[nervous buyer]

Hi SD Realtor,

I began a new account but have been a piggy since 2007. The reason for the change in my account name was to have a fresh start. Running up to election season 2008 I was definitely part of the over zealous political conversation pack. Wanted to come back and leave all the politics behind.

Glad to see you are still on here and giving out great advice. You mentioned the inventory for March and April and homes sitting, but the turnaround time for a home to be listed and moved to pending seems to be about 6 days. Is this correct?

Our max is $350k and we can’t compete with cash buyers. A few homes we loved were quickly snatched up and we felt a bit discouraged. We keep trying. We know we won’t find a castle, but something clean and decent.

[nervous buyer]

Thank you again for your post. The VA appraisal came back with $305k for the home with both parcels. The sellers owe $320k and can’t lower their price much further.

To be honest my fiance and I both feel relieved escrow didn’t go through. The day before escrow fell through I drove by the house and began regretting our decision; the rosy feeling was just not there and I felt we had over paid.

I am pretty realistic about the type of home we can find in our price range, but the home in Alpine was more if a 1 br as the other br was the size of a small office. The room bugged me, and I know it would have bugged me more having to look at it everyday and squeezing a twin in for a guest room.

It worked out for the best in the end. The house hunt continues. Thank you again for your wisdom.

[nervous buyer]

Thank you for your reply. We found out today the home came back with a new appraisal of $305k. Our broker apologized and offered to pay for the next inspection. Somehow the home was appraised at $375k and a week later is appraised for $305k?

The search continues. Thank you again for your reply.

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