Market sucks. We have a income of ~$300k and finding a good house, with no renovations needed in the <$600k range has been difficult.

Thankfully we are in no need to buy because we’ve found landlords that have been amazing, not raised rents and do preemptive maintenance few times a year.

We made an offer last year. $65k over asking and lost. Thr winning bid was like $40k under what we offered ($25k over asking) but they were willing to skip all inspections and give sellers an insane schedule for moving out. Like 3-6 months of free rent after closing until they found a house to move to. Yeah, we’re not gonna play that game.