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Tiered of getting overbid in all my offers


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2012 Jul 23, 2:56pm   50,470 views  130 comments

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I put $25,000 over the asking price for this one, still got overbid!!!
http://www.redfin.com/CA/Foster-City/679-Beach-Park-Blvd-94404/home/2041496

So out of sheer frustration, considering going for the new constructions (Fusion or 37 degrees north new Town homes in Sunnyvale). Any pros and cons for Fusion or 37 deg n?

I am totally frustrated and broken. Many months of open houses and offers and getting my a** kicked by some uber-frustrated buyers putting their offers way over asking price.

I know I should wait. But how long? When will my time come? If I wait and find out that houses will cost even more than what it is now, what then? This low inventory situation in bay area is killing me. Piece of garbage houses are selling for insane prices.

To make the matters worse my ***hole apartment complex (Lakeshore Landing, San Mateo, ***k you!) just increased my 2 bedroom piece of s*** condo to $2100 per month (with 1 year lease).

With $2100 rent, buying sure looks like a great option but I cannot overbid these other more desperate buyers. What's leftover of my sanity does NOT permit to put more than $25,000 over CMA (or fair market value).

Sorry for the rant. I am out of my wit. I have lost 1 whole year of my weekends house hunting and still in a crappy apt paying insane rent.

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123   REpro   2012 Aug 2, 4:04pm  

What somebody paid or what is listed for doesn’t matter.
In business cash/cash return, net ROI or IRR is what stimulate purchase price. If one area cannot produce satisfy numbers, move to another area. This is why manufacturing was moved from US to China.

124   thomaswong.1986   2012 Aug 2, 4:45pm  

REpro says

We call it panic syndrome.

yep! didnt do the numbers.. as your further comments on ROI.IRR states..

125   REpro   2012 Aug 2, 5:54pm  

It’s better to submit 30 calculated offers (cost nothing), than take one shark bite wondering what a hell I just swallowed. IMO

126   cloud15   2014 Jul 22, 1:22am  

hrhjuliet says

If you can get out of the Bay Area, get out. All the sane people are leaving, which can only make this area worse. We can't, but if we could we'd be flying out tomorrow. That's my heart felt advice.

One should preach what he practices :) , otherwise people call you a hypocrite

127   edvard2   2014 Jul 22, 1:52am  

hrhjuliet says

All the best people seem to be moving to Portland. ):

More power to em'. All I know is that I've been to portland 3 times and its definitely not my favorite place. Its sort of boring, small, and the rain is relentless. It feels like one big wet sponge.

128   MAGA   2014 Jul 22, 5:53am  

Foster City? Isn't that area built on land fill? Will all those overpriced houses fall when we have the next big quake?

129   Dan8267   2014 Jul 22, 8:19am  

peninsulabuyer says

Tiered of getting overbid in all my offers

Think of it this way... Every time you are outbid, it's some fool preventing you from overpaying.

130   Heraclitusstudent   2014 Jul 22, 8:36am  

Dan8267 says

peninsulabuyer says

Tiered of getting overbid in all my offers

Think of it this way... Every time you are outbid, it's some fool preventing you from overpaying.

... And you forcing a fool to pay more.
Thanks for the good work!

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