What would you do?

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Originally Posted by anonymous_saver

Just as an update, I did end up asking for all of the concessions I wanted and the seller said they were not going to budge, and that they had 3 other other offers. I did the wise thing, and walked away from the deal. The plan for now is to save up 20% with a $20k emergency fund. Depending on things go (including with my accident settlement) this could take between 1-3 years.

I will however still keep my eye open for a property but my ideal at this moment is to buy a house in 2 years. I'm totally bummed, because I did love the house, but one horrible thing about my realtor... she actually stated "I think your making a mistake". Ummmmm NO, I'm making the right decision for me. That really irritated me, but I will give her this, she was very willing to invest a lot of time talking me through all of it.

Congratulations on making the decision for you... many have difficulty doing that. There will be many other houses and deals when you are completely ready! Good Luck!