For very real reasons, it's different in Vancouver than in the Bay Area, which some of the comments touch on.
Not that you're wrong -- we bought in the bay area. Our offer was the best of 13, and narrowly beat out an all-cash offer. Of course, you have to have the right seller to be willing to "risk" selling it to normal people who have to borrow to buy, vs the sure thing of an all cash offer.
Guy across the street bid on tons of properties before buying. I think they had the best of 34 (!) offers. RWC.
Not that you're wrong -- we bought in the bay area. Our offer was the best of 13, and narrowly beat out an all-cash offer. Of course, you have to have the right seller to be willing to "risk" selling it to normal people who have to borrow to buy, vs the sure thing of an all cash offer.
Guy across the street bid on tons of properties before buying. I think they had the best of 34 (!) offers. RWC.