• dan@upvote.au
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    It’s hard in nice/desirable areas because the rich people make all-cash offers, and sellers prefer that over people that will get a mortgage.

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      Why does that matter to the seller? They get that amount in cash anyways. I guess the risk if the mortgage falls through? But then they keep the earnest money.

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        Yeah, there’s no risk of the mortgage falling through, and not as much dealing with banks. I don’t really know the specifics but it was something I had to be aware of when buying my house. Luckily I was buying while it was a buyers market a few years ago, so prices were lower, fewer people were looking, and there weren’t any competing all-cash offers.

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      We found it pretty easy… I guess I do live in one of the cheapest towns in the region though.