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As some of you may know, our house is on the market. My husband will be starting his new job in Dallas on August 16th, while I remain in Pittsburgh to finish law school. It would be WONDERFUL if we could sell the house before he leaves, or at least before school starts, so I won't have to deal with packing everything and moving by myself while trying to attend classes and working.
We are asking $229,000 for our 3-bedroom house. Our absolute bottom offer that we can accept (according to my husband) is $215,000; with the realtor's commission and other costs, we'll only break even at that price.
We had a contingency offer of $205,000 from a young couple who live in a condo in a wildly popular Pittsburgh neighborhood who could likely sell their condo in a very short time. We counteroffered $218,000. While it would severely stretch their budget, they came up to $212,000. My husband stubbornly refused this offer, stating that as a matter of principle he would go no lower than $215,000. Now they are no longer interested.
The house has been on the market since February 19th, and this is the closest we've been to making a deal. Most people who've seen the house loved it, but many of them didn't like the fact that we don't have a formal dining room, and some of them don't want the third bedroom. WE WERE SO CLOSE, and I feel that my husband's stubbornness lost us a chance to sell our house and be out by the time school starts for me, just over a lousy $3,000. This couple obviously loved the house, and it was perfect for them because family is nearby. Now we're back to square one waiting for someone like them to come along, but who is willing to give us at least $215,000.
Would you be upset if you were me? My husband will be off to Dallas in a little over two months; he won't have to deal with constantly cleaning the house for showing, much less packing everything up if the darned thing ever does sell. I'll be trying to finish law school while doing all of that on my own. POOR LITTLE ME! I need objective opinions, please! (But I'll take sympathy if I can get it!)
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