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Is it worth aiming for an "offers over" house £10k over budget?
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Perhaps. We got caught out on the last one with this.I would say that the fact they have discounted so much means they seem desperate to sell and would be more open to offers!
The wife gets into my head with "they wont drop" talk & it plays on my mind. Outside of houses (such as buying cars etc) i'll haggle fine & i'm out to be cheeky to see what i can get. The missus doesn't get involved in that. She is with the houses though (obviously) & keeps telling me they wont drop £5k here or there on all these houses.
I know i need to just do as usual - be cheeky (not piddle take) & just ask.
Depends what you mean by good position i suppose.Are you in a good position to move fast?
The answer is yes & no.
Yes - we are first time buyers & in a position to put down £50k on the house. £60k if i take the loan from my mum. We're willing to get papers filled out ASAP, get things moving ASAP & just generally try & get the process done with ASAP.
No - we don't really have a clue what we're doing, which will cause delays in itself. We're paying an IFA to do the majority of the work for us though, which will help.0 -
We paid £25k under the "offers over" price for our current house. (Even so, I'm not convinced we didn't slightly overpay...)0
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Was thinking about this some more today & you MAY be right. A few drops in a short timeframe. They've got it on premium listing on rightmove & an audio tour too. Don't know if you pay extra for the audio tour, but they've done more than any other listing i've been interested in.Don't get sidetracked by the prices people want for their houses. You've just said that one house is 4k more than the other but you don't know what they will accept. The 156 house might be immovable at 156 but the 160 house might accept an offer a 150. Offer on the house you like best what your willing to pay. Don't compromise yet.
I would say that the fact they have discounted so much means they seem desperate to sell and would be more open to offers!
Just have a bad feeling it or they will go before we get to view. We've 2 weeks to go until that date anyway.0
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