Upgrades to house, how much do they add?

[eirenecat]

Originally Posted by cBach

Um, more like our offer will be $3K below the selling price.

And then you won't get the house. I just went through this process for the last nine months--we made offers on 5 houses before we actually won one, and we weren't asking for foolishness like this. It is a SELLER'S MARKET. This means that you won't get much if any concessions you ask for, and in most cases there will be half a dozen other bidders along with you, many of whom will be willing to pay above appraisal value.

Either you haven't done a lot of research into the current market, or your real estate agent is not advising you appropriately. 2013 was 2013. It is a different climate right now. You don't need to do much of anything to a house that isn't totally trashed right now. Ask to see pictures of recent comps that have sold in your neighborhood.

[cBach]

Originally Posted by eirenecat

And then you won't get the house. I just went through this process for the last nine months--we made offers on 5 houses before we actually won one, and we weren't asking for foolishness like this. It is a SELLER'S MARKET. This means that you won't get much if any concessions you ask for, and in most cases there will be half a dozen other bidders along with you, many of whom will be willing to pay above appraisal value.

Either you haven't done a lot of research into the current market, or your real estate agent is not advising you appropriately. 2013 was 2013. It is a different climate right now. You don't need to do much of anything to a house that isn't totally trashed right now. Ask to see pictures of recent comps that have sold in your neighborhood.

We'll just find another house.