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Making an offer on viewing

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  • I've done it on everywhere I've bought. If you know, you know.
  • Crashy_Time
    Crashy_Time Posts: 13,386 Forumite
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    Of course, lining your Landlord's pockets for that period of time is eminently sensible!


    And of course "buying" in a massive credit/property bubble isn`t lining your landlords (banks) pocket?
  • ReadingTim
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    And of course "buying" in a massive credit/property bubble isn`t lining your landlords (banks) pocket?

    Thing is with buying, you're only lining the pockets of your landlord, the bank, for the duration of the mortgage.

    With renting, you're lining their pockets for ever.
  • Is it just me who wonders what the point of crashy lurking these forum threads is. He's a complete pain in the !!!!
  • ReadingTim
    ReadingTim Posts: 4,087 Forumite
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    Is it just me who wonders what the point of crashy lurking these forum threads is. He's a complete pain in the !!!!

    He is looking for somewhere to live....he's simply a very public example of an idiot looking for his village. He needs to fill in some time between now and nightfall when he goes fishing for the moon...
  • Tiners
    Tiners Posts: 232 Forumite
    ReadingTim wrote: »
    Thing is with buying, you're only lining the pockets of your landlord, the bank, for the duration of the mortgage.

    With renting, you're lining their pockets for ever.


    Given how much older average FTBers are these days, and the size and length of typical mortgages these days, most people will be paying the mortgage for their entire working lives and even into retirement... that's if they can actually afford to ever retire at all.
  • ukcarper
    ukcarper Posts: 17,337 Forumite
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    Tiners wrote: »
    Given how much older average FTBers are these days, and the size and length of typical mortgages these days, most people will be paying the mortgage for their entire working lives and even into retirement... that's if they can actually afford to ever retire at all.
    Are mortgages longer now ?. Average age of FTB is 30, mortgages are higher but interest rates are much lower and unlikely to reach the highs of the past so it is easily possible to pay of mortgage by retirement age. If you are buying a long term home it makes sense to buy even if prices fall which they could wel do. The problem with trying to time when to buy is you end up like crashy, renting forever and requiring a 50% or larger crash to put you back where you were.
  • glasgowdan
    glasgowdan Posts: 2,968 Forumite
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    Is it just me who wonders what the point of crashy lurking these forum threads is. He's a complete pain in the !!!!

    If a few people report his posts for being off topic and unhelpful it may get him a kick up the bum and time to think about his purpose.
  • Mickygg
    Mickygg Posts: 1,737 Forumite
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    Is it just me who wonders what the point of crashy lurking these forum threads is. He's a complete pain in the !!!!

    You just have to look at the huge number of nonsense posts he writes to realise he must have nothing else better to do. Shame.

    Yes a massive pain in the backside. But block him like I have and then you only read his rubbish when someone quotes.
  • Personally, I wouldn't offer at the first viewing.

    I like to think about it for a little bit and make an offer through the estate agent afterwards.

    There's nothing wrong with making an offer at the viewing. As long as you have thought it through and won't regret making an offer that's too high later!
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