I bet it looks great, Consuela.

Hey, quick hivemind question: my DH wants to switch the land line to a phone, and eventually to Google Voice. Is there a strong, compelling reason to keep the land line as a land line?

If cell service is down, you can't call anyone. Remember 9/11 when nobody in New York could make calls, and they were posting online and having people call their family members?

(I have no land line, so it's not like I am up nights about this.)

Arrrggggg. The seller's realtor will review the offers Sunday and send out a message to the buyers agents. I guess so we can offer more. Then she will present to the buyer on Monday. I can't compete in a bidding war but I want that house.

My realtor and K-Bug want me to keep looking. I just...I know I'll be comparing to the house with the current offer.

That's what I thought, flea.

It makes me nervous, but DH is really adamant for some reason about this one.

I've got a land line, but it's part of my cable package, so if the cable goes out I have the same problem as if the cell towers get overloaded. So, depending on if your land line is straight phone service provider or cable provider will make a difference.

Congrats, Kiba!!

I keep a regular (non-cable) land line because I've had to call 911 twice in my life and if I ever have to do it again, I want no question about whether I can get through. But, I know a lot of people who only have cell phones and/or have some Internet or cable based phone. So maybe I'm a scaredy-cat.

My realtor and K-Bug want me to keep looking. I just...I know I'll be comparing to the house with the current offer.

I really hope you get it, Suzi! But it's REALLY important that you not get too emotionally invested in the bidding process, because that way lie madness and paying too much money. And even if you don't get it, now you have a tangible goal for knowing exactly what you do want.

I'm trying to strike a line between positivity and my suspicion that the listing agent/homeowner is actively trying to start a bidding war, and that can really lead to some nasty emotional stuff.

Good luck! Maybe do look at a couple this weekend to get your mind off of things, you might even find something you like as much or even more.

Congratulations, Kiba! That's great.

I'm still sitting here at my desk, working. I feel like I'm constantly behind and I'm never going to catch up. I need to be active again. I desperately need to get back to the gym. This is untenable, and I'm reaching the point where it's too much input and I'm paralyzed mentally and physically. I can't do that.

Suzi, Nora's right. Keep looking. The house I thought I loved quickly fell out of favor when I found the one I bought. If you get shut out of this one, there will be another one.

Burrell, I haven't had a landline since 2006 and I haven't missed it at all. 911 calling has not been an issue. You just have to remember to keep your e911 address updated. I don't even have the Vonage router hooked up anymore, even though I still have the service. I can use the Extensions app on my cell phone to do everything I want, including to show the call is from my "house" number. It costs me $35 a month and I can call Europe for free. It's completely worth it to me.

Thanks for the advice.

I have a weird investment in this phone line because it's been the house phone line for my whole life, but my DH is itching to ditch it. I dunno.

Ok, I'll try to keep an open mind on checking other properties. Right now there is nothing that is calling to me. I have a couple of absolutes, such as a garage. The number of places here that either don't have a garage or only have a carport is kind of surprising to me. Then it needs to accept FHA loans, which knock another chunk off. Then there are the neighborhoods I'm willing to move into - and I'm pretty open to a bunch of areas. What is left, right now, isn't anything that trips my "maybe" meter.