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good deal?
chris37
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I made an offer for a flat in Worthing (west Sussex) ( in fact the asking price) £84950 for a 1 bedroom flat one minute walk to sea front, large lounge, good size bedroom and kitchen. Negociated the price and got it reduced by £500 so will paid £84450. I had the survey done, no problem at all.
Do you think I had a good deal?
chris
Do you think I had a good deal?
chris
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Sounds like an awful deal to me.
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One min from the beach yay! great deal!Debt free and plan on staying that way!!!!0
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It's impossible to say with so little information. I trust you've checked it out on https://www.ourproperty.co.uk , so you had an idea of recent sales in the area? Generally I'd have thought that you should have made a much lower offer. A good 10% off the asking - it's far easier to revise an offer up than down. Having said that the chances of getting anything at all for £84450 around here are nil so perhaps you've done alright afterall.
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I understand that properties in Brighton & Worthing are in demand these days so it sounds as if you got a good deal. Especially as you say the survey showed no problems. With it being so closs to the sea the location is great & it'll appeal to a lot of buyers when you come to sell too.The bigger the bargain, the better I feel.
I should mention that there's only one of me, don't confuse me with others of the same name.0 -
just because it's close to the sea doesn't make it instantly desireable. it could be in a block(or next to) a council block, a gas rig, a brothel, or the Worthing equivalent of Blackpool Pontins. Whether it's a good deal is pretty subjective and entirely a personal factor.0
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It depends what you're buying for, chris. If you're looking for a home you'll be happy in - and this fits the bill, then surely you've got a good deal.
If you're a buy to let investor, then I have no idea!0
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