I'm sorry you are facing these compromises but.......it isn't over till the fat lady sings. Maybe you should rethink this. You don't have to sell. Maybe if you have to drop your price, the people who are selling their house to you would drop theirs if they know you cant afford it. They want a sale too. There is alot on the market right now. At first it seemed you needed to hurry with this sale, ,aybe you should slow down. I might also call another realtor for advice. I don't know much about buying and selling houses except that this seems awefully quick to be dropping the price. If you are dropping just to meet the deadline on the other house, I'd hold off, slow down, hold my asking price for longer.