Buying a house IS exhausting and soul crushing. We have been trying very, very hard. We put what we felt like was a strong offer on our dream home today. Like two hours after we put the offer in, we got a call from our realtor telling us the seller's agent really, really liked our offer. Our realtor kept calling us all day asking us random questions and we were rolling with it, hoping the seller would make a decision today. We get a call from our realtor at 9:30 at night telling us that another party has likely offered more money + 10,000 appraisal guarantee + no inspection + letting the owners live there for 60 days free after closing before moving out. And it's like this with every house we try to get. I almost just want to fricking give up and keep living in an apartment. The competition is insane, and they always have more to offer.