It’s open house season! You perhaps thought these balmier temperatures and tulips indicated a season called spring, but no, tis the season of house buying. The inspiration for today’s post comes from a reader who recently sent me a fantastic question about one of my favorite things… open house etiquette! Before Mr. Frugalwoods and I slapped down the money to buy our current home, we frequented a ton of open houses. And by “ton,” I mean roughly 270+ over the years.
The Young Frugalwoods vs. A Hot Real Estate Market
When we first moved to Cambridge, MA (as dewy-eyed, engaged 23-year-olds… sidenote: that sounds REALLY young), our #1 financial goal was to buy a house. And this wasn’t a typical goal in these here parts. The Boston metro area (of which Cambridge is part) comprises the third most expensive real estate market in the country and, to make matters worse, the housing supply is extraordinarily limited.
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