getting Frustrated

We have been looking for a home for more than six months. We haven't found anything worth putting an offer in. It seems like every home in our price range hasn't been updated since the 80's. Not to mention the structure of these homes are less than good. We could go to another location but we would be sacrificing location to DH's work and school districts.Has anyone been in this situation, and what did you do?

Re: Getting Frustrated

  • I felt that way a couple of months in.  Then one Sat out with a realtor I found the one!  Keep your chin up!
  • bebe11bebe11 member
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    We haven't been looking that long, but our problem is that there is NOTHING to even look at that is in our price range with how many bedrooms we need, and in a specific area close to my DD's school.
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  • SisugalSisugal member
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    Took us 8 months to find house #1 --- we did alot of renovations.

    Took us 4 years to find house #2 --- we did alot of renovations.

     

  • Hang in there.  It took us 11 months to find our house. During that time, we didn't even make an offer on any other home. I was beginning to think we'd never find a house or that we'd have to settle on something that didn't have all of our 'must haves'.  We got all of our 'must haves' and even a ton of things from our 'would like to have' list!  Your house is out there somewhere... it's just not for sale yet!
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  • When you have a very selective area, very specific "must haves", and a moderate budget, it's gonna take a while. It's taken us 18 months, and it was totally worth the wait and hassle. All I can say is, "Hang in there!" Don't compromise on structural quality and location. 
  • We started last fall, saw several great houses, but weren't ready to buy. We started looking again in March, and it seemed like EVERYTHING we saw was outdated. Finally, at the very beginning of May, we found the perfect home and are hoping to close by the end of June.

    Something will come along, you just have to keep looking. Also, I would suggest looking at houses slightly above your price range, and then keeping an eye on them to see if the sellers reduce the price over time. That way, if your dream house suddenly drops into your price range, you can quickly jump on it before other buyers in your range make offers. That is what happened with our house. It was overpriced to begin with, and ended up sitting on the market for several months. As soon as it dropped into our range, we made our move.

     Also, I really like your screen name! 

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