Is this a time waster or genuine buyer?

goldbyron

I have had someone view my property (among many!) about 3 weeks ago. She said she liked the property and wanted to second view however she was due to go on holiday just after the viewing. Anyway shortly after her return the agents rung her and she came round for the second viewing within a couple of days (this weekend). Again she liked the property and told the agent yesterday morning that she needed to speak to her broker to work the figures out. It has been 24 hours and I am not sure if I should get my hopes up now.

It was positive that she did come for the second viewing immediately and is not ignoring the agents calls. However I am starting to suspect either a procrastinating character or someone who doesn’t have the finances to put in an offer. Maybe I am being unfair and these things take time to consider and work out…. What does anyone think and should I chase the agent to chase her today?

missile

I would suspect she is a time waster. It does no harm to chase your agent. Best you find out soonest one way or the other.

pie81

It's impossible to know. However I don't think you'll help yourself by chasing - it will make you look desperate for a buyer and make her think she can get away with a low offer. If I were you I would sit tight for the moment, frustrating as it must be. 24 hours is not long, if you haven't heard within a couple more days then maybe get the agent to follow up with a "there's been some other interest, are you keen or not?" type of call.

princessamy86

It may have taken her a couple of days to sort out an appointment with her broker, 24 hours isn't long at all. I second the opinion not to chase too much, your agents should be on the ball with it anyway. If you haven't heard anything by tomorrow afternoon, give your agents a nudge.

pawpurrs

Some people take longer than others, most sensible people find out how much they can afford before viewing but hey, were not all the same. I know how annoying it is waiting to hear if they are going to make an offer, but you just have to go with it. If she needs to talk to her broker then these things take time.

TeamBean_2

I don't think 24 hours is very long either, i'm in the opposite position where I'm waiting for a seller to come back to me after my 2nd offer and it's been 3 days. It's really difficult to have to wait and I'm chasing up today - I think both parties need to be patient and understand that there are potentially some big decisions having to be made. Good luck though, I hope you have got a genuinely interested buyer there!

mlz1413

24 hrs is not long enough to chase, agree it would also make you look desperate.

Selling a house is stressful enough IMO not getting your hopes up is the best way not to add stress. I'd chase at end of week for feedback.

parallax_20

I agree 24 hours is a very short time to arrange most things when it involves a 3rd party. Although if you've not heard for a good few days then you're well within your right to ask for a status update.

When I was selling my property, I would always try to give a quick update of my current situation to the agent. i.e. I have other viewings arranged for later this week, so won't be able to response to the offer made until I've had feedback from the other viewers. At least by providing an answer, the EA is able to relay that back to the buyers. So it can both ways. We've had lots of interested buyers, but when it came to offers they can fall short of your asking price. So don't get your hopes up until a price has been agreed.

It's always the waiting and not knowing that often gets people nervous.

claireac

24 hours is not nearly long enough. Don't forget that she's just got back from holiday, so has been away from work too. She's probably trying to catch up with work and fit in the appointment with her broker.

zzzLazyDaisy

Sit on your hands and keep quiet for the moment. As others have said if you badger the viewer you just look desperate. Also, they may still have other houses to look at, even though they are not saying. You just have to be patient as it is a buyer's market. My friend has just accepted an offer on her house, from a buyer who viewed three weeks ago - and now wants to be in before christmas :o

joolley

I viewed a house that I was very interested in. In a position to buy, mostly, but the house needed considerable work doing and I needed tradesmen to give me quotes before I even considered offering anything. I was essentially harrassed by repeated telephone calls and messges by the agent. I work in a job in which I am sometimes unable to answer my mobile through the day. On one day, I had 8 messages from the agent asking for feedback. This was after he knew that the seller was unable to be in when my tradesman was due to call and this needed rescheduling. I gave up in the end. Cost minimun £150K to put right but I found the badgering unacceptible.

joolley