The home and property check allllll the boxes. Beautiful well-kept, treed and fenced backyard on a pie-shaped lot. Large kitchen. Gas fireplace in the living room. 5 bedrooms, 4 baths. Mudroom. New hardwood and ceramic tile floors. Within budget. The only problem is the potential for a future 55+ condo overlooking the backyard. I believe the condo would be 40 feet from the property line. I estimate we would see 1, maybe 2 storeys above the trees. I believe this has decreased the price significantly. We would not be able to afford a home like this otherwise. Additional info: - We live in a cold climate where it’s only balcony weather 5 months of the year. - the condo would be to the north and not block any sun. - we currently live in a duplex. The neighbours keep 6 mini poodles on the other side of the shared wall, and there’s a loud concrete factory across the street. We are used to a lot of noise, so I think we could handle construction noise. submitted by /u/s-aman...
Saw a house twice. We waited a week to offer on it as my husband had surgery and I wanted to wait until he wasn’t loopy to make an offer. Listing says motivated sellers…the seller is an older woman and her mother. I think it was intended as their forever home but her mom could not get up stairs anymore. They’ve already moved from the home so it’s vacant/empty. Been on the market 3 months…again, they made a huge deal about how “‘motivated” they are and the seller is literally begging people on fb to share it and that she needs help to sell. Offered right at 10% below asking which my realtor thought seemed decently reasonable. He even told me they seemed highly negotiable before we put it in. They rejected with no counter. We verbally offered up to 5% below and they still rejected with no counter. It’s obvious they do not even want to attempt to negotiate or speak with us, they are very short and have said both times “good luck” I am left baffled. Obviously there’s not anything we ca...