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YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
I cannot believe it! TRULY!
Today we:
1) visited a home we liked at 8:30AM
2) made an offer at 10:30AM
3) got pre-approval by 11:30AM
4) got a counter offer that we grabbed instantaneously by 5pm
5) submitted a binder and scheduled a home inspection with an independent engineer by 6pm
We made an offer on a historical fixer upper in our dream neighborhood.... we're fine with spending about 30-40k to restore it to its former glory (a really well researched estimate). We offered 13% below the list price (which was already pretty low since it was a fixer upper), and after our realtor negotiated with the owners this afternoon, she got them to accept an offer at 11.5% below list. comparable homes (once fixed up) go for at least 40% more than our agreed price!
inspection is in a couple days, and if all goes well, we'll be in contract by the weekend!!!!!!
soooooooo happy.
To all the LIF'ers who gave me wise advice.... THANKS SOOOO MUCH!
I just hope the deal reaches closing... 
Message edited 8/14/2007 7:46:18 PM.
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Blondie805
Life is good :)
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MB
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Re: YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
awesome news!! Hope it all goes well for you !
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| Posted 8/14/07 7:52 PM |
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MrsPowers
So blessed!
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Re: YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats! That is great news!!!
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| Posted 8/14/07 8:03 PM |
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MrsS2005
Mom of 3
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B
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Re: YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats! Good luck. 
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| Posted 8/14/07 8:24 PM |
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counselor74
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Congrats and I hope the rest of the process goes as smoothly!
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| Posted 8/14/07 8:45 PM |
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dbleplay17
My 2 boys!
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Chrissy
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Re: YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
congrats!
good luck!
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| Posted 8/14/07 9:42 PM |
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TJLealand3
LIF Adolescent
Member since 6/07 839 total posts
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Thomas
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Re: YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like you did very well on the negotiation......
Congrats and I wish you a smooth path to closing.........
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| Posted 8/14/07 10:27 PM |
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astroqueen74
Vibrant Health
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Karina
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Re: YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats. where's the home?
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| Posted 8/14/07 11:22 PM |
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Posted by TJLealand3
Sounds like you did very well on the negotiation......
Congrats and I wish you a smooth path to closing.........
oh, yeah, I can't take ANY credit for that. Our realtor then met with the owners and haggled on our behalf.....
The home is in port jeff village, within 8 min walk to the docks 
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| Posted 8/14/07 11:36 PM |
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PotofLuck06
Our Baby Boy Is Here!!!
Member since 11/06 13241 total posts
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Betsy
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Re: YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
This is great news!!!!!!! Congrats!!! 
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| Posted 8/15/07 9:29 AM |
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MsSissy
xoxoxo
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CONGRATULATIONS....can't wait to see pics. I love the older homes in Port Jeff!
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| Posted 8/15/07 9:31 AM |
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~Colleen~
my loves...
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guess
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Re: YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
What a day!! Best of luck with the inspection and closing!!
Love PJV - the homes are fantastic.
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| Posted 8/15/07 9:40 AM |
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I swear I'll be a nervous ferret until closing day.... I really don't want the deal to sour  While we're really excited, I don't want to set myself up for a major dissapointment.... so I've got to temper my good mood until closing day
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| Posted 8/15/07 11:56 AM |
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JldDolphin
Member since 1/07 6929 total posts
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Jen
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Re: YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
wow, that is great! GL!
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| Posted 8/15/07 12:28 PM |
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dgirl
LIF Adult
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Danielle
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Re: YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations!!!!!!
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| Posted 8/15/07 12:35 PM |
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chikita315
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M-lo
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Congrats and GOOD LUCK!!
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| Posted 8/15/07 12:42 PM |
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pugmama
April already?
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Erica
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Re: YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
 sounds awesome
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| Posted 8/15/07 2:16 PM |
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