[Bill Douglas]

From a sellers view point (I've just sold a place). Why on earth would he wait a month to see if you can sell you house. AND lose the other potential buyers. He's just spent a bomb on advertising and other costs so he's not gonna wait around to see if you can get fiance, work out your numbers or sell your house. He wants a good, unconditional offer, right now. Sure he'll listen to you if you are paying way more than it's worth. But generally speaking, why should he do the buyer a favor by waiting for you to do you numbers.