[quote=walterwhite]my wife is realistic. She thinks it’s not worth what we’re offering but she likes it. She has concluded that you ahve to pay more than you think a house is worth in order to get it. She says i should get over it and just resolve myself to the reality that if i’m going to buya place, we have topay more than it really should be priced in a rational universe.[/quote]
scardey,
If you piss your spouse off over 2%, I’m pretty confident the divorce will cost you more than 2%. Plus “getting some” afterwards will cost you more now that craiglist isn’t an option…
Come on you’re an attorney for Christ sake. Just bill out your client a few extra 15 minute increments.
Shit, my attorney at one point billed me $125 for each email she responded to (took probably 15 minutes of her time…), $75 for a paralegal to make a copy of documents, etc, full rate for time she spent waiting in court,etc,etc,etc. You know how this game goes…
You’re getting worked up over 2%??? pfffffff!
Get your own lender, and counter with something halfway in between. If you get it great, if not don’t sweat it. Just cut your expenses somewhere else (like a home improvement..and trust me, there will be some……Dude, the money pit doesn’t end at the time of purchase…..)
Just make sure that there’s a clear understanding that if you do pay that extra 2%, that the contract with said spouse also includes “getting some on demand”….
I’m pretty impressed with your analysis to paralysis syndrome…I thought it only happens with folks with PHD’s….Didn’t think it happens with attorneys….
