Again, not Harry Potter

So we put an offer on the house yesterday. The problem is, however, that the seller's agent has not returned ANY of our agent's calls. Danielle says she's called him about five times, and contacted the office out of which he works to ask if he's on vacation or something. Their response? They don't know, and they only have his cell phone number as well. WTF? And the other agent (Burt) hasn't gone through and entered a ton of necessary info into the realtor database about the house. So we spent a lot of time shaking our fists and going "Buuuuuuurt!" angrily. So Danielle said that if she doesn't hear back by Monday morning, she's going over his head and going straight to the broker to put in the offer and get the last info we need (such as lot size and utility costs, etc.).

It seems there's another townhome in the neighborhood that's exactly the same as the one we're bidding on. That one sold for $200K. So we put an offer of $198 down in the hopes that they'd meet us at $200K as well. We'll see what happens.

Both the Scientist and I are a little "I can't believe we're doing this" about the whole thing. And we're kind of nervous as to whether or not they'll accept our offer. (Also, knowing that Burt is dropping the ball right and left makes us wonder how long this might take, and whether or not there may be another offer down already. We have no idea, because Burt's not good with his records.)

The next thing we have to do is find a home inspector. My parents have recommended that we not use the one Danielle recommends, because no matter what she's looking for a sale, and so her people may not look as thoroughly as we'd like in order to help her make the sale. I'm not sure if that's true, but even still it's not a bad idea. So I think I'm going to contact my parents' realtor (whom they've stayed in touch with since they bought their house 20+ years ago) and see if she has any recommendations.

I can't believe we're trying to buy a home. When did I turn into a grown-up? Seriously.

Also...

So you all know how a few years back I was completely entranced by the whacked-out-ness of the Boohbahs, right? Well, yakgirl just sent me info on a new kids' TV show that looks bizarre and TOTALLY AWESOME and, after watching a minute of a preview trailer, is now my new favorite kids' show.

Check out Yo Gabba Gabba.

And why yes, that WAS Biz Markie.

HA!

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I heard from the Scientist, who heard from Danielle. She was able to track down Burt (Buuuuuuuuurt!), and the offer is going in on the townhouse tomorrow. We also found out that another offer had been put down on the townhouse already, and the owners rejected it. :\ That makes me a bit nervous. Are they holding out for the asking price? Because knowing that the exact same house went for $200K last month makes us fairly certain that we shouldn't go above $205 at the MOST. Plus, my mom talked to her realtor who said that $200K is a fair price for a townhouse of that size in that area. So I'm feeling fairly confident that our bid was a reasonable one. But now we just have to see if the owners will sell to us. The house has been on the market for about 50 days now, whereas the other sold in under two weeks. So I'm kind of nervous that the current homeowners aren't willing to sell for less.

Keep your fingers crossed for us, will you? I mean, it's not the end of the world if they don't take our offer. We're in no rush to move, and something else could always come up. Besides, if they're not willing to sell now, maybe after another 50 days they'll think again about the price and we could go through this all again. Who knows. Right now I'm kind of thinking worst-case scenario rather than being optimistic, so any good juju you could offer would be appreciated.

...As for this icon, it has nothing to do with anything, other than that I miss Zarf.