i’ve thought of making my lowball offer…then if/when it is rejected, suggesting I stay on as a tenant until it sells – for LESS rent – but only if that’s what the landlord will want.
landlord may want to show it empty…but personally, I’ve always believed a house shows better furnished….unless it’s furnished/decorated very badly…. i think the house looks better with our stuff vs. empty… but i’m also not thrilled about people coming to show the house with my family home…we went through that when we sold our last home.. major PITA… i loved how realtors would ignore the please call two hours ahead or whatever your requested and would say, “we’re here in your driveway, can I show the house”…as you are eating breakfast in your pajamas or something…. jerks…
we like the house we are renting – but it’s not the “perfect” hosue. it is 1900 sq ft, and with three kids, we really would rather have asomething a tiny bit larger iwth a 4th bedroom…. the hosue is very nice, and we like the area/location… we just would like more space. for the right price, howeve3r, we’d take it…it woud only be perfect if it ws for a steal of aprice. and in this market, they would have to sell it dirt cheap so we would be protected against the future price drops.
my guess is we will continue to rent for another year, and think more seriously about buying at the end of 07, early 08..depending no how the market is going.
