You've found your perfect home. You've put in an offer. Now you wait. You wait for the other side to respond. It's hard.
When you're actively searching for the right property, it can feel like you'll never find it. You think this is the most difficult part, but for most buyers, it isn't. It's the waiting. Why is that? Because when you submit an offer on real estate, it's out of your hands until the other side responds. They have three options: