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Is it crazy to make an offer on the second house I've seen?

I started looking for a house with my partner 2 weeks ago, we're first time buyers and we're in our early 40s.

The housing market is crazy where I live (Amsterdam, Netherlands) but we're relocating to a beach town 40 minutes away. It's much quieter and the market is not as intense as here. (For example in Amsterdam it's normal to overbid 50k to get a home, sometimes more. It's 100 dogs to a bone, homes are sold within 2 weeks).

We've only seen 2 homes so far and I'm sold on the second one, I want to make an offer, eventually. We've contacted renovation companies and we're in the process of getting quotes and timelines. And we definitely want to get a thorough inspection before confirming the purchase. The house has been for sale for almost a year (it was very high priced for several months, then had a price reduction of about 60k).

Is it crazy or unwise to make an offer after only seeing 2 homes? This house ticks a lot of boxes that I don't think I'll find again, especially considering that my requirements are many and there isn't a lot of offer in this town.

Edit - Thank you so much for the replies so far. I'm feeling a lot better about this.

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