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Do viewers not read the brochure?
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I've recently had feedback to say they didn't like the fact our house was at the end of the street.
So 'end terrace', the only EA's board, & the map reference didn't give that fact away then?
Also, our north west garden not suitable, as they would prefer a mid terrace with south facing garden.
I have not moved my house!
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I've recently had feedback to say they didn't like the fact our house was at the end of the street.
So 'end terrace', the only EA's board, & the map reference didn't give that fact away then?
Also, our north west garden not suitable, as they would prefer a mid terrace with south facing garden.
I have not moved my house!
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Don't give up - the next viewer might actually like a house at the end of the street - giving a bit more privacy maybe. People are very different.
Also, when I don't fancy a house I usually say to the agent what it is about the house that doesn't fit NOT what I want that the house doesn't have....... But am just thinking that if I really liked the house I would go for it anyways. Love finds a way.0 -
Sometimes its the EA persuading the buyer to see something that doesn't meet their original brief. Sometimes I think the EA doesn't get any/constructive feedback from a prospective buyer and makes stuff up.
Sometimes it is the buyer themselves. Most of us won't be able to find a suitable property if money were no barrier, but as you constantly hear and see on 'Location, Location, Location' compromise is usually needed. But often we aren't sure what elements we are prepared to compromise on - we may think it's room size, but then see something smaller and change our minds, or decide we will look beyond our preferred area and then feel our of our comfort zone when we get there, or feel we can do without a garden and then think 'oh there's no outside space'.
Also, in this climate with not much on the market, people sometimes compromise and see something less than suitable rather than see nothing at all.0 -
I do think a lot of viewers are just nosy, I remember someone told me that they have a friend who goes and views houses out of curiousity, I mean its just a waste of time! I have a 2 small children and it takes a lot of time and effort for me to prepare for a viewing!0
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But often we aren't sure what elements we are prepared to compromise on - we may think it's room size, but then see something smaller and change our minds, or decide we will look beyond our preferred area and then feel our of our comfort zone when we get there, or feel we can do without a garden and then think 'oh there's no outside space'.
Also, in this climate with not much on the market, people sometimes compromise and see something less than suitable rather than see nothing at all.
Chinkle, You have hit the nail on the head, spot on with that analysis! Thanks for that as I was annoyed about it but you are right :T0 -
I do think a lot of viewers are just nosy, I remember someone told me that they have a friend who goes and views houses out of curiousity, I mean its just a waste of time! I have a 2 small children and it takes a lot of time and effort for me to prepare for a viewing!
Yeah, these people have even got a name which I can't remember. Could be window shoppers though.0 -
It's true...we've done the same. It just seems terribly rude and insulting. Whatever the prospective buyer may say or think in private, there are (mercifully perhaps) few who'd candidly say, even just to the EA, " £XXXXX for THAT? In yer dreams!"
An occupied house isn't an impersonal object - it's someones home. And most people are mind and respectful of the owners feeling.
So you'd rather viewers lied to vendors and EAs than told the truth?
If you were selling would you prefer to hear 'It's not quite what we were looking for' from a few viewers or 'It really is £20k overpriced'? Which feedback do you think would be more helpful in the long run?0 -
If you read some posts on here you will find that many sellers get very defensive if anyone suggests that their house is not worth as much as they think it is. Many seem to take it as a personal insult0
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I guess its only worth what someone whats to pay for it0
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