Of course, as happens in pretty much every one of these columns, the couple had to raise their budget. They found a three-bedroom in the Northeast Woods section of East Hampton that they liked, but their offer, just below the asking price of $879,000, proved insufficient. The house actually went for $885,000, above the ask.
The house that got away (via New York Times).
Minardo and Sniggs kept up the hunt, with the help of their broker, Ray Lord of Douglas Elliman (who represents sellers as well as buyers — including sellers of far more expensive homes). They expanded beyond the Northeast Woods neighborhood — considering this four-bedroom house in the Springs hamlet, for example:
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It had a garage but practically no yard. And the current resident smoked — yuck.
And then they came upon this property….