In Pacific Grove, California, the housing market is fiercely competitive due to the oceanside location, amazing schools and small town feel. Erin, a lifestyle blogger and interior stylist, and Matthew Conway, a CALFire Fire Captain, wanted a house in Pacific Grove for the school options for their son, Finnegan, who has autism. All of the offers they […]

In Pacific Grove, California, the housing market is fiercely competitive due to the oceanside location, amazing schools and small town feel. Erin, a lifestyle blogger and interior stylist, and Matthew Conway, a CALFire Fire Captain, wanted a house in Pacific Grove for the school options for their son, Finnegan, who has autism. All of the offers they made on houses over the course of a year were rejected — including the house they now own. “We found our home the day it hit the market and offered the same hour we saw it, along with 3 other offers. We were rejected. The highest bidder was 50k more than us. Our Realtor convinced the seller to put us in the back-up position in case the deal fell through. We wrote her a letter explaining why this town and school district meant so much to us, so she gladly gave us the back-up position,” Erin shares. “A month went by and we lost hope and kept searching. Then the call came. The offer fell through–It was ours. There were actually a handful of more crazy and unlikely factors that went into this deal falling into place. All that matters is at t...