Update in Post 100: Can I ask for some of that famous BBB mojo for a silly reason?

[arivecchi]

My family has had a rough couple of years now, but lately, I've been feeling hopeful and happy about the fact that we found this awesome house that seems just perfect for our family. We signed a contract but it is still in the attorney review period, so of course, another offer comes in. :irked:

I know this is not a huge deal in the grand scheme of things, but we were so excited and are now so bummed out that things may not work out - we really want this house.

So if you could all spare some of that famous BBB mojo for this silly reason, I would sure appreciate it. :)

[BDKmom]

Sending tons of mojo your way! Hope it all works out for your family!

[SnuggleBuggles]

Good luck!!!!

[elektra]

House mojo!!!!!

[Ceepa]

mojo for getting the house!

[DebbieJ]

This is NOT a silly reason! Sending good thoughts your way...

[g-mama]

You've got it, girl!

[ourbabygirl]

Mojo, mojo, mojo coming your way! Hope you get it! :)
(And I don't think it's a silly reason for asking for it!)

[khm]

Not silly AT ALL. Mojo your way!

[TwoBees]

Good luck and lots of mojo coming your way!

[ha98ed14]

NOT silly at all! House Mojo!!!

[liz]

Mojo coming your way!!! (and I agree, not a silly request at all!)

[HIU8]

Sending you gobs of house mojo!!!!!!!

[artvandalay]

Sending Mojo! Good luck!

[wellyes]

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[ijopint]

goodluck! and lots of mojo A !:waving4:

[Kindra178]

Mojo on the way.

[wencit]

Lots of house mojo for you! (Buying/selling a house is sooo stressful!)

[twowhat?]

House mojo! Could you strengthen your offer by offering a faster closing date?

[hopeful_mama]

Lots of mojo for you!

[TwinFoxes]

Mojo! :hug:

[boolady]

This is NOT a silly reason! Sending good thoughts your way...

:yeahthat: Not silly. I know how stressful the whole househunting thing is. Lots of good house thoughts coming your way!

[Twoboos]

Bumping over some of the house mojo I got last week!! :D Hope it works out buying/selling a house is soooooo stressful!

ETA: And no way is that a silly reason!

[Giantbear]

MOJO on the way

[cuca_]

sending mojo your way.

[lmh2402]

mojo, mojo!!

[cdlamis]

That's not silly at all! We've had a rough few years too and it's wonderful when something small (in the grand scheme of things) goes right and makes you happy!! Good luck!

[AnnieW625]

sending mojo your way.

[niccig]

That's not a silly reason. The house sounds great. All my house mojo coming your way.

[peanut520]

Lots of good thoughts for you and your fam, and the house.

[elizabethkott]

Not silly in the least!
MOJO MOJO MOJO!!!!!

[MamaMolly]

:29: Mojo!!!!!!!!

[crl]

Not silly at all! Good luck to you!

Catherine

[vludmilla]

mojo for the house!

[BabyBearsMom]

Tons of mojo and PT for you!!!!!

[arivecchi]

Thanks for all the mojo! I feel better already! :)

[noodle]

Just saw this...mojo on the way.
Not silly at all. Fingers crossed for you!

[swissair81]

Sending some mojo for the lady ;)

[KpbS]

Hope the house works out!

[citymama]

Fingers crossed, the house will be yours! Mojo!

[larig]

this is SOOOO not silly. I hope you get the house!!! Big Big BIG mojo, girl!

[Beth24]

Major house mojo!!!

[Melbel]

Sending more house MOJO your way! Good luck!

[baymom]

Mojo, mojo, mojo!! Good luck!!

[theriviera]

That is not silly at all! Isn't home buying one of the most stressful things you can do?

I hope you get the house and that they recognize that you are the perfect family for the house!

[mctlaw]

You totally deserve a house you love! Not selfish or silly at all. Sending you all kinds of house mojo!

[alexsmommy]

More mojo!

[hillview]

:cheerleader1::cheerleader1:BUCKETS and buckets of mojo coming to you!!:jammin::jammin:

[edurnemk]

Sending lots of mojo! Good luck!

[mommylamb]

Loads of mojo!!!!!!

[mackmama]

Oh no re the other offer.
MOJO MOJO MOJO!!!!!!
I really really hope you get this house.
Please keep us posted!!

[malphy]

mojo coming your way! hope it goes the way you want.

[liamsmom]

Good luck! Hope it works out for you guys. :cheerleader1:

[SkyrMommy]

Major mojo your way! I hope everything works out.

[arivecchi]

Thanks all!

No news today. We'll see what tomorrow brings us.

[jgenie]

just seeing this....mojo, mojo, mojo......

[c&j04]

:cheerleader1:Mojo!:cheerleader1:

[tribe pride]

Good luck!!!

[DrSally]

I'm hoping it works out for you!

[TxCat]

Lots of house mojo your way! Fingers crossed that you get some good news soon!

[MontrealMum]

Sending lots of house mojo!!!

[goldenpig]

Sending lots of mojo, hope you get that house!

[kozachka]

Hope you get the house. Mojo, mojo, mojo!

[lmwbasye]

Thanks all!

No news today. We'll see what tomorrow brings us.


Fingers crossed for you.

[amandabea]

So not a silly request at all. Sending you lots of mojo and positive thoughts!!!!

[MommyofAmaya]

Definitely not a silly reason. A home is a huge deal. Crossing fingers it works out for you.

[andie16]

Buying a house is one of the biggest decisions you can make so definitely nothing silly about your request. Good luck! I hope you hear some fabulous news soon.

[arivecchi]

So your mojo seems to be working so far! We have reached an agreement on the final terms of the contract. The sellers could have gotten out by now if they wanted to entertain the other offer. Now we are awaiting the results of the appraisal. Hoping it's not too far off the purchase price!

[mackmama]

Awesome. Hope the appraisal comes back strong!

[elektra]

Great update! Still mojo'ing!

[crl]

So your mojo seems to be working so far! We have reached an agreement on the final terms of the contract. The sellers could have gotten out by now if they wanted to entertain the other offer. Now we are awaiting the results of the appraisal. Hoping it's not too far off the purchase price!

Yay! Continued good luck with the process!

Catherine

[trcy]

Not silly....here is more mojo :)

[Twoboos]

So your mojo seems to be working so far! We have reached an agreement on the final terms of the contract. The sellers could have gotten out by now if they wanted to entertain the other offer. Now we are awaiting the results of the appraisal. Hoping it's not too far off the purchase price!

Woo Hoo, great news!!!

[Mopey]

Not silly AT ALL!

Mojo for you!!! :)

[Green_Tea]

Fingers and toes crossed!

[WatchingThemGrow]

Great news! hope it continues to work out!

[arivecchi]

Thanks all! :)

We went to see more houses today just in case. ;) The house we are bidding for is still my fave, but it's nice to know I have some other options out there!

[arivecchi]

Update: So the appraisal came in low and it is too great a difference for us to cover. Telling the sellers today. This should be fun. Not!

[elbenn]

Update: So the appraisal came in low and it is too great a difference for us to cover. Telling the sellers today. This should be fun. Not!

I'm sorry. Appraisals around here are really low, too--much lower than sellers would be willing to sell their houses for.

[crl]

Update: So the appraisal came in low and it is too great a difference for us to cover. Telling the sellers today. This should be fun. Not!

Oh dear. Well, maybe they will lower their price? Any other buyer is going to have the same problem after all.

Catherine

[larig]

Oh no!!

[arivecchi]

Oh dear. Well, maybe they will lower their price? Any other buyer is going to have the same problem after all.

CatherineYes. I am hoping they will realize that.

[Kindra178]

Oh dear. Well, maybe they will lower their price? Any other buyer is going to have the same problem after all.

Catherine

CRL is right. Another appraiser will find the same or similar price. What does the realtor think? By the way, this happened to me years ago on a condo I was going to buy. At first, the seller refused to lower her price so I walked away. A week later, the seller was begging me to come back.

[egoldber]

Ugh. I'm sorry. The same thing just happened to us. It stinks.

[MontrealMum]

:hug: I'm so sorry.

[arivecchi]

If they met us halfway, we could probably do it, but it's an older couple and they are kind of unrealistic as to the worth of their home. On the plus side, they have an offer on another house, so I am hoping they just want it done and over with.

Beth, sorry to hear that. It does indeed stink.

[cvanbrunt]

If they met us halfway, we could probably do it, but it's an older couple and they are kind of unrealistic as to the worth of their home. On the plus side, they have an offer on another house, so I am hoping they just want it done and over with.

Beth, sorry to hear that. It does indeed stink.

Oh that just bites. Will your mortgage company finance more than the appraisal? Ours won't and we've had people ask us to drop the appraisal contingency from an offer to purchase. We walked away.

I bet they will come around. Their agent needs to talk some sense into them.

[arivecchi]

Oh that just bites. Will your mortgage company finance more than the appraisal? Ours won't and we've had people ask us to drop the appraisal contingency from an offer to purchase. We walked away.

I bet they will come around. Their agent needs to talk some sense into them. No they won't, so we would have to cover the premium dollar for dollar - which is not happening. I cannot believe sellers asked you to remove the appraisal contingency. Are they insane?

[kara97210]

Oh dear. Well, maybe they will lower their price? Any other buyer is going to have the same problem after all.

:yeahthat: If they need to move, they might lower their price.

[boolady]

We did not have this exact situation happen, but were worried that it would, especially given that we signed a contract with the person we bought from in 4/11 and didn't close until the end of 9/11 because our house was for sale during that time. We had an appraisal after we signed the contract that came back at $35,000 over contract price (you can bet we kept that little tidbit to ourselves); however, we had to have it reappraised before closing because so much time had gone by, and as the market continued to go down, the second appraisal came in at what would have been $5,000 under contract price had we not negotiated with the seller to reduce the sale price by $10,000 so that we could sell our house for the craptastic offer we got and still purchase his home.

Some of it, of course, also has to do with having different appraisers, but I think if your appraisal is off by that much, these sellers need to realize that they're pretty unlikely to find someone who will/can cover that gap. They should be happy they've got a viable offer. Good luck.

ETA: That convoluted story had a point, or at least I intended it to. :) We were lucky that our seller really wanted to sell our house, because although not happy (at all) when we first asked him to consider reducing the contract price, he realized after about a day that he would be nuts to turn down a good offer over $10,000 when he was making plenty of money on the house and when to do so would mean starting over. Mojo that your sellers come to the conclusion that they'd rather just be done with the whole process.

[cvanbrunt]

No they won't, so we would have to cover the premium dollar for dollar - which is not happening. I cannot believe sellers asked you to remove the appraisal contingency. Are they insane?

We've also been asked to drop the inspection contingency. People in Boston are very impressed with their homes.

[mackmama]

Hoping the sellers are willing to lower their price. I think you said there was another offer on the table for this house. Are those potential buyers still in the picture? I imagine they will face a similar dilemma - as any potential buyer would.

[lmh2402]

we had this happen to, but luckily the difference was less than $10k. it was already a nasty situation between us and the seller and we decided we wanted the house so we actually didn't even ask them to pay. we just paid it and told them to pack their stuff and hit the road. but if it had been any more than what it was, we would have been in your same situation. it really stinks.

i hope they come down in price!!

[arivecchi]

We've also been asked to drop the inspection contingency. People in Boston are very impressed with their homes.:47:Wow. That is crazy.

There was allegedly another offer, but if there was, my guess is that it was a lowball. If they are rational, they will realize that they will find themselves in the same exact spot with every other buyer unless they find a cash buyer willing to overpay in this market. My guess is that is not likely.

[cvanbrunt]

Keeping my fingers crossed for you. Keep us posted.

Why is buying a home always so angst-ridden?

[larig]

Gosh, you'd think that they'd realize that the next buyer is going to have the same problem with a lower-than-their-price appraisal. It's hard to argue with appraisals by neutral parties, or so I thought!?

[AnnieW625]

My FIL got so irritated when the appraisal on their home they were selling came back lower that instead of canceling the whole deal and lowering the price he made the real estate agents eat part their commission to get the deal done. IMHO he was kind of a jerk about the whole thing, but since the seller had offered him asking price or above asking price he wasn't going to budge on that. To this day he still thinks he made out like a king on the whole deal.

I'll keep the mojo coming your way!

[arivecchi]

Thanks for the mojo! I will keep you posted. We'll see what happens today. We don't have an agent, so I think that is also an advantage we have other most other buyers.

Cva, good luck to you as well! This is such a PITA!

[Green_Tea]

I'm sorry. :( Hopefully the seller will come down for you.

[arivecchi]

Hi all. The famous BBB mojo worked! We finally closed this morning after a couple of nerve-wracking months. I am happy about the fact that this part of the process is done. Now on to the move. Unfortunately, there was a death today in my nanny's family, so that has dampened my enthusiasm for the long-awaited closing.

[AnnieW625]

So sorry to hear about the death in your nanny's family, but I am soo glad that your house closed escrow. Good luck with chosing your appliances. Can't wait to see photos of your small renovation.

[Liziz]

Nothing silly about that! Definitely sending mojo your way....house buying is one of the most exciting and nerve-wracking things we ever did!

[MamaMolly]

Mojo, mojo, mojo that the house issue gets worked out in your favor!

[elektra]

Congratulations!
I'm sure the death in your nanny's family was tough- I would be so upset for my nanny but also additionally stressed as far as having to get back up childcare and of course putting a damper on what should have been a more upbeat day.
However, it's done! You have a new house right where you wanted to live! Woohoo! Would love appliance updates too. :)

[BabyBearsMom]

:cheerleader1:Glad to see the update. Congrats on closing.

[boolady]

Sorry to hear about your nanny's loss, but congrats! Now you can exhale, at least a little bit. I, too, would love appliance/remodel updates. :)

[niccig]

I'm sorry about your Nanny's family. PP&Ts for her.
Congrats on the house finally closing - now PPTs for an easy move.

[liz]

Congrats!!!

[crl]

Congratulations on closing.

Sorry for your nanny's loss.

Catherine

[swrc00]

So sorry to hear of the death in your family, but I am so excited that the mojo worked. Yeah, for a new house!

[Momit]

Glad to hear that the closing is done. Congrats on your new house!

[amandabea]

So sorry for your nanny. Congratulations on closing on your house!

[calv]

sending you positive house mojo. =D Hoping it all works out in your favor!

[mom2one]

:cheerleader1:
Glad you closed on the house.

[mackmama]

Congratulations on the closing!! That is awesome and long-awaited. I am very sorry to hear of the death in your nanny's family. PT to her family.