I've been actively looking for about 6 months now, we are sell-then-buy approved, watching the inventory decline. I don't want to sell and have no where to go,

I've been actively looking for about 6 months now, we are sell-then-buy approved, watching the inventory decline. I don't want to sell and have no where to go, so I need inventory to be a bit healthier. The houses that sit are either: extremely expensive, or need updates. Anything of good value is gone in 1-2 days. Redmond is out of my price range.