NOW its official

[shmike]

Originally Posted by ebbs15

why is it different? if your willing to pay that amount... then why push? I understand that houses are overpriced... even in this market... but that shouldn't change what you feel is a good price.

It won't change what I feel is a good price.

Once the price is settled, it shouldn't change.

However, like bmblebee mentioned there are thousands of dollars in incidental expenses besides the purchase price of the home. Why let the seller (or her agent) decide that they are calling the shots?

Every hundred dollars adds up into real money that can be spent making your new house a home.

For years, sellers and their agents raked in easy money by placing a For Sale sign in the front yard. If, now, they have to work a little harder or sacrifice a bit of coin to make the deal go through, I'm not going to lose sleep over it.