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  • hostiegirl
    hostiegirl Posts: 108 Forumite
    pawpurrs wrote: »
    :rotfl:You meet all sorts selling houses! The latest viewer is some 90 year old biddy,whos not even on the market, but just wants to come as it looks so lovely. She says see cant come before 11.30 as she is not with it and it will take her 45 minutes to get here (she lives three miles away :eek:)
    :rotfl:
    Needless to say I have told the agent they can do that one!
    :rotfl:Where do you find these people? We may eat our words when she offers her life savings to buy it outright!
  • pawpurrs
    pawpurrs Posts: 3,910 Forumite
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    I know Hostie, I allmost said dont bother.. but you never know! She could be the one! Thats if she doesnt get run over trying to cross the road! Oh my you have to laugh or you would cry!
    Pawpurrs x ;)
  • calmspirit
    calmspirit Posts: 2,962 Forumite
    finding it difficult to keep a straight face at your comment pawpurrs ! You are right though........if you didnt laugh !!

    But oh my gosh it IS frustrating! I was on market for 2 years with all that entails.....I swear I will NEVER tell my kids to tidy their rooms EVER again!

    but sometimes it's the least likely people that turn out to be the ones!
    Good luck to those with viewings coming up... and those who are about to start marketing....I pray its quick and painless!

    Still nothing in my price range so I am hoping one of the properties I have been watching for over a year will come back onto market ...soon !
    YNWA JFT96 :A
  • QTPie
    QTPie Posts: 1,373 Forumite
    Well done Jenny! :)

    Good luck Pawpurrs and others with viewings coming up :)

    QT
  • well done jenny i love hearing people getting offers it gives me some hope. pawpurrs you never know lol how funny would it be after all those viewings if she offered. please let us know her feed back lol.
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  • Strapped
    Strapped Posts: 8,158 Forumite
    pawpurrs wrote: »
    :rotfl:You meet all sorts selling houses! The latest viewer is some 90 year old biddy,whos not even on the market, but just wants to come as it looks so lovely. She says see cant come before 11.30 as she is not with it and it will take her 45 minutes to get here (she lives three miles away :eek:)
    :rotfl:
    Needless to say I have told the agent they can do that one!

    When I worked as an EA we had a cottage on the books owned by a lovely old lady who didn't want to be in when people viewed (too upsetting) but also didn't want to give us a key. She always used to insist on going out and leaving a key under the mat :eek: despite my protestations that it was completely insecure.
    They deem him their worst enemy who tells them the truth. -- Plato
  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
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    Excellent news Jenny!:j

    Pawpurrs, the buyer on the place I sold in 2006 was 82. OK that's not 90, but it's well on the way.
  • pawpurrs
    pawpurrs Posts: 3,910 Forumite
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    Its not her age so much as the fact she sounds like a basket case, and isnt on the market or even considering it, she just wants to come because the pictures look so lovely! And the fact that she cant come before 11.30 as she isnt with it, oh and it will take her 45 minutes to drive 3 miles!:rolleyes:
    Oh dear, oh dear, I havent turned down the viewing but...............:rotfl:
    Pawpurrs x ;)
  • jenny74
    jenny74 Posts: 497 Forumite
    pawpurrs wrote: »
    Its not her age so much as the fact she sounds like a basket case, and isnt on the market or even considering it, she just wants to come because the pictures look so lovely! And the fact that she cant come before 11.30 as she isnt with it, oh and it will take her 45 minutes to drive 3 miles!:rolleyes:
    Oh dear, oh dear, I havent turned down the viewing but...............:rotfl:

    LOL, Pawpurrs, I'd love to be a fly on the wall when you do that viewing!!
    I love giving home made gifts, which one of my children would you like? :D :A :D
  • QTPie
    QTPie Posts: 1,373 Forumite
    pawpurrs wrote: »
    Its not her age so much as the fact she sounds like a basket case, and isnt on the market or even considering it, she just wants to come because the pictures look so lovely! And the fact that she cant come before 11.30 as she isnt with it, oh and it will take her 45 minutes to drive 3 miles!:rolleyes:
    Oh dear, oh dear, I havent turned down the viewing but...............:rotfl:

    It's not my mother is it??? :rotfl:

    QT
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