Finally settling in Downtown Bellevue

After many years of renting downtown, my wife and I had a daughter and we began searching for a more permanent place to live. After running into many, many multiple-offer situations (30+) we finally got close on a townhouse, but still did not "win."

Fortunately, we the lead offer caused a lot of friction with the seller, and the deal subsequently fell through. The seller then chose us (second-place works sometimes!) and we proceeded with the purchase.

Very grateful this worked out, but we can definitely sympathize with folks who did not have such a fortunate experience trying to secure a home here.