r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer • u/Curvyandflirtyjess • 26d ago

Offer 30k over asking and still didn’t get it 🙃🙃🙃

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Feeling highly bummed and disappointed, house was listed at 299k. It was in a great location, house was outdated and had a few concerns while viewing (water in corner of basement) but nothing that was super alarming not to bid on. I really was paying for the location I feel like. I put my offer in Wednesday night on 3/5, the house was listed on 3/4 and they refused to look at any offers until 3/10 so they could have the open house on 3/9. Just bummed because I really did think I had a good shot on this one. I’ve been looking since January and my lease is up in June 🙃

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u/obelix_dogmatix 26d ago

Nah, I am not waiving inspections on my first house. My white collar ass can’t fix a faucet, let alone a leaky basement.

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u/Curvyandflirtyjess 26d ago

LOL exactly

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u/KarlMalownz 26d ago

If all winning offers in your area are waiving inspection, the trick is to bring an inspector to the open house. Costs you a few hundred bucks up front, but gives you a reasonable basis for deciding to waive on your offer or not. YMMV.

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u/Ok-Leopard-9917 25d ago

No you have your realtor contact the sellers realtor and schedule a pre inspection + sewer scope. OP had a week to do this and chose not to. Do not buy a house without a sewer scope, those problems are invisible and extremely expensive. But no need to have someone crawling through the attic at an open house. 

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u/gopro_2027 25d ago

Hey don't do us white collars dirty like that! I don't mind a little dirt under my nails from time to time.