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After one unsuccessful offer, Jeff & Mary Margaret ended up paying not that much more for a home in much better condition with a view of Lake Washington, in their desired location. Congratulations, guys!
First time buyers, Jeff & Mary Margaret and their daughter Juniper had been long time residents in Seattle and had been saving up for a long time to buy their forever home.
They moved to Burien a couple of years ago and made peace that living in Seattle was most likely no longer in their grasp as the housing market was so crazy. We started to look in Burien and the outskirts of West Seattle and found a cool mid-century, but alas our offer was not accepted even though we tried to be super competitive. It was quite an emotional roller coaster and we felt that the listing agent really played us, by telling us to submit before the review date, making us jump through a bunch of hoops and then waiting anyway, even though our offer was much higher than the list price with no inspection contingency.
There was some wound licking to be done and we had a good de-briefing session, I felt bad that this was their first experience of putting in an offer. I always warn buyers to not have high expectations in such a competitive and in some ways cut-throat market, however I do realize that losing-out takes its toll on my client’s hopes and emotions.
Anyway, we started looking again and found another mid-century in a much better location in Upper Rainier Beach, close to the bicycle path and light rail, so Jeff could commute to work downtown, come rain or shine, and they could be back in Seattle! Of course, they were not the only buyers interested in this house, we put our best offer forward again and this time we won and ended up paying not that much more for a home in much better condition with a view of Lake Washington, in a way better location.
I always tell my buyer clients that if they lose out, something better will come along, luckily this did not take too long. Constantly looking at houses is stressful enough and with young children in tow it is way worse.
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