Looks like a great street and I like the two entrances. The kitchen looks great - I like the cabinets and the shiny fridge :) You will have ball decorating your "quite possibly" future home ;)

Susie, is that house a repo? I forget how much you said it was listed for and I know you said they had just come down. The reason I ask is that from your pic's I can see a lot of maintenance that needs to be done and usually people do that before trying to sell. But then I'm not at all familiar with homes in your part of the country and their values. I'd figure out the cost of all new flooring, all the repainting and bath update. How old is the roof. furnace and water heater?

I'd hesitate to even make a low ball offer until your house is sold. Keep looking in the meantime at the new listings that are sure to pop up after April 1. That's usually a time when people put houses on the market and I think we are going to see a big turnaround this spring.

From my experience, you are better off not letting the selling agent know you are really interested in a home they have shown you, at least not until you are in a position to actually make an offer. They have a way of just making you worry that it might get sold before you're ready and that's when the buyer cam make the biggest mistake in their life. Play it cool in other words... :)
They'll just try to wear you down otherwise.

Besides...what is meant to be...will be. There will be other homes and maybe even better deals.

Nancy

I like the kitchen floor and the shiny stainless fridge, nice street.... but is that DREW standing by the sink?

My word, he can't be that big, can he?

Annie

Yup, thats our DrewBall!!
I let him skip school to go with us...he's way taller that I am but he's still rail thin.

The house was originally priced at $225 and at that price we'll knew about the updates so we felt it was overpriced, Now its dropped to $205 and its empty (usually folks who are already out are more apt to accept a lower offer).
The carpet in the living area and 2 bedrooms is new as in the floating hardwood in the kitchen...the whole house is painted white but its clean.
The roof is new and water heater is not.

But the yard!!! Its 100 x 150 with plenty of potential.

Cheers!
Susie