Life Buying a house ****ing sucks. - Page 2

bdj23 · 04-13-2019, 05:50 PM

My wife and I are trying to buy a house. We've looked at several. Seven so far to be exact. We have put in offers on five. The last one we offered 5,000 dollars over their asking price. We still don't have a house.

What. The. ****?

This is truly an awful experience. Has anyone else ever had to deal with this kind of nightmare?

BryanBusby · 04-13-2019, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BDj23

Lawrence Ks Area

I've also tried the surrounding area small towns like Perry, Eudora, McClouth ect ect.

Every house we offer on has 4-8 other offers coming in as well. Seems like we have to wait in a line just to view one. Several occasions there has been someone looking at a house right before or after we look at it. It's insane.

My realtor said that she has been doing this for 20 years, the worst luck she had had was 0/2 and her client got a house on the 3rd try. We are now 0/5. Probably just going to give up and rent

Find a better realtor

Chief Roundup · 04-13-2019, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by BDj23

Lawrence Ks Area

I've also tried the surrounding area small towns like Perry, Eudora, McClouth ect ect.

Every house we offer on has 4-8 other offers coming in as well. Seems like we have to wait in a line just to view one. Several occasions there has been someone looking at a house right before or after we look at it. It's insane.

My realtor said that she has been doing this for 20 years, the worst luck she has had was 0/2 and her client got a house on the 3rd try. We are now 0/5. Probably just going to give up and rent again

Don't do it man. Be patient it will happen for you.

Third Eye · 04-13-2019, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by BDj23

Lawrence Ks Area

I've also tried the surrounding area small towns like Perry, Eudora, McClouth ect ect.

Every house we offer on has 4-8 other offers coming in as well. Seems like we have to wait in a line just to view one. Several occasions there has been someone looking at a house right before or after we look at it. It's insane.

My realtor said that she has been doing this for 20 years, the worst luck she has had was 0/2 and her client got a house on the 3rd try. We are now 0/5. Probably just going to give up and rent again

Can you go month to month or your lease? I’m sure you’ll pay a premium, but it’s better than locking in for a year when you’re ready to buy now.

58-4ever · 04-13-2019, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by The Franchise

We just put our house on the market. Stressful as ****.

Plus trying to buy one at the same ****ing time.

this might be the worst situation of them all if you can't afford two houses at once...

bdj23 · 04-13-2019, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Third Eye

Can you go month to month or your lease? I’m sure you’ll pay a premium, but it’s better than locking in for a year when you’re ready to buy now.

Ya, I can. It ups my rent about 100 bux a month. But there is a caveat to that and I've posted about it before.

I absolutely despise my apartment complex. The managment is basically letting it fall apart. The people above us are the most annoying people I've ever had the misfortune to share a wall with. Plus they are unemployed (I believe) and sit around smoking weed and cigarettes all day long making my home smell like shit.

The lady in the office is friends with them too and won't do anything about it. Every time I cut that place a check it takes a few weeks off my life.

**TinyEvel** · 04-13-2019, 06:54 PM

Keep looking and keep offering. Never offer more than you will be able to peacefully live with (financially and emotionally) in the long run. Right now, because the stock market is near an all-time high and the economy is doing well, and interest rates are down, it is a seller's market -- at least in areas people are moving to. Be happy you're not looking in Northern California. Up here the house next-door sold for $200K over asking price in CASH bought by some parents for their daughter who was about to be married. Happy Wedding, dear. Yeah, must be nice.
Just be patient and something will stick. Things happen for a reason. I wouldn't buy something that's not perfect because you are afraid of getting boxed out of the frenzy. Work with your agent to develop a strategy to get your offer accepted. Sometimes that can be things other than offering more than asking price. It can include shorter escrow, putting a cap on what contingencies you'll want (like taking some things as-is and needing repair), writing a personal letter to the sellers, putting more money down, etc. What the buyer wants is to get the most money with the least amount of work or trouble, the quickest. Keep that in mind and work with them but don't do anything you won't be happy with in the end.

**Dunit35** · 04-13-2019, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by The Franchise

We just put our house on the market. Stressful as ****.

Plus trying to buy one at the same ****ing time.

We did the same last year. It was stressful as hell. We would find a house but wouldn’t make an offer because we didn’t have an offer on ours yet.

We got lucky though. The buyer of our house looked at our house after a month on the market and loved it. It helped that her parents lived two houses away.

We then made an offer on our current house same day. Closed on our old house, walked across the street and closed on our current home. We loaded everything into a Uhaul and several truck beds in one day. Unloaded the next. I don’t want anything to do with doing that again.

ChiefsCountry · 04-13-2019, 06:59 PM

I wish the Lake housing market was like the city. No such thing as bidding wars down here. Instead its a multiple headaches to get a deal done like septic tanks, dock electric, water tests, and other bullshit.

**007** · 04-13-2019, 07:03 PM

Let me ask Bugeater.

Hey bug, what's it like buying a house right now?

JFC god damn mother ****ing bitch ass Realtor with an MBA can go die in a fire.

Oooooookàaaaaaaaay

**Rain Man** · 04-13-2019, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 007

Let me ask Bugeater.

Hey bug, what's it like buying a house right now?

JFC god damn mother ****ing bitch ass Realtor with an MBA can go die in a fire.

Oooooookàaaaaaaaay

Well, at least he'll live out his dream of living in Cheyenne.

cooper barrett · 04-13-2019, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Hog's Gone Fishin

Heh, I've always bought houses for 5%-10% less than asking price.

Look at where you lived....

cooper barrett · 04-13-2019, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BDj23

We have that as well, we are approved up to a certain amount, but we have been trying to keep it under 200k.

I offer cash, hard cash and a letter from bank. Able to close as soon as they give me title insurance... I used to buy and rent back while they shopped.

I have never bought a house with a buyers agent or where the ****ing Realtor was telling me to bid above to be considered...Just tells me the listing agent was a dumb ****.

I lived through 2 downturns and somehow survived the 2008 "bubble"

I buy estate houses in great areas with no Realtor whatsoever, just a title company and an atty to review my contract, not the "Realtor's" contract.

**TribalElder** · 04-13-2019, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BDj23

Lawrence Ks Area

Must be the queer eye effect

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Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Who says otherwise?

I heard some local talk/news say it’s a great time for buyers lol

**doomy3** · 04-13-2019, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by cooper barrett

I offer cash, hard cash and a letter from bank. Able to close as soon as they give me title insurance... I used to buy and rent back while they shopped.

I have never bought a house with a buyers agent or where the ****ing Realtor was telling me to bid above to be considered...Just tells me the listing agent was a dumb ****.

I lived through 2 downturns and somehow survived the 2008 "bubble"

I buy estate houses in great areas with no Realtor whatsoever, just a title company and an atty to review my contract, not the "Realtor's" contract.

Are you capable of making a post that doesn’t reek of douche?

**doomy3** · 04-13-2019, 08:16 PM

It’s still a really challenging markers for buyers, especially below $300,000 in most markets around here. Good time to be a move up buyer though. Market softens above $300k in the metro and surrounding areas.

04-13-2019, 05:50 PM
bdj23 In my youth i pray to keep Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Clown World Casino cash: $2579850	Buying a house ing sucks. My wife and I are trying to buy a house. We've looked at several. Seven so far to be exact. We have put in offers on five. The last one we offered 5,000 dollars over their asking price. We still don't have a house. What. The. ****? This is truly an awful experience. Has anyone else ever had to deal with this kind of nightmare?
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04-13-2019, 06:54 PM	#21
TinyEvel Just a li'l Evel Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bald. Goatee. Jorts. Casino cash: $5257131	Keep looking and keep offering. Never offer more than you will be able to peacefully live with (financially and emotionally) in the long run. Right now, because the stock market is near an all-time high and the economy is doing well, and interest rates are down, it is a seller's market -- at least in areas people are moving to. Be happy you're not looking in Northern California. Up here the house next-door sold for $200K over asking price in CASH bought by some parents for their daughter who was about to be married. Happy Wedding, dear. Yeah, must be nice. Just be patient and something will stick. Things happen for a reason. I wouldn't buy something that's not perfect because you are afraid of getting boxed out of the frenzy. Work with your agent to develop a strategy to get your offer accepted. Sometimes that can be things other than offering more than asking price. It can include shorter escrow, putting a cap on what contingencies you'll want (like taking some things as-is and needing repair), writing a personal letter to the sellers, putting more money down, etc. What the buyer wants is to get the most money with the least amount of work or trouble, the quickest. Keep that in mind and work with them but don't do anything you won't be happy with in the end.
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04-13-2019, 06:59 PM	#23
ChiefsCountry The Insider Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lake of the Ozarks Casino cash: $1958752	I wish the Lake housing market was like the city. No such thing as bidding wars down here. Instead its a multiple headaches to get a deal done like septic tanks, dock electric, water tests, and other bullshit.
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04-13-2019, 07:03 PM	#24
007 Shaken. Not stirred. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Casino cash: $13920126 VARSITY	Let me ask Bugeater. Hey bug, what's it like buying a house right now? JFC god damn mother ****ing bitch ass Realtor with an MBA can go die in a fire. Oooooookàaaaaaaaay __________________ My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done. Such as, drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.
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04-13-2019, 08:16 PM	#30
doomy3 Supporter Join Date: Aug 2005 Casino cash: $5123539	It’s still a really challenging markers for buyers, especially below $300,000 in most markets around here. Good time to be a move up buyer though. Market softens above $300k in the metro and surrounding areas.
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