I note that I only wrote an actual offer once. The other times we indicated we wanted to write an offer. That was when we got the responses we did. Still, I think the selling agents should have let us or encouraged us to write an offer. Seller could always reject it.
I also note that while I started looking this year as a far more savy buyer than when I bought my first house 8 years ago in a seller’s market where I overpaid by $100k, and while I am even far more savy (or less ignorant) now than when I started earlier this year, I still consider myself a less than sophisticated buyer.
