DD and ds-in-law and granddaughter will be moving to San Diego the end of Oct or beginning of Nov. DS-in-law is in the navy and will be stationed there for the rest of his time, approx 2 1/2 yrs. There is a possibility that he might re-enlist because he is guaranteed 6 yrs at that station. He is currently in training school in San Antonio. They flew to San Diego and looked at several townhomes last weekend and put in offers on two of them. It is not looking very good for either of their offers. Realtor is emailing them other places that are for sale.
I have bought 3 homes during my life. Two were in OH and one in WV. We would offer less than the asking price and then they would counter offer, etc. The last house that we bought was in 1986. I watch HGTV and have also read about pricing houses lower and then wait for people to get in bidding wars and pay more than you are asking. My DD is asking me why certain houses are listed the way they are and I have no idea. For instance, one house had an open house and you had to make an offer that day or the next. Some houses state that they will only accept cash offers. Another place stated you had to be approved by their lender. There were a few places that they wanted to see, but the realtor could not get an appt. Does anyone know why they have these different stipulations? He is going to be stationed at Balboa Naval Hospital. Does anyone know any good neighborhoods or ones to shy away? They are planning on doing a VA loan and are trying to get everything done by 11/30/09 or earlier, so that they can get the $8000 first time home owner's tax credit. Any helpful info will be appreciated.
I have bought 3 homes during my life. Two were in OH and one in WV. We would offer less than the asking price and then they would counter offer, etc. The last house that we bought was in 1986. I watch HGTV and have also read about pricing houses lower and then wait for people to get in bidding wars and pay more than you are asking. My DD is asking me why certain houses are listed the way they are and I have no idea. For instance, one house had an open house and you had to make an offer that day or the next. Some houses state that they will only accept cash offers. Another place stated you had to be approved by their lender. There were a few places that they wanted to see, but the realtor could not get an appt. Does anyone know why they have these different stipulations? He is going to be stationed at Balboa Naval Hospital. Does anyone know any good neighborhoods or ones to shy away? They are planning on doing a VA loan and are trying to get everything done by 11/30/09 or earlier, so that they can get the $8000 first time home owner's tax credit. Any helpful info will be appreciated.