In 1998 I took a job working in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. I commuted weekends while looking for a house for my family. The one I ended up buying was partially because I like the and they liked me. The house was just outside of Ft. Lauderdale in a city called Sunrise.
They didn't come down off of the price much, but they did take my offer over at least another one that came in the same night that I made my offer.
I'd seen too many houses to remember by the time I discovered it, and when I walked into it I instantly knew it was the one I wanted to buy...and I did!
We lived there for 6 years and was the nicest home I've ever owned.