ms2102 t1_jd8bvnp wrote on March 22, 2023 at 3:45 PM

I've been trying to buy my first house for a long while. It's fun to get outbid by all cash overs that are 100k over any reasonable appraisal amount. It's actually depressing as fuck I make pretty good money and still can't touch the housing market because I'm on the outside looking in.

It makes me pretty resentful not going to lie.

Recent_Smile_152 t1_jd8u9f3 wrote on March 22, 2023 at 5:39 PM

You’re not the only one. Trust me!

VacateBiscuitPie t1_jdtfpyb wrote on March 27, 2023 at 1:26 AM

Boy do I feel this. Glad to know I’m not alone.

TomatoManTM t1_jda1hmg wrote on March 22, 2023 at 10:16 PM

Happened to us, too… Frustrating as hell, but just keep at it. We did end up finding a nice place. You might have better luck looking at houses that need a little work… the sense that I got was that most of the batshit crazy 100K over asking all cash blah blah blah was for move-in ready houses in perfect condition. The house we bought needs some cosmetic updates, but has good bones.