To clear some confusion up

Why we are moving, yet again...

When we first moved here we moved into a 3 bedroom apartment. Living conditions became unbearable when the neighbors below us constantly knocked on the ceiling with a broomstick and called the office anytime we walked around in our apartment. We started to look for a new place to rent but couldn't find anything that would keep our girls in the same school. Next we started contacting people that had their houses for sale to see if they would be willing to rent. We found a house that was willing. The owner of the house we are living in, is wanting to sell their home so they have put it back on the market.

We are very actively trying to find a home to buy. We have put in 2 offers already but both fell through. The first house was a dated home that needed updating. They were totally unwilling to budge on their asking price because they had a 2nd morgage out on home. Unfortunately, they were asking way too much and so nothing came together. The next house was actually very nearly perfect. It had everything we have been looking for. Apparantly, someone else thought so too. We got into a bidding war. The owners of the home got greedy and wanted everything even though they were asking way above market value. In the end we walked away. The price just got too high for what we felt comfortable spending. How is it that the rest of nation is in a market slump and we are in a bidding war willing to spend more than the market value on a home?! We are still looking and hoping that something will come onto the market in the next couple of weeks.