Will we get the bargain of a life time?

Now we play the waiting game, will our offer be accepted or won't it? At the very last minute I decided I'd offer $5,000 less than originally planned. I was expecting a fight on my hands with the real estate guy, but he didn't bat an eye lid or say a thing except 'OK' as he wrote down the figure.

So from here, he has gone directly to the man who is selling the house to present him with the offer, and so we hope that we will hear if our offer has been accepted very soon.

It was interesting when I asked his about the seller and how long he has lived there. he said 'since it was built in 1968'. So apparently him and his wife lived there with their son since day one. Obviously the son moved out when he was old enough, and his wife died about 4 years ago now, so it's just him. He is keen to sell and buy something in the country to retire to. I'm hoping this means he will very seriously think about taking our offer.

Once we finished signing all the paperwork etc the real estate guy said 'I have to ask..' and basically went on to fish for us being able to afford a higher offer. I put on my best sales person hat, and went on to explain how we were mostly looking at units around the $350,000 range and though we might be able to stretch ourselves to that house at a low offer, but as it is we're pushing it to the most we can afford. It scares me how well I can bullshit sometimes.

So between the seller's story and my story, I am hoping we can get it for under $375,000. I feel confidant that we're in with a good chance.