Who knew that buying a house was going to be so complicated. Six bids later, competitive bids at that, and still no house. And we have bidded on two homes twice. Sheesh! I'm leaning on faith to believe we just haven't found the right house. But it still has me wondering - will we ever find the right home?
We started our search a year ago. We did our homework - attended workshops, created our needs list, and decided on a location. Not to mention we have saved and saved for our quest of the American dream. Any extras left over at the end of the month are applied to the "Dream Home" fund as well call it.
According to Zillow's blog article, 4 Real Estate Trends for Summer 2013 - bidding wars are starting to become routine in certain areas, given the small amount of homes for sales. Really?!?!? No wonder we are spinning our wheels and meeting the competition at every turn. Not only is the market slim, but investors are eyeing the properties too. Sheesh!
Well that doesn't make me feel better. It makes feel as though we have to be more aggressive than ever. When a house comes on, and we're interested, we need to get a jump on seeing it first. And if it is go - the bid has to be delivered within 24 hours of viewing it. We need to scour all available databases and areas for available properties. Basically.... I guess we just need to kick it up a notch.
Are you buying a home? Frustrated with the process? Share you stories with me... I would love to hear them.
According to Zillow's blog article, 4 Real Estate Trends for Summer 2013 - bidding wars are starting to become routine in certain areas, given the small amount of homes for sales. Really?!?!? No wonder we are spinning our wheels and meeting the competition at every turn. Not only is the market slim, but investors are eyeing the properties too. Sheesh!
Well that doesn't make me feel better. It makes feel as though we have to be more aggressive than ever. When a house comes on, and we're interested, we need to get a jump on seeing it first. And if it is go - the bid has to be delivered within 24 hours of viewing it. We need to scour all available databases and areas for available properties. Basically.... I guess we just need to kick it up a notch.
Are you buying a home? Frustrated with the process? Share you stories with me... I would love to hear them.
Oh, good luck! We are selling & buying right now. We had a contract on our house to be sold within a week of listing! It was so fast. The town we are buying in is small, and we too have been competing for bids. Totally understand! Good luck!
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