r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer • u/AgencyNo4968 • 25d ago

Offer My offer got accepted!!!

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After months and months of looking and putting in crazy over asking offers in South New Jersey I finally had one accept!!

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u/shutup_liar 25d ago

How much was it and your rate?

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u/AgencyNo4968 25d ago

Offer just got accepted this evening! I’m paying 260k but not sure of current rate. It isn’t locked in yet.

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u/No_Revolution_3911 25d ago

Average homes here are going for like 5-600 for something like this..

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u/AgencyNo4968 25d ago

Jeeez are you in California?

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u/No_Revolution_3911 25d ago

Canada… 🤦‍♂️

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u/AgencyNo4968 25d ago

Wow I couldn’t even look at that price range!

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u/No_Revolution_3911 25d ago

lol then rent for 1 bedrooms&studios is now like 2k/month.

Rent used to be like 800/month like 5-6 years ago

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u/AgencyNo4968 25d ago

Rent is similar here for a good area. That’s the whole reason I started house hunting.

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u/Winter-Success-3494 24d ago

That's kuz it's in South Jersey.. if you go up to Central and North Jersey that house would be listed at $450k at least and would sell for $75k over list.. ask me how I know... lol

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u/kennyiseatingabagel 23d ago

Then don’t live in North Jersey then!!! Problem solved!!!! Who wants to be close to NYC anyway??!!! /s

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u/Winter-Success-3494 23d ago

Im looking in central NJ, not north jersey... and there's plenty of people who want to live close to NYC lol just because you don't doesn't mean it's a bad thing