I am considering buying a house but am a total novice!!

tara747

RobertoMoir wrote: »

It's not "heartless", it's "business". Keep that in mind. You're not being cruel when you make a lowball offer, you're negotiating from a position of (hopefully) strength. It may sound like I'm being silly or splitting hairs, but I'm not. A house purchase is one of the biggest financial decisions most of us ever make, so it's definitely business.

True!

OK, must make an appointment...

tara747

I actually forgot to phone and make an appointment, can you believe it!!! Will do it tomorrow.

I have just been looking at it again online, it really is a lovely house but I need another viewing to look at it more closely IYKWIM. What should I be looking out for/asking during the next viewing? I guess there are checklists to be found on t'internet so must have a look.

Thanks for all your advice, keep it coming.

Bufger

tara747 wrote: »

I actually forgot to phone and make an appointment, can you believe it!!! Will do it tomorrow.

I have just been looking at it again online, it really is a lovely house but I need another viewing to look at it more closely IYKWIM. What should I be looking out for/asking during the next viewing? I guess there are checklists to be found on t'internet so must have a look.

Thanks for all your advice, keep it coming.

My first checks include looking for anything they may be hiding with a well placed sofa or newly painted wall. I look for damp patches, rotting wood, i have a feel for the floorboards under foot and see if they're all over the place etc. I'll go into the garden and look at the roof, i'll look at the windows/fascias and the lead flashing around the chimney stack.

newly painted walls could be to make it less of a home for a sale or could be to hide damp temporarily so always be careful and weary of that.

Apart from that i'd probably just have a quick look where sockets/aerials etc run and whether i can fit in a dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer into the kitchen. hehe

tara747

Bufger wrote: »

My first checks include looking for anything they may be hiding with a well placed sofa or newly painted wall. I look for damp patches, rotting wood, i have a feel for the floorboards under foot and see if they're all over the place etc. I'll go into the garden and look at the roof, i'll look at the windows/fascias and the lead flashing around the chimney stack.

newly painted walls could be to make it less of a home for a sale or could be to hide damp temporarily so always be careful and weary of that.

Apart from that i'd probably just have a quick look where sockets/aerials etc run and whether i can fit in a dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer into the kitchen. hehe

Thanks. I'll write a little checklist for myself including those points.