Yikes!

[dancerjodi]

That second house (one with porch and fireplace near Bickfords) is already under agreement - SAME FRICKEN DAY as it was listed!

Well it looks like we should put our house up for sale before looking in Waltham perhaps. That's kind of scary, I wouldn't want to be in limbo for a long time.

We'll still try and look at the one in the Lakeview area though.

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[dionysia.livejournal.com]

definitely put your house up for sale before looking seriously in waltham.

contingency on your house should be for sellers to find suitable housing.

Housey stuff

[dancer.livejournal.com]

"I would imagine there are a number of buyer's agents at work here, who sit back and watch MLS all day - call their buyer and they make things happen very quickly. Especially if they have a buyer who has been looking for something very specific, has their pre-approval letter, and the deposit all waiting and ready to go."

We have a buyer's agent too (and our deposit, and our pre-approval letter). I knew the market was a lot like this there 2 years ago - I had thought it may have slowed (as other markets had). I guess not! I think we need to sell first and then we'll be in a better position to buy - less contingencies counting against us.

"I think you guys should really consider the condo route too if you're really set on living in Waltham. I know the big trend in Salem right now is developers buying up a bunch of ratty old multi-family properties and condexing them (turning them into condos). Some get rehabbed and some do not."

Well, the thing is - we don't want another temporary house, we're looking for the place that we're going to live in for the long haul. A condo - that wouldn't really cut it once we started having kids. Also, try fitting the contents of a 1700 sq foot house into a condo. Condos in Waltham don't cost any less, they are just in greater supply. I know there are a lot of them and that it would be easier for us to buy one but at this point we're not that desperate. The condo route would have been a good one 2 years ago but hey, you live and learn. Right now in a 3 bedroom house we wonder where we'd put a kid and their stuff - moving to a condo and then adding that to the equation would be difficult.

I think we'll just have to wait, and wait and wait. Its doable but the timing has to be absolutely perfect for it to work - and that's going to take a while. I settled once before, I don't want to do it again if I can avoid it.