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We made an offer on the house today.

"gulp" is "plug" spelt in reverse, Amy...so it is never too late to "pull the plug" if you are uncertain or unsure of your decision...

*tilts head* It is, isn't it?

We're sure of the decision--the gulping is purely wondering if our offer will be accepted (it's a rather low one)

Good luck with that.

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Most definitely "", Amy.

And here's hoping you don't have to get into the kind of 'bartering/bidding' 'war' I did with this house before I bought it

A gulp is a bird. It's like a Swallow, only bigger.

But are they as much fun to watch swooping along about headlight-height?

Heard back from the owner--doesn't look like this is going to happen, unless he changes his negotiating stance. Since we were told yesterday that it's been shown a lot lately...

Narf!

(the narf was directed toward Milla.

"Heard back from the owner--doesn't look like this is going to happen, unless he changes his negotiating stance. Since we were told yesterday that it's been shown a lot lately..."

It could be that he feels in a better position if it's been shown a fair bit recently, but I was under the impression it's been on the market for a while and we hear that's not exactly a seller's housing market in the US... I wonder if he some strange expectations that have kept it unsold.

Anyway, I really hope things are more cheerful than perhaps they're starting to appear.

The thing is, it was priced too high for quite a while, and when he recently came down, it was to about where it should be. He's got it listed with some internet realtor, and it's sort of like a for-sale-by-owner property, but not, so I don't know if he's getting any pricig advice or not.

Without getting into actual dollar amounts, I will say that his counteroffer was less than $4,000 less than the list price.

Negotiations can be a bit tricky, but you have to know your reasonable limits. If he's not willing to be reasonable, then I guess it's not the place for you. Today ...

Definitely. And we didn't really expect him to take our first offer, since it was rather low (would've been nice, but a big surprise)--a counter-offer was the best we were hoping for. What bemuses me is why it wasn't a downright refusal, instead of the amount it was (though I suppose the phrasing *could* have actually been a refusal)

Calls to mind the haggling scene from Monty Python's Life of Brian.

I can send you some cardboard boxes, Amy, so you can construct a temporary house to live in while waiting for the owners to come down to a more affordable price.

Housing's not a problem--we just moved back into the fixed-up apartment, and have about half the boxes we had when we did (empties having been flattened and put in the recycle bin that the management provided--after it was unlocked, anyway) But thanks anyway

Well, that's that.

You've bought a house? The house has been struck by a small blackhole? Someone else was willing to pay a steeper price? What?