I agreed with her and so did the girl I was dating for a few months at that time. 

If you search for a national number on the number of housing units available vs the number of people looking for housing, there are always plenty of units available.The problem is everyone wants to live where they want to live...near their family, near their favorite job, near the beach/lake/mountains, etc....People have gotten spoiled and entitled.For example, everyone would love to live in San Diego, let's say....great weather, pretty girls, tacos, micro-breweries by the hundreds...But rents are outrageous and home prices are even worse.

He'd never had a date that wasn't set up, never dared to touch any of the other children of Russian nobles he was set up with, had no idea how to kiss a girl.

I had no credit, I totaled my car, still in college and with a baby girl on the way.

This is big boy/girl investing and its buyer beware no do overs.

Based off your experience do you guys/girls think my offer was ridiculous?

I hope to eventually turn my property into a rental property after my girl friend finishes nursing school out there which should be about two years max. 

But we live in the age of fanboy/girl instant gratification requirements.

We made money on taking advice from one local realtor ( former California realtor at the time being realtor in Florida) but lost on other side where we were trapped by local good 'ole boys & girls club.

I had a friend with me one time she was leaving the building and she said, "Wow that girl is scary mean."