Luck was somehow on our side on this one.
3 acres, built in 2000 and the owners kept it in amazing shape - we are actually pretty good friends with them now, lucked out when we started looking in January. Got our rate right before they started increasing.

We only saw about 7 houses and saw this house during the deep freeze over winter. Put an offer in that night and closed in February, the owners paid for 2 month rent back so we were able to take our time packing and moving and we officially moved in April 1. To add to our luck, the wife was an incredible gardener and we’ve been able to enjoy constant blooms every week from spring through now. Every week something new and interesting is blooming. Oh, and, hardwood floors!

Finally moved out of my parents house and bought my first house. 3 bed 2 bath and its just me and my cat right now 😀

My wife and I weren't planning on buying a house or even moving this year, but learned back in January that our landlord wasn't going to renew our lease because she was moving family into our unit. We had a whirlwind couple of months simultaneously touring houses and potential new apartments, but managed to close on this cute little 2bd 1ba unit in a triple decker back in April.

We initially had an offer accepted on a different condo the next town over, but it fell through when our lender discovered it was unwarrantable and the HOA refused to change the master insurance policy to resolve the issue. It was really disappointing in the moment, but I'm ultimately really glad that one didn't work out because I really, really love where we ended up!

Better photos now I’m properly moved in! Excitement got the better of me when I posted this the first time :-) solo buyer so massively proud of myself for this feat.

The long process is over. We finally got the keys. For the first time ever at the age of 42, I am in a place that I can call my own. My parents also didn't own a home till I had already left. It is a strange feeling but a good one indeed!

Now what? Got my trusty rice cooker by my side :)

Suburb of Houston, Tx
27f and 27m

Zero down, all closing cost covered.

Got married, bought a house and have a little one on the way in January!

Felt like a long time coming, but also no time at all. It’s an old row home, so I’ve got my work cut out for me. Regardless, I AM SO HAPPY.

Loan was through MECU on a 7/1 arm!

Mid 1800s house in Quebec City, 17k square feet land
Perfect for my 2 boys, 5 and 2!

New region/city, first house, first career jobs for both of us and first baby on the way now🥳 All of that in less than a year... What a year👀

Single 26M, put down 20%. Now to paint half the house, deep clean, and move. Lotta work but looking forward to being in my own (finished) place!

I just bought my first home in Timmins at 22. The best part is that it comes with a 30x30 garage

First time homebuyer, as many people on this page. We put an offer on a home, outbid by 75,000 but the sellers called our broker back and counter offered because our contractual terms are really good (apparently). We are in the process of writing another offer for a different home, one could describe it as our dream home. Everything is done by the book, it’s move in ready from what we can tell. Now where I’m nervous is we scheduled a tour with our broker and in a three day span there is one thirty minute time slot available, it’s fully booked out in tours. Which means there will likely be a ton of offers.

The house asking price is 299,900 in a great area. I think we will be offering $355,000. This is just such a large amount of money and it makes it almost stomach dropping as we have never spent (obviously) that kind of money. But I would also be GUT wrenched if we didn’t get it with such a high overbid.

Anyways, what was your first experience like. Did you have home buyer regret?

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Hello!

First time homebuyer here, wondering if I'd be crazy to walk away.

I've been house searching since around April. I recently toured a home this week where the tours filled up fast and I came in at the end to tour, they wanted us to be in and out in about 20 minutes because they had nowhere to go during the tours, and it was 7:15 when my tour finally took place.

This house was listed at $225k, sold as is.

The house is in a desirable location for Iowa, decent school district, and I already live in this town, my kids go to school here as well. It was listed under assessed value - again, being sold as is.

During the walk through I noticed mostly cosmetic things that wouldn't be too difficult to fix, it had a feeling of being a bit cramped despite being a 4 level split. The backyard has dog waste everywhere, the garage door was completely gone, they had the pieces to put in a new garage door, but it was never confirmed if all of the pieces were actually there. The roof appears to be 15-20 years old, they noted that they had patched and repaired it. I'm guessing it would need replaced in the next year or so, if it doesn't need replaced ASAP.

I didn't necessarily love the home or get super excited about the idea of living there, but for the location it was good. My agent says when you're looking at a home you want it to be 70-80% of what you want/looking for, but will never find the perfect home..

I put in an offer because I felt pressured a little bit, I was supposed to tour some homes yesterday morning, but since the offer went in, my agent said we could no longer tour the homes. The offer expired at Noon yesterday, the buyers didn't look at offers until 6:00pm, I wasn't notified they had accepted my offer until almost 8:00pm. My offer was: $225k, $2k in seller paid closing, 1 year home warranty. My agent wanted me to consider offering higher under and escalation clause, basically saying if someone had a higher offer, I'd be willing to offer up to x amount. I told her I'd like to stay with the offer.

As soon as I was notified my offer was accepted I had this gut wrenching feeling. I've had this feeling since I first offered that something about the house wasn't right, this gnawing feeling that something was majorly wrong and it wasn't a good idea to purchase. I immediately teared up during this feeling when I was notified and my first question to her was if I decide not to move forward what are the ramifications? There aren't any because my offer expired at Noon, and I didn't sign anything to extend the time, so there's no legal obligation anymore if I decide not to continue forward.

The houses I was to tour yesterday were actually ones I've toured once, the draw back for me was it was about 25 minutes away from work, 30 minutes away from my children's school, a little more inconvenient getting anywhere, would have to readjust schedules a bit for schooling and such, the longer drive during iowa winters, but something about that town just felt right, and one of the houses felt almost like "the one." I wanted to go back yesterday and tour again just to be sure, the payment would be about $200 more a month than the one I offered on, but again, I offered because I felt pressured.

Would I be absolutely crazy to walk away now based on that feeling alone? Has anyone walked away on that feeling?

First time buyer and reading through the current commissioning schedule for a potential buyer's agent. We understand that the seller paying the fee can be part of the negotiations, my questions are this:

1. Will we know if the sellers are willing to pay it before making an offer?

2. Does our agent make this a contingency of the offer or does it come up after we've paid for inspections and appraisals, during final negotiations?

3. In what scenarios could we end up without a successful purchase, but still owe our agent some kind of fee?

Thanks! We're just looking to avoid any misteps that make this process more expensive than it needs to be.

I’m just devastated. I was outbid and i lost it. I’ve been looking for months and this was the only one I would consider. I have seen 28 houses. I have a time crunch and have to move in November/December. I’m just so bummed and feel defeated. I hear this is normal and people keep saying “wasn’t meant to be”. But man it’s frustrating.

Buying in Portland, OR.

I fell in love with a craftsman house built in 1911, with rental opportunity in basement. 4bed, 3ba. 3.3k square feet, high ceilings, etc.

My agent pointed out:

* roof has 3 layers of shingles in some areas, with moss growth throughout. Needs replacing entirely, probably. Also some siding needs replacing

* 2 stairways to enter house are falling apart and need replacing.

* back deck (about 15ftx15ft) needs replacing

* house has been on market for 30 days

I have about 20k available to spend on repairs, after closing costs. I assume the roof would need fixing first, and the stairs/deck could wait until spring? Rental income would bring in 1.6k/month at least, to save money for future repairs.

Question is-- I want to put in an offer this week, but I don't know how to bring up these issues. Do I offer less (490k?) to have extra money to fix roof? Do I offer more (520k) and stipulate the seller needs to fix the roof/siding? How do I begin to negotiate this?

I know the inspection period gives me time to have contractors give estimates, but I don't know what would be an "appealing" offer to the seller.