Got a call back from E - sellers want to go down to 1.27. However, I've done the math several times and as a paamonim advisor, http://www.paamonim.org/englishmain.php I cannot advise myself to go that high. The monthly payments will be more than we can safely pay every month.
I explained to E that we simply cannot go above 1.25 and even that's stretching it. In the meantime, I called every other realtor in Ariel. Here are the results.
The first one said she didn't have anything. The next one was very nice but didn't have anything near the shul and the third one tried to show us something we had already looked at. The fourth one has 2 houses that I don't think we've seen yet. One is on Hashikma and one is across from the electric company. Both are in pretty good locations. Meeting with him on Monday to look around.
We also checked out a house on HaHagana on our own, but felt boxed in. It was a nice house, but small. It was suggested by the Rabbi. who had also looked at it, but as I realized, he's a foot shorter than we are, so has more room to move.
Over Shabbat I was given some advice from a mentor - an Israeli mom here in Ariel, A. A used E, the realtor 18 years ago and worships the ground he walks on. She told me to trust him, he'll get the job done.
We shall see. Will post report on houses I see in 2 days.
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