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I'd find a cheap rental for 6/12 months once you sell, don't go out and save like mad!0
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Hi Camper,
We're in a simular position as you, we had ours values at between 95 and 115, so we went and put it on the market at 99,950 that was the first week in december as i wanted to keep it low to encourage a sale as we have seen a house already, we have had 12 viewings and 2 offers, but the offers are in the low 90s and we declined them both as that means it won't cover our deposit, so i've started saving an additional 8k, that will give us some cover is we don't acheive 95 at least.
Its a tricky one as i want to sell, and i'm pretty sure now that i'm going to keep getting offers nearer 90 than 99..so just hedging my bets
Is there anyway you can get some more savings together?
Have you got any slack in how much deposit you put down?2010 challenges
Saving £8k to add to house deposit - done:D
8000/10,200 done 28 April (started jan 1 2010)
Lose 2 stone/ -5/23 to go
Sell our house and buy another one0 -
camper_1982 wrote: »
so i went ahead with the best one but not had one viewing or any interest and its been just over 2 months. I know with christmas it wasnt on most peoples mind but though would have had at least one viewing by now.
If you havent had even one viewing in 2 months then the answer is obvious but probably not what you want to hear.
Sell for what you can, then rent till you can save your deposit.Mortgage debt - [STRIKE]£8,811.47 [/STRIKE] Paid off!0 -
Perhaps you can't afford to upsize/move yet? Is staying put an option?
Have you been on www.houseprices.co.uk (or similar) to check what similar houses in your area has sold for recently?
Or you could be brave and post a rightmove link, and let people scrutinise and (hopefully) give you some constructive criticism.Should've = Should HAVE (not 'of')
Would've = Would HAVE (not 'of')
No, I am not perfect, but yes I do judge people on their use of basic English language. If you didn't know the above, then learn it! (If English is your second language, then you are forgiven!)0
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