How long did you take to respond to offer on your house?

warby68

ElsieMonkey wrote: »

Thanks Hope you're right. I just wonder if I would want to enter into such a complicated drawn out transaction with someone who is so unresponsive, no matter how innocent the reasons for their lack of responsiveness.

I see you haven't accepted that not everyone drops everything and responds instantly lol, but honestly it isn't a bad sign (not yet anyway). Its perfectly normal. If she's waited a year, she might not have your urgency either.

I couldn't deal with this in my work environment - no time, no privacy and lunch hour, what lunch hour?!

Fingers crossed

hazyjo

If she honestly can't deal with it during work hours, expect it to be a very slow transaction!


A year on the market with no price drops? No way would I offer the asking price. As I said, it's pointless her even accepting until the chain is complete.


If it is another 3-4 months down the line, you may find she bumps the price up if prices are rising. Nope, I definitely wouldn't wait that long. Six weeks at best.


I Waited and waited on one once and in the end, called the EA again as my buyer was dropping out. He said he wasn't sure they were even still selling as he'd heard something on a golf course about them staying/doing some work to the house. ARGHHH. Nice of them to tell me. Wasted months (me and the rest of the chain).


Glad you're still checking out the market. tbh, it sounds like a nightmare, but if you love it it'll be worth waiting for.


Jx
PS a lot of people I work for wouldn't be able to take calls, don't take lunches, work some weekends, and occasionally through the night. I wouldn't like to be buying a house off any of 'em...

ElsieMonkey

So just spoke to the EA, and she has said my offer seems acceptable, but before responding she has been in talks with their mortgage advisor last night and this morning, to work out what she can afford moving on. I said I would have thought she would have worked all this out by now, since she's been on the market for so long and has had a buyer previously?! EA said she did but things have changed with her and it looks like she doesn't have the spending power she once thought and she may well go into rented. (If she goes into rented, great for us I suppose).

I've asked for a call back by end of play today because "I have my eye on other properties".

All sounds a bit bizarre.

Maybe this wasn't meant to be.

Dan-Dan

Strange that someone would give up their house due to `less spending power` to then go into rented with the costs that would involve ,how do they plan to to get back `on` the ladder?

Sounds like a nightmare waiting to happen, for your own future stress levels you should leave these clowns to it

ElsieMonkey

warby68 wrote: »

I see you haven't accepted that not everyone drops everything and responds instantly lol, but honestly it isn't a bad sign (not yet anyway). Its perfectly normal. If she's waited a year, she might not have your urgency either.

I couldn't deal with this in my work environment - no time, no privacy and lunch hour, what lunch hour?!

Fingers crossed

Lol no I guess I haven't! But yes I accept that in some situations it is difficult for people...I suppose :rotfl:

ElsieMonkey

Dan-Dan wrote: »

Strange that someone would give up their house due to `less spending power` to then go into rented with the costs that would involve ,how do they plan to to get back `on` the ladder?

Sounds like a nightmare waiting to happen, for your own future stress levels you should leave these clowns to it

Not sure she would want to get back on the ladder perhaps - only guessing though. It's a large 4 bedroom property and apparently she wants to sell and move into a small 2 bed place since her family have now flown the nest. It sounds like she's single woman, so just her in the property. Maybe it's not an option for her to stay in it now for various reasons.

But you're right it all sounds a bit of a nightmare and let-down waiting to happen. I'm not convinced she's a serious seller. I may just go with the flow and if it works out - great. But all the while keep looking elsewhere, and even offer elsewhere if something comes up we like just as much and the seller more reliable.

Some people never fail to amaze me...no wonder this property has been on the market so long. Everything else in the area, priced similarly goes within 3 months.

kilby_007

ElsieMonkey wrote: »

Not sure she would want to get back on the ladder perhaps - only guessing though. It's a large 4 bedroom property and apparently she wants to sell and move into a small 2 bed place since her family have now flown the nest. It sounds like she's single woman, so just her in the property. Maybe it's not an option for her to stay in it now for various reasons.

But you're right it all sounds a bit of a nightmare and let-down waiting to happen. I'm not convinced she's a serious seller. I may just go with the flow and if it works out - great. But all the while keep looking elsewhere, and even offer elsewhere if something comes up we like just as much and the seller more reliable.

Some people never fail to amaze me...no wonder this property has been on the market so long. Everything else in the area, priced similarly goes within 3 months.

If it's been hanging around for some time, there's usually a reason. Sometimes you get fussy sellers who want to find "the right buyer" for their home being so arrogant about how they've styled their homes that anybody talking of modifications or alterations to it are immediately disregarded, or even if they're too young or modern or don't give off "the right vibe". For me money and procedability speaks louder than personality but others like to "gel" with the buyer. We've recently offered on a property that has been on/off the market for 7 months and it seems like they're still holding out for the asking price, but I also got the feeling that the guy showing us around was warning us "don't you dare change this/that" and seemed a bit stand offish when we mentioned double glazed wooden sash windows, seems he was a bit of a purist when it comes to heritage...

Anyway, don't sweat it, if they're being like this with a reasonable buyer, imagine how they'll be with others. Like you say, continue your search and let the vendor do it at their own pace. In all probability, there could be someone else waiting to view and the delays could be a distraction whilst they're using your offer as leverage. Unfortunately there's nothing you can do about that, but it does seem like you've made a strong offer anyway and any efforts in this regard might be a waste of time on the EA/vendor's behalf.

ElsieMonkey

kilby_007 wrote: »

If it's been hanging around for some time, there's usually a reason. Sometimes you get fussy sellers who want to find "the right buyer" for their home being so arrogant about how they've styled their homes that anybody talking of modifications or alterations to it are immediately disregarded, or even if they're too young or modern or don't give off "the right vibe". For me money and procedability speaks louder than personality but others like to "gel" with the buyer. We've recently offered on a property that has been on/off the market for 7 months and it seems like they're still holding out for the asking price, but I also got the feeling that the guy showing us around was warning us "don't you dare change this/that" and seemed a bit stand offish when we mentioned double glazed wooden sash windows, seems he was a bit of a purist when it comes to heritage...

Anyway, don't sweat it, if they're being like this with a reasonable buyer, imagine how they'll be with others. Like you say, continue your search and let the vendor do it at their own pace. In all probability, there could be someone else waiting to view and the delays could be a distraction whilst they're using your offer as leverage. Unfortunately there's nothing you can do about that, but it does seem like you've made a strong offer anyway and any efforts in this regard might be a waste of time on the EA/vendor's behalf.

Thanks Kilby_007. I've decided not to chase the EA about it anymore. The EA emailed me late yesterday to apologise for inconvenience and that they have been trying to call the vendor but not received a response. I emailed back confirming that the offer is on the table only until Friday (I don't want our offer being used to encourage higher offers from any viewers she may have at the weekend). We've booked in to view 2 other properties this weekend.

You're right, I agree it's about money and being in a position to proceed. Yes it is nice if the buyer is someone who you feel is 'right' for the property, but that's an irrespective bonus as far as I'm concerned. Some people really are a bit ridiculous (the vendor for this property has never met us though so don't think this is the case here). We know of the neighbours and they said the woman is quite old and of that age where change and making decisions can be quite hard. Fair enough, but she has had over a year on the market to make decisions! I'm actually finding the lack of response very rude now...