Our invisible deadline for making a decision is about to approach and I am not confident we are going to make it. We are supposed to give our apartment leasing office 60 days notice if we are going to move out or go month-to-month.
We attempeted to make a lowball offer on a house in Skyland on Monday but it was already under contract. While I didn't think they would accept it anyway, it was another reminder that houses in our price range go so, so quick!
We saw a different house twice over the weekend and after thinking about it a couple of days decided to make an offer! We thought we had a very reasonable amount but the sellers countered and we still thought it was too high. Sad! It really is a fantastic house but we want to be smart about the money we are paying for this particular house! We did reach out with a counter to their counter so we will see if it works out!
If nothing else, we got a look at the offer letter process, which was new to us! Basically our real estate agent drew up the contracts with everyone's info and a very detailed day-by-day checklist/deadline calendar for inspections, title transfer, loan paperwork, etc to be completed. We got a look at the disclosures and the nitty-gritty house info. Our mortgage banker sent over our pre-approval and closing cost amount and we wrote a check for the earnest money!
So while we don't know the outcome yet, we feel like we're getting closer! Send us your good vibes for the original house to come through for us tomorrow. Otherwise, we will keep searching!
xoxo
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