Rampidbyter Rampid byter: A byte of my .Net developing life.

It’s official. I am now a home owner. After offering a very low ball offer then being countered something unrealistic I walked away from the deal. However one day after turning down the deal I got a call from my realtor saying their realtor was trying to reach me about another proactive counter. The family doesn’t want to wait any longer for the home to sell, which sounds like one of those ploys to get someone to sucker into a bad deal. From my estimates I was guessing a level where they’d just break even considering what they bought the house at, the time in the home, and what would be left after sellers fees. The number was about 8k less than what they were asking.

After offering something ridiculously low I was countered with something still too high that would have left the owners a profit of around 4k. After declining they countered again with something that would leave them about 1k from the deal when all is said and done, at least from my guesstimates, and well it was pretty tempting. The number was actually right at my ceiling number where I’d consider the value. After thinking about it I get a fridge, oven range, microwave, and dishwasher out of the deal. So all told probably totaled 3k in added appliances that stay, and with that in mind it was a decent deal.

So needless to say I went for it and now am in the process of taking ownership of my own home. Sweet, 9 foot ceilings, vaulted living room, three bedroom, two and a half bath with rough-in in the basement, and plenty of leg room I own a home. Man, I was hoping it’d fall through and I’d not have to buy a new home, but man looking at it now I’m still pretty good with the deal.