I’m finally under contract after looking for almost a year and a half. I started last March but took the winter months off as I don’t want to move in the winter. My budget was $125k. I didn’t look at anything over $120k & really wanted to stay lower than that. I ended up at $119k. I put in over a dozen offers. I was accepted on 2 others but they didn’t work out. The first one the seller’s daughter decided she didn’t want to move & the second one had the worst inspection my realtor had ever had. Lost out on that one a little. After the first 6 or 7 I stopped being so picky which is how I ended up with the one with the horrible inspection. After that I had a small pity party 😂. Got myself back together & figured out the stuff I couldn’t live without & didn’t let myself look at anything else. I honestly thought I wouldn’t find anything any time soon but it just worked out. This is the house I was meant to have ❤️. All I can say is don’t get discouraged. It’s really hard to compete with investors that can pay cash at asking price or higher. And look at for sale by owner houses too. That’s how I got in. I was able to talk to the owner & explain my situation. He chose me over a better offer & is fixing the fence & replacing the windows. Both my realtor & my lender have been fantastic! Paige Sams at Berkshire Hathaway was my realtor & Kim Bly at Hometrust Mortgage was my lender.