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

goldengirl28

ncsmummy wrote: »

This is something that worries me - I am really not a tidy person and my kids certainly aren't!!! I don't know how I am going to keep the hoouse in the condition that I want people to view it in!!!! Aaargh what am I letting myself in for?!!!!!!

this is hard, as i'm the same, and my sone must be a whirling dirvish as he brings chaos with him .........so i move everything spare into storage and only kept out what we needed.

then i made sure i had a emergency space for everything,
wash basket into wardrobe,
dirty washing up into box into cupboard
dirty shoes into a bag to go in my boot
coats hats scarves - into car boot
rig rolled up under settee

etc
etc

it did pay off as i had a call at 2pm for a viewing at 7 and i was at work, so only had 45minutes to get ready

good luck, hope you get a sale soone

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sonastin, the perfect buyer does indeed exist. My dd had 2 1/2 hours in which to prepare her house and it sold. We had one evening and then 2 quick viewings in one morning and that was it. I used to get washing done on friday evening as we used to know from the EA by then if we had any saturday viewings and it was all put away by sunday afternoon, ready for the next uncertain week

I have tried to get some semblance of order into my kitchen and lounge now by moving and stacking boxes and bags more neatly. I know it is psychological but I had to do something. I have just asked for completion to be delayed by a week as I can`t cope with the uncertainty of will it/won`t it and even if it were, coping with workmen while we are actually moving in. To think we had to get exchanged within 28 days and that was laughable because the vendors stretched that at the last minute. The vendors are a tiny little building company and I feel for them too as their cash flow will also be delayed

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goldengirl28 wrote: »

this is hard, as i'm the same, and my sone must be a whirling dirvish as he brings chaos with him .........so i move everything spare into storage and only kept out what we needed.

then i made sure i had a emergency space for everything,
wash basket into wardrobe,
dirty washing up into box into cupboard
dirty shoes into a bag to go in my boot
coats hats scarves - into car boot
rig rolled up under settee

lol, that was so funny. Our viewers all opened various doors and cupboards.

Contessa

I'm also an untidy person and it takes me ages to do the routine cleaning. I'm well up on the theory side of de-cluttering and cleaning but fail on the practical side. I'm amazed at the times the "experts" suggest, like "If you only have 10 minutes"-clean the bathroom, hoover the house etc!

goldengirl28

kittie wrote: »

lol, that was so funny. Our viewers all opened various doors and cupboards.

i had to hide the washing up in the microwave & oven once and i was having a cold sweat the whole time my viewers where in the house......phew

WheelieWood

goldengirl28 wrote: »

coats hats scarves - into car boot

Laundry, hockey kit, that uncleaned rug... we've piled so much stuff into the car before viewings, I'm surprised it didn't burst open.

Viewers can open cupboards, but you can lock your car (not that they should be opening it anyway!)

I've been caught on, by viewers who turned up early, putting stuff in the car and carrying the hoover back down the stairs.



Oh and I've bitten the bullet: Valuation appointments with 3 different EAs at 10, 12 & 1 on Friday. Made them all aware that we're on the market already & not happy with the service we're receiving from our current EA. Plus they each know that there are other EAs coming the same day.

Wonder how already being on the market (with therefore an easily findable current asking price) will affect their valuations.

azkaban420

EA has called back and advised that the potential buyers are sticking to their opening offer of £180k and will not budge. He's told me to think it over carefully - I will let him know tomorrow. It's a real bummer as it means I will pretty much just break even on my mortgage. Any less and I will be in negative equity, not to mention zilch to put towards the next deposit (once I've coughed up fees).

Soooo we have the difficult decision of deciding whether to go for it, or let it pass for a better offer. I am erring on taking it, as is hubby, but we will have a good think overnight and let them know tomorrow.

If we do decide to go for it, I have already mentioned to the EA that I will not entertain any further cheeky reductions after a survey etc (when viewing the guy was asking about our survey when we bought and if it showed anything up).

The buyers are digging their heels in and unfortunately I don't think we're in a position to.

Watch this space....

Az

Blodwen

Hello all :wave:

Can I join you please? Not quite on the market yet as agent is coming tonight to do the paperwork and take pics, but I've been reading this thread for a while in anticipation! Don't know how I'm going to cope withall the stress/excitement when things actually start happening, I'm bad enough now! Thank God for support threads!!

Azkaban - good luck with whatever decision you make. I dread having to decide something like that, it's so difficult to know what's best isn't it?

Blodwen

sonastin wrote: »

Its the little things that are actually killing me. I'm not a tidy person. Keeping the house in a state of respectability just in case "the perfect buyer" (who must exist, it can't be a myth!) can only view it today. Manic tidying up sessions to hide all the stuff that (no matter how hard I try to maintain respectability) gets left lying around. Trying to remember where I stashed that was on view so I could find it and then got hidden from view somewhere...

Haha, I am terrible for manic cleaning - everything has been spotless even just for the agents coming to do valuations (I managed to relax a bit for the EPC man coming round! ). I'm pretty tidy but OH isn't, and he goes mad when he can't find any of his stuff that I've put away 'somewhere'. I admit I can't remember where I've put half the stuff - the other day I wanted to go swimming, and after an hour of searching found my goggles in a box in a bag in the airing cupboard... where else would they be?! I am going to be on pins all the time though in case of last minute viewings, probably worse as I'm going to make the agent do them - I'll be worried that somehow the house will have degenerated since I tidied that morning!

I can't believe people open cupboards! :eek: I'm really nosy but have only ever opened cupboards in an empty house when the vendor wasn't there. Hope no-one does this in my house, Lord knows what is crammed in there!!

azkaban420

Welcome to the house of fun Blodwen lol! You will share plenty of ups and downs here, so make sure you're well equipped with comfort food/beverage, and CHOCOLATE!!

Re: cleaning - I am a perfectionist, so spend ages before a viewing to make sure everything is perfect...but doing it for about 6 mths has taken it's toll which is why an offer on the table at this stage is very desirable-looking!

Az