Hints and tips for a first viewing.

macaque_2

besonders1 wrote: »

• Pretend your not interested,
• Say you have others to look at
• Ask them why it is so dramatically reduced and how long it has been for sale
• Bring a printout of other houses selling in the area over the past 8 years www.houseprices.co.uk
• Offer a few days later but only offer 2004 prices or 40% lower
• If you are unsucessful - well there will be other houses coming soon -good luck!

Wrong!

If a person is asking £105 when similar properties are on for £140, they are clearly in difficulties. Playing games with them in such circumstances is nasty. The buyer should make his/her best offer and leave it at that.

hethmar

Whatever you do, show the owners respect.

mayzie

macaque wrote: »

Wrong!

If a person is asking £105 when similar properties are on for £140, they are clearly in difficulties. Playing games with them in such circumstances is nasty. The buyer should make his/her best offer and leave it at that.

I agree with the above.

Maybe these vendors are reading the predictions of some of the people on this site and feel that to get a buyer they have to reduce to this!

Also the may be at their best price in order to get the one they want (not desperate at all)and would therefore be unable to go lower, as they would not then be able to afford their next one.They may treat an even lower offer as an insult and therefore if you did want it, you are not endearing yourselves to them.