{"id":55928,"date":"2011-05-11T11:45:03","date_gmt":"2011-05-11T11:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=55928"},"modified":"2011-05-11T11:47:40","modified_gmt":"2011-05-11T11:47:40","slug":"made-an-offer-o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2011\/05\/made-an-offer-o\/","title":{"rendered":"Made an Offer on a House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Community &#8211; I just made an offer on a house.  The list price was 625 and we offered 530.  They countered with 600.  We countered again with 550.  The realtor said the home owner is firm on 600.  What do you guys suggest we do?  We really love the house but convinced ourselves not to go above 550. <\/p>\n<p>On a side note: can someone recommend a lawyer or home inspector?  Its a 2 family brick house.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community &#8211; I just made an offer on a house. The list price was 625 and we offered 530. They countered with 600. We countered again with 550. The realtor said the home owner is firm on 600. What do you guys suggest we do? 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