Jason_V
Senior HTF Member
Kinda sorta tangential to the whole conversation: I'm learning a ton in the last month or so about shopping for a condo/townhouse. Three places I've put offers on-two of the offers were for the asking price-and outbid on all three of them. The best thing I learned so far is how to make decisions quickly and not screw around with hemming or hawing.
Other people's opinions are great, but this is going to ultimately be my place and my decision. I have to be happy with it. (That's a swipe at my parents, to be honest.)
There's also one major lesson I intrinsically know from Dave Ramsey, but is being hammered home right now: cash is king. There are a number of places which won't even look at offers with financing attached (FHA or conventional).
It's turning back into a sellers market, especially up this way, where property values are already higher than many parts of the country.
I won't lie: I am frustrated with the entire process. I half-joke to the realtor I need to win the lottery so we can have a totally different conversation and price range to look at....
Other people's opinions are great, but this is going to ultimately be my place and my decision. I have to be happy with it. (That's a swipe at my parents, to be honest.)
There's also one major lesson I intrinsically know from Dave Ramsey, but is being hammered home right now: cash is king. There are a number of places which won't even look at offers with financing attached (FHA or conventional).
It's turning back into a sellers market, especially up this way, where property values are already higher than many parts of the country.
I won't lie: I am frustrated with the entire process. I half-joke to the realtor I need to win the lottery so we can have a totally different conversation and price range to look at....