Would you buy a property if it ticked every box...

Kyrae

I'd say follow your gut instinct, if there's something not right about the property then don't buy it. However, it's also not a good idea to buy a property that's too small just because you love it. Be patient and the right house will come along. Imagine how you'd feel if you put in an offer for the place thats too small and it was accepted, then next week a better house comes on the market thats perfect for you! As corny as it sounds... you'll know when you find the right house

Gwhiz

I'd say the it does NOT tick all the boxes as one of those boxes has to be "it feels right".

Move on - there is a reason it does not feel right.

puddy

serious question, would you consider yourself psychic at all, do you often have gut instincts that turn out right? is there a history to this house at all?

or, is it that it presents as drab, cold and uninviting because it needs work doing? can you see it when its all done up to your taste, possibly even the outside being painted

when you viewed, were you with the vendor or on your own?

im not sure where i stand with the falling in love with a house thing. my first flat which i bought on my own, i hated the first time i saw it. but i ended up buying it after 4 viewings, it needed a lot of work, but once done, i thought to myself how lucky i was to have chosen it, the location, convenience, size etc all perfect

this house i bought with a partner. we found a house that we fell in love with but couldnt get a mortgage on it, needed a lot of work doing.
next house we fell in love with, quaint, rickety stairs, bathroom in wrong location and couldnt be moved, offer not accepted

this house, was something like 'oh lets see it, we might as well'. strangly liked it, i wasnt sure of the area, now we love it

its horses for courses but walking into somewhere and knowing instantly about whether its for me, hasnt happened, we had a portfolio of properties, tick lists, decision makers etc, we decided on this one with our heads but now love it with our hearts

charliee_3

you'll prob see it on the house doctor in a few months, there will be people saying "something just isnt right" she'll throw some paint at it and put some fresh flowers on the table and the same people will come back and put in an offer..

could you not do something to make the outside nice or is it beyond hope? what are the neighbours houses like?

puddy

and the quaint one which we didnt get our offer accepted on, would have been way too small and totally impractical (probably), so again im pleased that never happened

Arthritic_Toe

Maybe your apprehension is actually because its been on the market for a year - and you can't see any reason why. Are you sure you have the full story? Maybe its previously been on the market at an unrealistic price and has been recently reduced? Maybe there have been offers but the buyers had mortgage difficulties and pulled out. You don't generally get the full story from the EA.
there may also be some 'issue' (flooding? subsidence?). If its right for you and the price is right, go for it. If there do turn out tp be any nasty's they'll show up in the survey or the searches and you can then reconsider.

getmore4less

You go through phases with houses, you need different things at different times.

If the gut about the current phase or the next one.

Current phase with kids SPACE and location for the kids
(schools, play areas, safety friends etc).

emmylou69

Wow, some great suggestions/thoughts/opinions from everybody. Have listened to all those who said 'don't buy the too small one' and will not do so :-)
We have contacted the agent today to see why the vendors are selling - the reasons they gave us did not really add up and I suspect that we are a bit concerned about this. In the meantime I am going to have a chat with my heart and see what it has on it's checklist - I think perhaps it does have different requirements to my head so I probably need another load of boxes to be ticked :-)
Jenner - I am a bit psychic, pick up on feelings very easily, but the feeling inside the house was fine - it felt warm and friendly. Hence our confusion as to what is making us hesitate.
The house could be made ok-ish outside. Maybe it could be painted or just grow a load of ivy all over it! It is a sixties estate so all a bit depressing but most of the town is like that and we need to live in that particular town. There is a new estate being built and we love the houses on it but the plot sizes/parking/roads are terrible so we are not prepared to buy there which leaves us with the rather dull sixties part :-)

Will be interested to see what the agent comes back with...

And I suppose part of the problem is that I think we might buy it only for a 'perfect' house to appear on the market... or that prices may rise and we won't be able to buy anything....

Thanks to you all - and any more opinions most welcome!

shane42

forget what it looks like or how you can change the facade, the house is wrong for you , if you dont get that feeling it aint right! you will always not feel 100 % comfortable with it

Pee

So it's a bit like the house is a nine, but somewhere there is a ten a.k.a. the Mr darcy of houses and should you hold out for the ten or settle for the nine.

I'd think about what can be done with the outside, but sounds to me like it's a bit of a utilitarian 60's outside which gives nice big rooms inside and is solidly if not attractively built....

Could you take some friends or family round with you for their impressions?