Houses

[dancerjodi]

So B and I looked at our first house last night - not too exciting (small rooms, old kitchen, old and wimpy electrical system and a lot of unusable land). Now that we've started the home search process things are getting excited . . . I want to keep looking and just get this phase of the whole thing done.

But we got our official pre-approval letter (woo hoo)! It was so weird to see such big numbers on paper!

I found another house in Waltham, this one is on the South Side off of Moody Street (only about 5 blocks from where my parents live its not RIGHT on the Newton Line but the realtor is advertising it as such) that we got the address for and drove by last night. Its a pretty big colonial with a nice sized yard for the city and its fairly private (its at the end of a long driveway from the street and there is 6 foot wood fencing giving privacy from the surrounding lots). We're going to look at it tomorrow during lunch - we're actually actively excited about this one (versus the one we looked at last night which we were pretty convinced we wouldn't like).

So - if we see this house and like it and the price and area and all amenities fit what do we do about it? I don't want to make an offer on the 2nd house we tour but on the other hand I don't want to lose one that just "clicks" and would perfectly meet our needs. I'm hoping that if all goes well tomorrow we can tell the Realtor that we're interested but need a few days to think about it and then we can knock out a bunch of other home visits at open-houses over the weekend. Do you think a realtor would be willing to call us if other offers come in (to see if we'll give a better one) or would they just sell to the first reasonable offer? Or is it up to the homeowner? This is a very confusing process to me, being someone that doesn't haggle for price . . .

Weird weird weird!

Comments

Re: advice part 3

[erb23.livejournal.com]

that's cool, all you really need is the ability to say "no" to someone that's being to pushy to be your best friend and take your money. all you need is to be able to nod your head, walk outside after and say, "yep i like him/her" or "wow, no way i want to deal with that guy again for the next several weeks, representing me no less!". when you make your choice (hopefully with some friendly GOOD agent), then you can hand over any poker face requirements to them -- they'll be representing you throughout the whole process!!! so it works out for everyone. if you're the type to just pay sticker price (and i'm the same way, i hate haggling/bartering), then you're definitely the type to get representation.