Timewasters - coping strategies!

DRP

Littleweedj wrote: »

My agent doesn't do viewings

what does he do? :eek:

I hope you are paying nowhere near what other (viewing) agents charge?

Littleweedj wrote: »

the cost was reasonable, which I've paid up front.

:eek:

Littleweedj

DRP wrote: »

what does he do? :eek:

I don't think any online agent does viewings!!

I hope you are paying nowhere near what other (viewing) agents charge?

:eek:

Update: I've paid only £99 up front and the rest doesn't get paid until house is sold, which I think is fair.

DRP

Littleweedj wrote: »

Update: I've paid only £99 up front and the rest doesn't get paid until house is sold, which I think is fair.

phew, i thought you were talking about thousands... :money:

Littleweedj

DRP wrote: »

phew, i thought you were talking about thousands... :money:

Thanks DRP you sure made me laugh with your :eek:.

FYI it is costing me £99 up front for a year's marketing and if/when I sell the balance to pay is £499.

DRP

Littleweedj wrote: »

Thanks DRP you sure made me laugh with your :eek:.

FYI it is costing me £99 up front for a year's marketing and if/when I sell the balance to pay is £499.

I kinda wish we'd done it that way too - far less than we're paying our high street EA

Next time!

suestew

I do feel your pain. We currently are getting a few viewings here and there but no real feed back. We decided early on to let the EA do the viewings although I was worried about this and felt we should be there but I did put the quesion out on the MSE forum and was advised to leave it to the EA. You can always be there for second viewings where you know it's genuine interest. We had a neighbour view ours the other day and offered 70k under asking price, what a joke, she though that as she was a cash buyer we would agree to it, people can be such time wasters unfortuantely.

I did read somewhere that changing agents sometimes helps. If you have been with the same one for a year you are kind of like a dead property to them and they would not be as enthusiastic about selling it as they would have been in the beginning becuase it hasn't shifted yet. Take a look on rightmove at the sold properties in your area, what agent is doing really well, maybe it's time for a change?

Good luck, hope you sell soon.

namecheck

puppypants wrote: »

I used to have neighbours whose weekend entertainment was going round houses. They had no intention of moving but liked a nosey! They used to tell me about the ones they were offered cups of tea and cake at!!

I have met people who do this. And who also waste time viewing show homes on new developments. Some view literally for something to do, which I find rather sad.

A year ago some friends wanted to sell - they too became totally fed up with the curious/the inane questions/time wasting etc.

They took the house off the market and a bit later went back to the estate agent and arranged for it to be "on the market" but not advertised at all, and for viewings to be available only to people in a position to proceed.

They found a cash buyer shortly afterwards.

I think I might try this next time we want to move as I don't have much patience with time wasters.

googler

Littleweedj wrote: »

I did a lot of research between traditional EA and online. Also consulted the Advisory service and they recommended online. The one I eventually went with had good reviews plus the cost was reasonable, which I've paid up front.

I guess you pays your money and takes your choice

So you picked them because they're cheap...?

who are The Advisory Service?

Littleweedj

namecheck wrote: »

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A year ago some friends wanted to sell - they too became totally fed up with the curious/the inane questions/time wasting etc.

My own favourite inane question so far from viewer:

"how long does a log take to burn"? :rotfl:

Littleweedj

googler wrote: »

So you picked them because they're cheap...?

who are The Advisory Service?

What's wrong with being one of the cheapest ways to advertise?

I read through this website https://www.theadvisory.co.uk in order to get the information I wanted before choosing an agent.