A busy and high demand real estate market can be a real challenge for buyers. If the property is desirable and in a good location there is a good chance that there will be multiple offers of the property and that can be frustrating especially if you have already lost a number of homes in this type of environment. One way buyers can combat this kind of real estate dilemma is to look at homes that have been on the market for quite a while. These are homes that most others are not looking at because the offers have failed to go anywhere. But that does not mean that your offer will not be accepted so there is no harm in trying.