To those selling in these difficult times Part Deux. AKA sellers support network!

monkeys_bunny

very nice, you are right the rooms do look very big. you can tell your in a posh area, my whole house is only on for £124,950.00 ha ha

BTL people will always want the best deal they can possibly get cos they are business people. kepp heart it will go

goldbyron

OMG - I have had an offer after 6 months and 70+ viewings. It is someone who wants to BTL and although they have offered low (20k less than I paid for it in 2006) I am relieved that someone actually wants to buy it. I have asked the agent to get them up a bit (surely everyone offers less than they expect to buy it for). However after so long I am so so nervous now and just want to say yes! Thankfully they will also extend the lease themselves which is worth 10-12k and they can move quickly. Very excited and fingers crossed they come back with a few k more and then we can go from there....

twisty

Thanks for the feedback, I will make sure I move those towels etc when we have viewings. Like you said, small things but all add up.

I hate having the wheelie bins in the garden but, unfortunately, we aren't allowed to keep them down the side of the property as this belongs to the downstairs flat.

monkeys_bunny

goldbyron wrote: »

OMG - I have had an offer after 6 months and 70+ viewings. It is someone who wants to BTL and although they have offered low (20k less than I paid for it in 2006) I am relieved that someone actually wants to buy it. I have asked the agent to get them up a bit (surely everyone offers less than they expect to buy it for). However after so long I am so so nervous now and just want to say yes! Thankfully they will also extend the lease themselves which is worth 10-12k and they can move quickly. Very excited and fingers crossed they come back with a few k more and then we can go from there....

well done you. make sure you get what you actually want for it though, dont rush in too fast. also be carefull, nothing is a definate until contracts are exchanged.

but good luck. keep my fingers crossed for you :T

tootsmyboots

twisty, good luck, and I only meant move wheely bins for the pic, you can put them back afterwards.

goldbyron - brilliant news. bet you are so relieved. if you want to push them up a bit, decide by how much, then go slightly higher so they can meet you at the price you want. But at the same time not too much so they dont walk away. As an investor they wont want it if the price is too high against the income they will get. On the subject of the price drop, we sold dad's house for 25k less than he paid for it in 2007. But by you taking this drop, you can use that when you offer on your next place. Well done

twisty

twisty, good luck, and I only meant move wheely bins for the pic, you can put them back afterwards.

Thanks I see what you mean. Yes I might do this and retake the pic myself. Probably quicker than getting EA to do.

I'll let you know what I find out about the BTL possible offer.

monkeys_bunny

the EA use wide angled lenses on the cameras to get a better picture, maybe worth getting them back to change it for you

Trollfever

twisty wrote: »

I had almost daily contact with EA up until the end of last week, and have made a conscious decision to leave it a week or so before calling again, just to see what happens.



We dropped our price from £138,950 (which was always a long-shot) to £133,950 last week. The current price is still higher than average for a one-bed in the area but still within touching distance (quite a few on between 125 and 130). We think ours is worth it though, as it has brand new bathroom and new kitchen, plus large loft space and newly decorated throughout. Plus rooms are really big (e.g. 20ft bedroom). Price is now £1k lower than all three valuations we received (all at 135).

If you're interested, here is the rightmove link http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-25082653.html?premiumA=true

The BTL investor apparently told the EA that they would not pay more than 128/130k (this was when it was on at the higher price). This info was left in a voicemail by our EA so we didn't think it counted as an offer. Think I will chase it up now though as we would consider accepting 130.

Really appreciate all your thoughts, it feels good to talk it through with somebody unconnected to my situation.

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monkeys_bunny

Troll fever, is that your house which has sold?

Trollfever

monkeys_bunny wrote: »

Troll fever, is that your house which has sold?

No.
It was posted for the benefit of twisty.