Well, well, well. Much to our (and our broker's) surprise our offer was accepted, even though it was lower than an offer that we know they turned down in November. I guess some of it was the timing - the owners (Frank and June) are older and don't want to go back and forth with negotiating so they said they would come back to us with an "as is" price that they would accept. They were very concerned about who bought the house - wanting someone who would love the house as much as they did. We had asked on the offer for copies of some historical photos of the house that they had on display that showed them adding the FR and the DR over the years. Apparently they liked that and came back and said that the "as is" price would be our offer.
Yikes! We had expected some back and forth and negotiating so we were a little caught off guard. So we are going ahead with a full inspection this Thursday - the value of the pre-inspection kind of pays off as we are fairly confident that there's nothing too heinous. (The pre-inspection turned up a joist missing a header in the FR and the fact that the screened in porch will need a new roof soon - it's asphalt tile.) That was pretty much it.
So now I am calling a few places for mortgage rates and Bob is calling lawyers. Part of his work benefits include legal services which he signed up for for like $5 / month. So we will get the legal services for free I believe. So it's been very exciting and Bob now calls me and asks "Hello, is it possible to speak to the homeowner?" Wise-acre.
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