Our house is a very, very, very sold house…

Well, I would have been ready to put in an offer on the previously mentioned house had someone not beaten me to the punch…  damn internet, I blame you for the foiling of my plans.  Next step is to talk to my lender to re-run some numbers and see if I can get approved for a figure above the previous very conservative range that I had set for myself, and continue the search for houses.  This, coupled with some good news on rates should allow a few more options.  For now though, this one is dead.

Sure, I could come back and make a higher offer than that which was made on the house, but it doesn’t make sense with with this home - it needs a bit too much work for that and has a funky property line issue where part of the garage is on the neighbor’s property…  I’d rather feud with neighbors over things like encroachment on hidden moonshine stills and the honor of attractive college-aged daughters or nieces.  Better luck next time, I suppose, and a lesson learned.  I shall keep watch on the next serious candidate armed to the teeth…