Monday, May 01, 2006

House Hunting

We found a house we like yesterday after looking for quite some time!


We put an offer in on it today...at the ask price. And, they asked for rent back for one month and we offered it for free.







Can you believe they countered with a $70k increase over original ask and had the balls to still request the free month we offered as good will? I was sooooo pissed. But, we like the house so we offered a little more (there was another offer that they also countered). We will know by 10am tomorrow if they accepted.

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thats not nice!

But damn brotha thats a NICE NICE house.

I hope it works out with the counter. If not you will find another.

Good Luck.

MS

PAB(a.k.a.CID) said...

man. after sunday's bad karma fest I'd be getting a complex by now if I were you...

And I'm quite certain I would have kicked someone in the nuts....

PAB(a.k.a.CID) said...

oh, but that does look like a very nice house and a very nice spot.

love the trees.

Lothar Glerbny said...

I thought you would like it. If we get it you can come over in...

August? Once we kick them out, but then we need some time to fix-up so maybe September?

But then I might be back at American, so maybe October...

yeah...just in time for CX Season and all the races on the Peep-nin-sula!

X Bunny said...

rules of house shopping (you probably know these)
--make sure your realtor is good
--never get attached to a house until it's a sure thing

....

are you a....crosser?

Lothar Glerbny said...

Thanks for the advice.

We definitely got too attached (but we knew they only had one other offer that they hadn't accepted yet). It needs work, is at the end of a winding road, not great schools, unusual floorplan

...just seemed too good to be true.

I could be a crosser...have thought about giving it a go for a while. NOt sure how it fit in with my Russian training plan though?

PAB(a.k.a.CID) said...

where is the house?

Anonymous said...

Dude

Its 10am Whats up?

ms

Ron Castia said...

Me = diggin on that pad.

Lothar Glerbny said...

It is in Redwood City on Palomar Dr. Basically it is E of the 280, W of Alameda and N of Edgewood Rd.

http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=1137+Palomar,+Redwood+City,+CA

But, I just heard from my realtor and we didn't get it...they took the counter bid from the other couple.

Bummer

So, we look some more...we'll find a better place anyway!

norcalcyclingnews.com said...

screw those guys.

- - -

and you are soooo a crosser at heart.

we'll be waiting.

X Bunny said...

i know it is an evil and sick thought

but for some reason i just can't wait to see you fall off your bike into the mud

repeatedly

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