Offer

Well we did put in an offer on one of the houses. The decision about which one was made for us. The larger house/red door house was taken off the market. Too bad, that one was my favorite.
We put in an offer on Thursday afternoon. It was less than the seller's asking price, but we thought the neighborhood supported. We received a call that night asking for a counter price. We increased by $5k, but the sellers were still not interested. We were told that their was another interested party. They had more $, but we had a better closing date.
My head says to wait and offer the same price again in a week or so. It is difficult waiting. I am of course still looking, but the inventory is very slim picking at the moment in our price range. We may end up renting for a while.
I also stopped by my favorite house (red door house) and left a note in her mailbox, saying that if she puts it back on the market to let me know. I have no idea if that will happen, or what she may think of my letter - but worth a try.
I'm going to try to plan a non-real estate activity today, to take my head out of my uncertainty.