If a seller doesn’t want to cut the price to your liking just walk away…chances are VERY high that you will get your price in a year or two. At least one thing is certain, the long term trend for prices is DOWN. There are plenty of factors that will bring prices down and there are ZERO factors right now that will cause appreciation so walking away hurts only the seller, the buyer is king from now on.
The seller was king during the boom but as Newtons law says every action has an equal and opposite reaction 😀