Buying our first house was pretty fun .... at first. Then we would lose bidding wars and I would start to get emotionally involved. I remember waiting for offers to be accepted and being so anxious the whole time ... then we would be outbid and I'd be upset. Matthew would explain that you can't get attached to a house. You have to be willing to walk away. It got even worse when we ran out of bungalows in our price range to check out and we had a week to purchase a house. I guess I am an emotional shopper.
Now we're in the same boat with a car. We have a rental for a week. Like the house, we have specific things that need to be met in a low price range. I thought I'd found the car and an hour before we were to go see it the lovely older gentleman called to say it was gone. I got emotional. In hinde sight I understand that it isn't the car for us.
Now my Dad is here for the morning and I can see clearer now. We test drove a couple last night and we learned a lot from him. He knew all about the cars and even talked the guy down a thousand bucks. We didn't buy it because my Dad says we can do better or even get the guy to drop more today. Hoping we can find something today, but I'll try not to get emotional about it.
Looking back at buying our house, this was the very last house available in Kitchener and Cambridge with our requirements and price range and it turned out to be the best house we even saw. Who knows what will happen with a car.
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