Im too old to play doll house

We for the last month or so Craig and I have looked inside over 35 homes....with no luck finding "OURS".  We have put in 3 bids and all have been rejected one way or another.  One was just perfect here in Emmett....but the builder refuses to sell for what its worth and says he will just sit on it until he can.... the second was a 2700 sq. ft. fixer upper here in Emmett.  We loved the size and layout but it just needed updating out of its 1975 decor.  This one was bank owned and for us to have money left over to fix it up we low balled them and they didn't bite.... It has been on the market for 6 months so he figured we gave them a decent offer...nope!!!! The listing agent said " they just received a strong offer"... yeah right..it's been weeks and it's still active on all sites.  I think the listing agent was pulling some trick to get us to go higher..we didn't fall for it.  This third one is in Meridian...a little closer to where Craig works...it's just a beauty on the outside.  Like a classic doll house..seriously it could be in a movie like "father of the bride".  This one is a short sale and the pervious owners really worked it over hard.  Its only 6 years old but needs new carpet and the hardwoods need refinished.  They had several dogs it looks like and just ran them over and over that house.  The sellers are very motivated and its about to go into foreclosure so we put in an offer and it was basically accepted by the owners we just have to wait on the bank to approve it.  I am just in love with this house.  I love the layout...perfect amount of room to grow. 2600 sq. ft.  4 bedrooms and 2 bath upstairs with this giant bonus room above the garage...it would be perfect for a play room for the kids.  Down stairs is another bathroom, utility room, office, living and then of course the kitchen dinning area.  Its probably the worst house in the neighborhood so great potential for us to fix up the inside.  It sits in a golf corse community and all the houses and yards are picture perfect.  There's a Church just down the street which is perfect, the school is around the block and there is this giant park/ rec area nearby too.  I WANT THIS HOUSE....so bad.  But we only have a certain amount of money to offer and hope the bank will agree to it.  Wish us luck!!!!  

While looking at houses is fun... another 37 is really not something I want to do again.  I have looked at hundreds online and they all seem to be blending together.  

We would love to stay where we are and save money for the next year or 2...but with interest rates the way they are and the 8000 tax credit and market...we don't want to waste saving for 2 years to just lose 20,000 in equity when the market and interest rates go back up.  We wouldn't be able to save more than what we would be losing.  We are between a rock and a hard place...just low balling till someone bites. :)