The latest house that we saw is by far the best house we've seen. The yard is great -- over 1/2 an acre with big old trees and native grass. The neighborhood is in a very small town near Clermont (the center of town is a stop sign) with a lot of kids living next door and elsewhere in the neighborhood. JJ's commute is half as long as it is now, even though the location is a lot more isolated. The house is decent -- not the nicest we've seen, but the layout works well enough for us and the rest of the features more than make up.
However, it's very unlikely that we'll get the house. Even though it's by far the cheapest house in the neighborhood, our highest price-point is still about 10% below the asking price. But we'll never know unless we try. Maybe they need to get rid of the house ASAP and can take the hit. Maybe they'll reject it, but we get lucky and it hangs around for a few months and they come back to us. Maybe we never get the house, but at least we'll go through the offering process and learn how it works.
I find myself neither excited nor nervous. I think that's because I'm not expecting this to actually go through. Probably the best emotional state to approach your first offer with. :)
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I was very nervous about the first offer I made. Unfortunately I didn't 'win' a house until 9 offers later (all over asking of course in CA!). You are right that even if you don't get it, it's a great process to go through. It makes subsequent offers, should they be needed, a breeze.
Good luck!
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