Selling in record time

Veeo

***Just for the fun of it***

How long did it take you to sell your property (from putting it on the market to completion)?

Lets see who winners the prize of fastest seller on her :T

DaftyDuck

Visit by agent 8pm Friday evening, agreed to contract in 15 mins viewing 9am Sat, asking price offer 10am, another viewing at 11, second asking price offer by 1. Exchanged 21 days later.

Next property took 15 months to sell!

He was one of the slimiest, loathsome agents I have ever met (Abbott's), but he could sell his services. House sold itself.

csgohan4

almost 3 months

phoebe1989seb

When we were selling our first house back in 1992 we accepted an offer the first day we were on the market. We completed twelve weeks later.

More recently, in 2011 we accepted an offer after ten days on the market and completed nine weeks later.

Our most recent sale (2014) took longer to achieve an asking price offer (five weeks) which the buyer actually made to us during the viewing Completion took place eight weeks later.

When buying though, the shortest time we've managed to offer and complete is within five weeks, which we've done about three times - one of which had been on the market two days when we offered. Would have been quicker if we hadn't needed to tie it in with the simultaneous sales......

Surrey_EA

DaftyDuck wrote: »

Visit by agent 8pm Friday evening, agreed to contract in 15 mins viewing 9am Sat, asking price offer 10am, another viewing at 11, second asking price offer by 1. Exchanged 21 days later.

That's going to be pretty tricky to beat!

ST1991

Viewed and accepted in January
Expected completion March

Actual Completion October... :rotfl:

NicNicP

Our house was viewed on the 23rd February, full asking price offer the next morning and completed the 20th may.

kirtsypoos

First time selling at the moment (exchange planned for this week). Took us 3 weeks from day of putting on market. Accepted offer of ~5K under asking in order to proceed with new build we wanted

AdrianC

DaftyDuck wrote: »

Visit by agent 8pm Friday evening, agreed to contract in 15 mins viewing 9am Sat, asking price offer 10am, another viewing at 11, second asking price offer by 1.

"Maybe we should have asked for more..." by 2pm.

DaftyDuck

Surrey_EA wrote: »

That's going to be pretty tricky to beat!

I suspect so. It was in Norfolk, nearly 20 years ago and, as I said, and he was {apologies, Surrey_EA} about the slimiest estate agent I have ever met. It was the early days of mobile phones... and he had TWO!! Which he incessantly straightened and rearranged on the table, just to make sure we noticed. Pointy-toed shiny shoes and a golfing tie-clip as well. He addressed us by name at the beginning or end of every (and it really was every) sentence, and had (of course he did) two clients who would just love to buy our property {of course he did - they all said that, they always say that}. He'd whipped a contract out for me to sign, admitting it was at 1.5% and a 12-week tie-in. His valuation was the highest of four, by £2,000 (but this was 20 years ago, and a small house). Not warming to him, I said "How about 1% for a couple of weeks, if you are so sure" - and he said "yes" instantly, and altered the contract there and then, reiterating he was sure he'd sell to one or other. He did!

I had expected my brusqueness to get rid of him; instead he became my very-temporary bestest friend ever.

DaftyDuck

AdrianC wrote: »

"Maybe we should have asked for more..." by 2pm.

No, never. Multiple valuations, his was the highest, and was more than sensible, a good £5k over what I had estimated. The two bidders were pushed up by a further £1,500, which was a significant amount then. It also meant we were out, and on our way, house and job move successfully completed.

Note from my first post that the next house took 15 months. That's where we were over-egging the pudding, and pushed for too, too much.

Since then , I have got the balance more right, quietly pushing for high prices before actively marketing.

Last sale (15 months ago) was sold for £2k off asking (which was much higher than I'd have valued it), on sale on Thursday, sold by Sat lunchtime. Cash buyer, when asked for proof of proceedability, did so by passing full cash to his solicitor on the following Monday. Exchange in just under 4 weeks, completion a week later.

In my experience, pushing for every last penny is as often a route to misery as to riches. Yes, get a good price, but when you get it, never think "if only I'd held out".... Take it and be content.