A person’s home is a statement of who he is, how the world finds him in his native state, and how he chooses to live in the space he has selected. The excitement of finding a house that meets some deep but un-specifiable requirement induced me to act. I had surveyed the market and neighborhood for a long time, I was familiar with the offerings. Was this the indescribable target?
I made an offer, a lowball one, thinking that no one else would be interested in this odd property. I was informed that mine was not the only offer on the table, would I like to reconsider? Having now concluded this was the rare site I was seeking, I now needed to claim it. I boosted the offer to beyond the asking price.
It was accepted.