Possible new house....

[Lindsey]

Originally Posted by Blueyes

Baby, don't waste time trying to persuade Scott's mother to like your house decision. The only thing that's important is what you and Scott decide for your life. She's probably just jealous

I tried to persuade, but to no avail! We went out shopping while Scott was getting things ready for his nephew's baptism with his sister. She basically just thinks we're rushing into it and it's a big decision etc. Everyone in the family seemed concerned about the indoor hot tub for ventilation, chlorine smell, health effects of breathing in the chlorine and bromine smell? I don't know. I could look into it but I did a little google search last night and didn't find much about it. And I didn't smell it at all when I walked in the house.


BUT now that may not even matter. Our realtor just emailed and said she talked to the listing agent and he said his clients don't want to go any lower than what they're at. She honestly doesn't think we can get it for the price we want. But she said we might as well try, and give our final offer.

My heart is breaking I don't know how I'll get any work done today.

[Blueyes]

Oh Lindsey, I'm sorry! At least you tried

[Lindsey]

Thanks Betsi. Scott has been all about sticking to our guns for the whole process, but he just said "Would you really be willing to give it up over a couple thousand dollars?" ... When you think about it, a couple more on a 25 year mortgage is only going to bring up our payments less than $10 a month. Our "limit" is well below our ACTUAL limit so it seems silly to let the house go over such a small amount. We could still afford it.

I think we may offer our "limit" but not say it's our final offer. Our realtor has already told them we're close to just ending it so they may just go for it anyway.

[Lindsey]

Just signed the new offer again.... hopefully she can get to Scott's work for him to sign and have it sent off before our cut-off of noon! That's just another half hour.

[paula1961]

I'm getting so excited and nervous too and it's not even me lol!
I so hope they accept your offer Lynsey!!

[Lindsey]

Thank you Paula! I'm beginning to feel indifferent... It would be such a cool house to own, but they obviously aren't that bent on selling it. I have been spending my morning looking up houses we could get for a similar price. There are some gorgeous ones that are brand new! But they don't have the character or the history that this house has... not to mention the size!

But even if we have to stay in the condo, if I have Scott and Layla with me every night I'll be happy no matter where I am.

[Lindsey]

Oh my gosh... Scott just got a call from our realtor

The house is ours for $2,900 more than our last offer if we want it. They won't go any lower. They will give us everything we're asking for (including washer and dryer) but that's their final offer. That is $71,100 less than their original asking price last summer, and $22,000 less than the current listed price. That's a pretty substantial drop in price, and I'm sure the house is worth that much...

My heart is racing and I don't know what to do! They're giving us some time to think about it.