[floridaorange]

Not what you want to hear, but perhaps find an air bnb lake house that you both really love and tell the owners you want to reserve it for x # of days each year and have that be your retreat until prices come down - is the safer route. Either way, right now is not a good time to buy unless you find something the rest of the buyers have missed - and those are out there but it’s gonna take a lot of time and patience to find one at the moment it hits the market.