[Dantilla]

Don't decide exactly when to buy a house. If you want to get the best deal, put the antennas up now, and when the right one pops up on the market, jump quick.

You need to have patience, and wait for the good one. But when it comes, it won't last long.

When I buy "fixer-uppers", my realtor has a rule- "If it's been on the market longer than one day, it's not a good enough deal."

The true bargains will get multiple offers the first day. They just don't come along that often.

The other way to get a deal is to play the waiting game. Sometimes you can find something that has been on the market for so long that the sellers are truely desparate. Time for a low-ball offer and see what happens. Usually, there is a reason its been on the market a long time. You better know why.