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Office in the toilet anyone? Great background on the daily teams calls
https://www.austinhawk.co.uk/property/AUHAN_676426/?uid=11104735&fbclid=IwAR2dhwINuctTWFuKoPlmWjqMNNMcKOlvH8hyNlvEz1wYpAo5Sk3LbmwScXU
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The best photo is actually no 13Snow_Angel said:Oh. My. God. The photos. The price! (I'm familiar with this area and I am gobsmacked with it!). The estate agent description! I am stunned. 😬🤯 https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/145449563?utm_medium=email&utm_source=emailupdates&utm_campaign=emailupdatesinstant&utm_term=buying&onetime_FromEmail=true&sc_id=38573657&utm_content=v2-ealertspropertyimage&cid=41d17914-8dbe-4ad9-93a1-f13fae920a6b&csg=87852cd85ede7d02de95cd5c4e2e7ce8d4333c7f67bcfa7526bc4fc3d8389f66#/?channel=RES_BUY
Striving to clear the mortgage before it finishes in Dec 2028 - amount currently owed - £7,740.41. Nearly there!0 -
Sorry, what’s a “house flipper”.markin said:A road i watch has a house that was clearly done to flip that has been sat empty for 2 years now due to bad timing and its now likely 50K over priced for the area, The is likely a lot of house flippers stuck with an over renovated house.Striving to clear the mortgage before it finishes in Dec 2028 - amount currently owed - £7,740.41. Nearly there!0 -
Buy, then immediately sell, sometimes with a coat of paint in the middle.Abbafan1972 said:
Sorry, what’s a “house flipper”.markin said:A road i watch has a house that was clearly done to flip that has been sat empty for 2 years now due to bad timing and its now likely 50K over priced for the area, The is likely a lot of house flippers stuck with an over renovated house.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.1 -
A dolphin that lives in the bath...Abbafan1972 said:
Sorry, what’s a “house flipper”.markin said:A road i watch has a house that was clearly done to flip that has been sat empty for 2 years now due to bad timing and its now likely 50K over priced for the area, The is likely a lot of house flippers stuck with an over renovated house.6 -
Somebody was living in that. I would hate to hazard a guess as to what circumstances led to that.Snow_Angel said:Oh. My. God. The photos. The price! (I'm familiar with this area and I am gobsmacked with it!). The estate agent description! I am stunned. 😬🤯 https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/145449563?utm_medium=email&utm_source=emailupdates&utm_campaign=emailupdatesinstant&utm_term=buying&onetime_FromEmail=true&sc_id=38573657&utm_content=v2-ealertspropertyimage&cid=41d17914-8dbe-4ad9-93a1-f13fae920a6b&csg=87852cd85ede7d02de95cd5c4e2e7ce8d4333c7f67bcfa7526bc4fc3d8389f66#/?channel=RES_BUY
markin said:A road i watch has a house that was clearly done to flip that has been sat empty for 2 years now due to bad timing and its now likely 50K over priced for the area, The is likely a lot of house flippers stuck with an over renovated house.
Some of the houses in my area were clearly bought to flip. They sold, e.g., a year ago, for a low price and now are on for a higher price with 'refurbished to a high standard' in the listings and all the standard finishing and fittings to be expected when flipping. Some of them have sold. One near me I'm particularly interested in knowing what it sold for as the price had come down but then hit a hard number that the seller wouldn't go below. But, probably not on LR for a while.
There's one house near me that I think is ripe for a cheap offer and then full refurbishment. I viewed it and it looks terrible. My thoughts for that house is that I'm not convinced by the refurb and flip thing, but that house would be much better for it. It's probably on for £40K less than the price it would be if in better condition, but I suspect it will end up selling for less than that.0 -
Spot the EA and a dog.
6 Leazes Lane, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland, County Durham DL13, 6 bedroom detached house for sale - 66802822 | PrimeLocation
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joho said:
Beautiful house.
EA in splashback and also in the Wimbledon ladies trophy thing too?
Saw a white fluffy toy dog. Then photos of a similar looking pet dog and got worried that some taxidermy had taken place ...1 -
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Assuming that's a a real dog in pic 12,joho said:1
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