Waiting for a buyer... Anyone want to join me?

Maybe all the clicks from facebook was your friends having a look at your property So 70 views from zoopla plus whatever views from rightmove isn't bad. Is the market slow in your area?

cashbackproblems wrote: »

if in two months no one else had made an offer it probably wasn't worth that, but maybe the buyers really liked the place and bid was due to an emotional attachment.

Probably. There is also a supply issue if you want a particular kind of house.

smallholdingsister wrote: »

Chrissie only post a link if you have strong nerves.
Most will be helpful, but a couple will be really rude and one or two will say things that are of no help, like "I wouldn't put that wall there".

You can upload to photobucket then copy and paste IMG links.

Actually, someone was asking the other day and I did say how there should be a wall there lol. There was a massive long narrow room the width of the house - it should definitely have been two as there was a separate dining room and all the furniture was around the walls like it was a village hall rather than a lounge. I gave advice on moving the sofa to create a divide/wall.


But I do agree you need strong nerves. I'm not putting mine up LOL. I know its weaknesses (paved garden and dark purple lounge mainly! ).


What you have to bear in mind is that no two people have the same taste. I will say if something is dated, but if it's not my cuppa I might say it that way rather than 'OMG that wallpaper is hideous!' Ways and means - and I always apologise in advance and say I'm not trying to be harsh and really try not to be, but sometimes 'factual' doesn't come across as sugarcoated...


If people aren't too sensitive about it, there really is LOADS to be learned. I keep trying to look at mine objectively but it's just so hard!


Jx

Just a quick post about setting a price. We have just put a flat on the market, it was a rental we owned but is too far from home so we decided to sell. It's empty.

We had the flat fully decorated and sorted prior to putting it on the market. It is therefore move in ready for a first time buyer or immediately letable for a LL.

We choose an EA carefully, small company, single office, small staff all know all properties, doesn't do letting.

It's strategy is routinely to post new properties to RM on a Monday, open house on the flowing Saturday. No viewings prior to open house, no viewings booked for after open house until a week past with the understanding that house may be sold before viewing if you don't attend OH.

We deliberately priced slightly below probable value, 12 viewers booked for OH. 14 viewers attended.

Monday am 6 offers, 5 above asking, best and final, price to cash buyer (funds checked) well above asking and above price we believed could be achieved.

Now wait and see if it completes!