<prompt> Human: Some background info: I live in rural Appalachia where houses are big and relatively cheap and the prices can vary pretty widely. Its not uncommon here to get a house for 25-30 lower than the asking price or even more, even if nothing is wrong with the house.To keep it short, Im buying my first house. Realtor said the house is probably worth the 149 the seller is asking and Im inclined to agree. I really like it. Its quite big, has everything that Im looking for, and nothing major seems to be wrong with it. However, both the realtor and the owner admit that it does need some work. Mostly superficial things like replacing the carpet and rebuilding the deck, but probably at least 10k worth of work.140 is probably the absolute maximum Id be willing to pay for it. I want to offer 125 to start out as that to me seems like the minimum offer that is still acceptable given the circumstances.My questions:Should I offer lower? Is it smart to lowball an offer or will the seller get insulted? How should I structure the offers after that? For example, should I offer something like 120, 125, 130, 135, 140 or would that get annoying or make me seem desperate to have it? Should I just go directly from the low offer to the amount that Im actually willing to pay?I know no one can give advice on the price without actually seeing the house, but Im just unsure how to approach this kind of thing in general. Any other relevant advice would be appreciated.Thanks in advance. I appreciate your time.  <response>: I had a house for sale, asking 129. When someone offered 110, the declined, but didnt consider the offer to be unreasonable.However, when someone else offered 85, which I felt was not reasonable, I turned my back on them. In that case, I considered the offer to be rude. 