Imagine buying a house in 2008, when the prices have barely dropped. And, everyone thought that we had hit the bottom. The giant companies and firms received tarp money and were on their way to recovery, or so we thought. People were buying houses like hotcakes again. They drove up prices by about 10% from asking price. In the midst of all this was me. I was just a regular consumer that wanted to buy a house using an agent. Every house we liked, ... Show more