The house was recently fully waterproofed in the basement, which means that was a recent issue. We absolutely would not and did not waive inspection. We did waive the appraisal item (we expect that this wouldn’t be an issue - the Zillow estimate is currently a bit above the agreed price, and worse case scenario would require cash to cover the difference, which we have).

Still can’t get over it! Just putting a positive anecdote out there who are in the trenches of trying to find a house - sending positive thoughts your way if you are! House buying is so stressful and we were getting very frustrated and feeling hopeless when our luck turned. We plan to have the hardwood floors throughout the house refinished shortly after close and expect to move in sometime in late June assuming all goes well with the inspection and appraisal this week. The house location is basically our dream neighborhood, it’s a block away from one set of grandparents and only a few miles from the other, and it’s a short bike ride away to our swim club and church and school. Our realtor was stunned - he expected it to go for much more than what we’re getting it for. We went in with a bid slightly above ask and an escalator clause, and honestly we didn’t even think that the top number would do it, but the owners countered a few thousand under our top number and said it was ours. The listing agent knows my parents, and the current owners, who have been there for more than 40 years, wanted a young family to move in. We saw the house at 11:15, placed an offer at 4:30 and heard back at 7:15 right as our son’s baseball game was ending.

Well - we got it! Thanks so much for all of the good thoughts and wishes! I’m the poster from last Friday that was placing an offer on a house after being outbid several times in a tough market.

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