Bidding War

Intermediate 🏠 Real Estate

Definition

An auction-style feeding frenzy where buyers throw increasingly insane amounts of money at a house until only one financially reckless person remains standing. The winner gets the house. Everyone else gets therapy.

Example Usage

"I won a bidding war by offering $80K over asking, waiving all contingencies, and throwing in my vintage baseball card collection. I call that a victory. My accountant calls it something else." - A champion bidder

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