It was just another weekday on Reddit when a user named anymajordude23 weighed in to share their experience.
“Made an offer on our dream home, at list price, on the day offers were due,” the user wrote. “It was listed close to our max budget. At the end of the day, we learned that we were the only ones who submitted an offer! Neat! Sellers then reveal they were looking to get closer to 100k over list, but they loved our letter and want to see us move into the house.”
The user and the user’s partner offered $20,000 more, they wrote. But the sellers rejected the offer.
“I’m mostly just super bummed to realize that list price is irrelevant when it really comes down to it,” they concluded.
The lament drew nearly 200 “upvotes,” which is Reddit’s version of “likes,” but more importantly, nearly 300 helpful comments that were mostly shows of support for anymajordude23’s decision to walk away. At least one included data from the National Association of Realtors to amplify their point.
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