a]:text-blue-mid [&>a]:no-underline [&>a]:hover:shadow-lightmode px-4 font-medium”>The house: A 1,680-square-foot rowhouse in Pennsport with 5 bedrooms and 1½ baths built in 1915.
a]:text-blue-mid [&>a]:no-underline [&>a]:hover:shadow-lightmode px-4 font-medium”>The ask: Nick Imparato and Dale Macauley weren’t even sure they wanted to buy.
a]:text-blue-mid [&>a]:no-underline [&>a]:hover:shadow-lightmode px-4 font-medium”>“If you’ve never been through the process, it’s such a black box in your mind,” Macauley said.
a]:text-blue-mid [&>a]:no-underline [&>a]:hover:shadow-lightmode px-4 font-medium”>“Nothing that felt super flipped,” Macauley said.
a]:text-blue-mid [&>a]:no-underline [&>a]:hover:shadow-lightmode px-4 font-medium”>It was “love at first sight,” Macauley said.
a]:text-blue-mid [&>a]:no-underline [&>a]:hover:shadow-lightmode px-4 font-medium”>“We felt really like, ‘Wow, this is the moment,’” Macauley said. They decided they were ready to make an offer.
a]:text-blue-mid [&>a]:no-underline [&>a]:hover:shadow-lightmode px-4 font-medium”>Still, their expectations were tempered. They offered $352,000, a thousand dollars over the listing price. (“Just as a little wink,” Macauley said.)
a]:text-blue-mid [&>a]:no-underline [&>a]:hover:shadow-lightmode px-4 font-medium”>A presale inspection turned up a bit of structural damage in the basement, and after seeking out quotes for repairs, the couple was able to negotiate a $5,000 seller’s assist.
