I do have form for impatience so happy to be told I am being!
We are trying to relocate a 4 hour drive away and sold our house literally overnight. We've been on two viewing trips to our new location and on the first liked a house and put in an offer over asking price. We were told there and then that the vendor had an offer of asking price from a cash buyer; we then waited 4 days for the vendor to decide who to go with-they chose the cash buyer.
The second trip we absolutely love one of the houses and again went in over asking price, as far as we could glean they have had no other offers. The vendors who did the viewing told us they would consider it and be in touch in a few days. We're now on day 4. This time we're looking at booking more viewings so we don't lose time hanging on for a property. I've only bought one house and we sorted the negotiation on that over 2 days. When we received an offer on our house, I told the estate agent we would let the buyers know first thing the next day and actually did so because I know how rubbish it is waiting to hear. Is this normal to wait so long? I thought most people had an idea of what they want for their house and could therefore decide relatively quickly whether what you've offered is acceptable or not. I'm trying to stay calm about it and carry on looking for alternatives but its really hard when you're invested elsewhere.