In a seller's market, which we are in...

Conversely, in a buyer's market, which we are not in...

Let's get into why...

If you are about to make an offer on a house... and the seller prefers to close in 90 days, and you could, but you would prefer not to wait to long to close... sometimes it may make sense to just go with the timetable the seller prefers.  After all, it is a seller's market, and if you don't go along with their desired timetable, they may choose to work with a buyer who will.

Similarly...

If you are about to make an offer on a house... and the seller prefers to close within 30 days, and you could, but you would prefer not to close quite so quickly... sometimes it may make sense to just go with the timetable the seller prefers.  After all, it is a seller's market, and if you don't go along with their desired timetable, they may choose to work with a buyer who will.

There may very well be costs to you (dollars, logistical headaches, stress) of going along with the seller's timetable -- but if you actually get to buy the house that you want to buy, maybe it will be worthwhile.

 

P.S.  Did you enjoy the AI generated image of a "man looking at a wall calendar"?  ;-)