How long do you take 'viewing' a property?

LuSiVe

Hey, I spend longer dithering over *shoes* ...

Old_Git

LuSiVe wrote: »

Hey, I spend longer dithering over *shoes* ...

are you female

LuSiVe

... might be ...

nakiwala123

LuSiVe wrote: »

I spent 20 minutes and then put an offer in.
I was shown round by the vendor who was answering all my 'second viewing' questions on the first viewing without me even asking them.
Time will tell if I'm an idiot ...

I could have written this. We are actually going back with the valuation surveyor for a 2nd look! All I remember about the house is that it was lovely, I hope to have my thinking cap on now.

sterl1ng

Tancred wrote: »

Probably after one minute. :rotfl::D

That's the problem with blind dates.

And even that's all based on first impressions on aesthetics! :rotfl::p

hazyjo

Actually, I've probably spent longer dithering over shoes too - and gone back for more views before deciding!

I dread to think of how many properties I've looked at in my lifetime. LOADS. But it's VERY rare that I've ummed and ahhed. If I've known it's right, I've known immediately, within 10 mins. Usually I'll have two views before offering - the second to take someone else for their opinion (I often buy with my heart) - although can't remember a time when I've pulled out over what anyone else has said. The third viewing's usually around exchange.

With my last house, we had one view before offering, and that was by far the most either of us had ever spent (£435k). We did have two more views of it with family before buying, but we'd viewed so many houses together, we knew that one was perfect for us. (Unfortunately split up since, and I believe the house has been as unlucky as hell, but we'd never have known that, even from 20 viewings!) We both still love the house and its layout, but I won't be sad to see it go in a couple of weeks.

The house I'm buying now, I knew immediately that I loved it. Again, had looked at quite a few. Some were okay, but nothing that made me really WANT it. Even though this one isn't perfect, it's perfect to me. Fantastic location, and has tonnes of potential. I am desperate to own it. No idea why it didn't sell for so long. It seemed unloved, cold and empty, so maybe that's why... but I think I've got a bargain and, even though I don't think many are doer-uppers in this climate, I'm sure I could add £40k+ by spending less than £15k. Not that I plan on selling for a while!

The only property I didn't love was one which needed a tonne of work which never really got done. We'd lost two, and that one was a bit of a grasping-at-straws house. Prices were rising fast and we'd wasted a year with the other two falling through. The house itself was okay, but the decor was horrendous. My ex wasn't one for house stuff, and we never really had the money or inclination to do it, so it just sat as was.

Jx

DaftyDuck

Tancred wrote: »

A house is a house. You can spend ages checking all this but the key things are:

1) You like it
2) It's big enough for your furniture
3) It's in a safe and convenient area
4) It's in an acceptable state of decoration etc.
5) The price is right

Everything else is superficial. If you're too fastidious you'll never find anything.

Absolute and utter rubbish. If a house was just a house, all would make money equally, all would be as likely to have problems on survey, all would be equally looked after.

Your comments might just apply if one only looked at similar three-year old properties but the moment one looks at anything large, old, altered, interesting, expensive, cheap, poor condition, superb condition ... anything, spending a short time viewing becomes an expensive mistake - for the vendor, as much as for you.

I have, over the last twenty-five years, gone through the house buying process many times, and purely as a result of the above care, have had to go through house selling a few times less!

Time Saving Expert website... maybe
Money Saving Expert website.... nonsense!

moneyistooshorttomention

From the sellers point of view - I doubt length of viewing gives any clue at all. The viewers who took the longest time to date and were clearly the fussiest (various questions to estate agent/mucked up a pair of curtains as they peered through them/nosy enough to open a couple of wardrobe doors and peer at the home-owners personal possessions:mad:) didn't even bother to come back for a second viewing and haven't even had the courtesy after said nosiness of ringing my EA back with feedback after 2 requests to do so....:cool:

With my "buyer" hat on regarding the property I want myself - I shall probably have pretty darn long viewings (would be surprised if I'm out of the house in less than an hour - as I intend to combine both 1st and 2nd viewings in one visit as far as possible).

sinbad182

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

From the sellers point of view - I doubt length of viewing gives any clue at all. The viewers who took the longest time to date and were clearly the fussiest (various questions to estate agent/mucked up a pair of curtains as they peered through them/nosy enough to open a couple of wardrobe doors and peer at the home-owners personal possessions:mad:) didn't even bother to come back for a second viewing and haven't even had the courtesy after said nosiness of ringing my EA back with feedback after 2 requests to do so....:cool:
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Or more likely they saw straight away what kind of vendor they'd be dealing with and ran a mile.

Ciderarmy1987

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

From the sellers point of view - I doubt length of viewing gives any clue at all. The viewers who took the longest time to date and were clearly the fussiest (various questions to estate agent/mucked up a pair of curtains as they peered through them/nosy enough to open a couple of wardrobe doors and peer at the home-owners personal possessions:mad:) didn't even bother to come back for a second viewing and haven't even had the courtesy after said nosiness of ringing my EA back with feedback after 2 requests to do so....:cool:

With my "buyer" hat on regarding the property I want myself - I shall probably have pretty darn long viewings (would be surprised if I'm out of the house in less than an hour - as I intend to combine both 1st and 2nd viewings in one visit as far as possible).

So you are saying that you are annoyed that people spent time looking round your house properly and that they should have come back for a 2nd viewing BUT then say this is exactly what you intend to do!

Do actually not see the irony in what you write?!?!