I didn't want to say anything before, but Dude and I put an offer in on The Charmer. We went back over last Saturday morning and looked at it again and Dude started to see all of the great things about that house. PLUS our realtor's husband met us over there and he apparently knows lots and lots about old houses (which that one is). He was able to tell Dude if something looked alright, how much stuff cost to fix, etc. You know - all of the stuff that Dude would need to know if we bought it while I would be spending my time skipping throughout my spacious new home, decorating and planning dinner parties. The Charmer is listed at a higher price than we're willing to spend, especially because it will need new windows this year and a new roof within the next five or so (plus lots of other little and not-so-little things like new kitchen cabinets because the current ones are U-G-L-Y). So we put in a lowball offer. One that we felt confident would receive a counter but not so low as to insult the seller.
Today at 5pm was the deadline for the response. And none came. Nothing. Our realtor said that she had about twenty calls with the seller's realtor today. I guess the couple selling the house had a big fight - the husband wanted to counter and the wife felt that they should hold firm on their price. So - against even their realtor's better judgement - they ultimately did nothing. Isn't that nuts? This house has been on the market since September 2008. They don't have a mortgage on it so they're not losing tons of money by having it sit there, but still! They obviously don't have lots of offers pouring in, either. Our offer was slightly more than 10% less than the asking price. They didn't even counter? That is just stupid, stupid, stupid.
And I'm sad, sad, sad. I wanted that dang-it house! It was a twenty-year house, you know? I could picture us being there for that long FOR SURE. I've been poring over house listings online this evening (while drinking a little wine, I admit) and there's not really anything new that I'm interested in. Yes, yes - something will come up. It's spring and the market may very well explode with bungalows over the coming weeks. We'll find a great place, I'm sure, but I wanted this one.
You know what sucks the most? Because I always get emotionally attached and then get disappointed, I thought that remaining cool about the whole thing would lessen my disappointment if we didn't get it. Well, it didn't. I didn't allow myself to feel all giddy-excited about that offer but I still felt the same level of BUMMED that I would've if I had. So next time I'm not going to check any emotions at the door. I will love that potential future home with wild abandon before it's mine. I will beg Dude to consider putting in a higher offer to make sure we get it even if that's not rational. I will obsess over it in a way that is most likely very unhealthy. But then if I end up disappointed, it will be justified.
3 comments:
Honky crying...you mean like a white girl? :)
Don't worry, an even better house will come along!
I meant like a big, ugly, snotty cry - but that shoe fits, too.....
Bungalow beware...make sure you end up in one with plenty of natural light! They tend to be darker than lighter.
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