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Offer On Property When In No Position To Proceed
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Yeeeessss… But don’t quote me on it.Do you mean the 'perfect (without letting you down) buyer' family:D
They fit the bill in so many ways, but I’m not so daft as to think that’s that. But, you never know!
We’ve already discovered ways of spotting the dumb time wasters. It’s the clever time wasters that could be a problem…0 -
I'd say "thank you for your interest. When you are in a position to proceed we'd love to talk to you again"
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I've known chains where people happily wait for months until their buyers find their own buyers. Our last buyers were relieved when they found a buyer as they hated showing people round, they waited 3 months for their buyers to be proceedable. They lost one house in the process, but didn't seem fazed.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0
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I had some viewers on mine who put in an offer the first time they saw mine - yet theirs had just gone on the market in the previous week. I said nicely, but firmly, "I can't even consider accepting your offer until you are in a position to buy; when you've sold your house, if mine's still available, we can talk." I did actually also say "... but that offer is way too low even then".
They continued to view it many times - and make many offers. My answer remained the same.
Oh, yes, they did get my house in the end... took many months though.0
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