We've been actively house hunting lately (no more obsessively pouring over the MLS listings for me. I actually get to walk through the places now!). We've been making Jeanne, our amazing realtor drive to Davis county, from Nephi on a regular basis (sorry Jeanne!). We thought we had found the house for us- the listing Realtor made it sound like the owners were desperate to get rid of it. Nick and I made a reasonable offer, and were waiting with baited breath to see if we would soon be home owners. The counter offer came back, and the sellers didn't drop the price a dime; as well as they asked for FIVE TIMES the amount we had put down as earnest money; AND they gave us four hours to respond. HUH?! What happened to the people who were desperate to get rid of their house? Their Realtor then tells our Realtor that the sellers have someone who wants to lease the property. It was a lot more "back and forth" than this- and Nick and I were so frustrated with it, by the time the counter offer came in that we just rejected their counter; and figured we'd start back at square one. The icing on the cake was that after we rejected the offer the listing Realtor calls our Realtor again, and says the Lease deal might not go through; and that if we wanted to think about it and make another offer in a day or two the sellers would probably be willing to take 10-15K less than their asking price. GAH! Forget it! We've moved on already. I am sure everyone has experienced home buying frustration and anxiety. I know we'll make it through; it's just so exhausting.
Off on another tangent... Nick has a facebook account (too funny that he "caved" before I did). I am thinking that since he can now post all of his dumb XBOX stuff on his facebook page; I can get rid of the XBOX stuff that he has littered on this blog! And maybe I can pay homage to BYU, rather than DUKE (even though I do like Duke. I am a true cougar fan!).
Speaking of XBOX and BYU... I left the house for a few minutes the other day, when Nick and his brother were playing XBOX and when I returned this is what I saw:
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now I really want this house, but you're more in the market than me:0( you may thank me later:)
Reading this post made me feel SO frustrated for you! I hope it's all uphill for you guys from here, keep us posted, despite the frustrations I love the whole house thing!
Congrats and good luck! I hate house hunting. I will stay here forever if it means I don't have to look at a million homes. I remember our first house hunt, in Vegas, we were turned down so many times. But once I found our house, there was no way I was going to loose it. I just found out our Vegas home is on the market again. Seeing the pictures of it online brought back a flood of emotions. I want to buy it! David of course thinks I'm crazy... which I am!
I hope the house you put a different bid in on works out for you!! I love having you close, so does Lance, as long as Reagan doesn't touch him! :)
Poor little baby. Why that hat?
Good luck with the house stuff. It's crazy, I know.
I told you that the counter offer would be crap. It's the silly/stupid game that Realtors like to play since both of them (buying and selling agent) have ZERO benefit to you paying a lower amount. Talking to the real owners/sellers where possible always results in less time wasted.
Be grateful that your Realtor didn't launch into:
"it's still a good value even at listing price"
"you're monthly payment wouldn't be that much different"
"if you really like the home/neighborhood/commute you should consider the offer"
and other such "gems" (can you tell I'm not a fan of Realtors?) :-)
Always remember that's there's never been a better time to buy or sell a house! ha ha :-P
Good luck!
Just remember to stick to your guns! Only you and Nick know what you want and you will find the right thing when the time is right.
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