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That reeks of desperation, if someone is reduced to that they should just drop the price and accept that the spare "bedroom" is a storage space. Who is going to lend you a double bed anyway?Tabieth said:
Not necessary. For example, feedback could be the spare bedroom is too small for a double bed so not interested. The seller could borrow a double bed to dress the room and demonstrate it’s not too small.ReadySteadyPop said:
Unlikely, if the issues are that easy to fix the buyer will just fix them once they move in, they are not going to offer more because someone made small cosmetic changes.Tabieth said:
Because there may be feedback on issues that can be fixed at virtually no cost and hassle for the OP that could result in a sale, a quicker sale, and/or a higher price. Cutting oneself off from information's seems perverse.ReadySteadyPop said:
The OP has said they are not going to make any changes, why bother stressing about what someone thinks about the layout of your house?Tabieth said:
How strange. Some of it will be fluff, sure. But that’s very easily filtered out and ignored. But some of it will be valuable insight. I genuinely don’t get why anyone (when making such a major financial / life decision) would limit the amount of knowledge they have to inform that decision.ReadySteadyPop said:
Good move, most of the feedback will just be fluff, people trying to be polite about not wanting the house.rumandcoke said:I am selling my Property and had my first two viewings last weekend. Today the EA rang me to share the Feedback he had received. I told him I didn't want to hear or discuss it. I am not prepared to do or make any changes/ improvements. I am only interested in hearing from my EA if there is an offer. Am I being awkward?0 -
ReadySteadyPop said:
That reeks of desperation, if someone is reduced to that they should just drop the price and accept that the spare "bedroom" is a storage space. Who is going to lend you a double bed anyway?Tabieth said:
Not necessary. For example, feedback could be the spare bedroom is too small for a double bed so not interested. The seller could borrow a double bed to dress the room and demonstrate it’s not too small.ReadySteadyPop said:
Unlikely, if the issues are that easy to fix the buyer will just fix them once they move in, they are not going to offer more because someone made small cosmetic changes.Tabieth said:
Because there may be feedback on issues that can be fixed at virtually no cost and hassle for the OP that could result in a sale, a quicker sale, and/or a higher price. Cutting oneself off from information's seems perverse.ReadySteadyPop said:
The OP has said they are not going to make any changes, why bother stressing about what someone thinks about the layout of your house?Tabieth said:
How strange. Some of it will be fluff, sure. But that’s very easily filtered out and ignored. But some of it will be valuable insight. I genuinely don’t get why anyone (when making such a major financial / life decision) would limit the amount of knowledge they have to inform that decision.ReadySteadyPop said:
Good move, most of the feedback will just be fluff, people trying to be polite about not wanting the house.rumandcoke said:I am selling my Property and had my first two viewings last weekend. Today the EA rang me to share the Feedback he had received. I told him I didn't want to hear or discuss it. I am not prepared to do or make any changes/ improvements. I am only interested in hearing from my EA if there is an offer. Am I being awkward?
Huh? I gather you’re not experienced in either buying or selling as your comment demonstrates! Many people (me included) aren’t great at visualising or assessing space. I need to see furniture in a space to assess how big / small that space is. It is quite common for a viewer to (incorrectly) think a room is too small for a double bed for example. Feedback (allowing the room to be dressed) is invaluable in that situation. Are you really arguing that the seller should drop the price rather than pop a double bed in to show the room is big enough? Bizarre!ReadySteadyPop said:
That reeks of desperation, if someone is reduced to that they should just drop the price and accept that the spare "bedroom" is a storage space. Who is going to lend you a double bed anyway?Tabieth said:
Not necessary. For example, feedback could be the spare bedroom is too small for a double bed so not interested. The seller could borrow a double bed to dress the room and demonstrate it’s not too small.ReadySteadyPop said:
Unlikely, if the issues are that easy to fix the buyer will just fix them once they move in, they are not going to offer more because someone made small cosmetic changes.Tabieth said:
Because there may be feedback on issues that can be fixed at virtually no cost and hassle for the OP that could result in a sale, a quicker sale, and/or a higher price. Cutting oneself off from information's seems perverse.ReadySteadyPop said:
The OP has said they are not going to make any changes, why bother stressing about what someone thinks about the layout of your house?Tabieth said:
How strange. Some of it will be fluff, sure. But that’s very easily filtered out and ignored. But some of it will be valuable insight. I genuinely don’t get why anyone (when making such a major financial / life decision) would limit the amount of knowledge they have to inform that decision.ReadySteadyPop said:
Good move, most of the feedback will just be fluff, people trying to be polite about not wanting the house.rumandcoke said:I am selling my Property and had my first two viewings last weekend. Today the EA rang me to share the Feedback he had received. I told him I didn't want to hear or discuss it. I am not prepared to do or make any changes/ improvements. I am only interested in hearing from my EA if there is an offer. Am I being awkward?Anyways, the point remains. Some feeback will be useless. Some feedback will be valuable. The trick is to reviews it all and take the,useful feedback and discard the rest.0 -
No, I am arguing that a serious buyer will know the size of bed they want and know how to measure a room.Tabieth said:ReadySteadyPop said:
That reeks of desperation, if someone is reduced to that they should just drop the price and accept that the spare "bedroom" is a storage space. Who is going to lend you a double bed anyway?Tabieth said:
Not necessary. For example, feedback could be the spare bedroom is too small for a double bed so not interested. The seller could borrow a double bed to dress the room and demonstrate it’s not too small.ReadySteadyPop said:
Unlikely, if the issues are that easy to fix the buyer will just fix them once they move in, they are not going to offer more because someone made small cosmetic changes.Tabieth said:
Because there may be feedback on issues that can be fixed at virtually no cost and hassle for the OP that could result in a sale, a quicker sale, and/or a higher price. Cutting oneself off from information's seems perverse.ReadySteadyPop said:
The OP has said they are not going to make any changes, why bother stressing about what someone thinks about the layout of your house?Tabieth said:
How strange. Some of it will be fluff, sure. But that’s very easily filtered out and ignored. But some of it will be valuable insight. I genuinely don’t get why anyone (when making such a major financial / life decision) would limit the amount of knowledge they have to inform that decision.ReadySteadyPop said:
Good move, most of the feedback will just be fluff, people trying to be polite about not wanting the house.rumandcoke said:I am selling my Property and had my first two viewings last weekend. Today the EA rang me to share the Feedback he had received. I told him I didn't want to hear or discuss it. I am not prepared to do or make any changes/ improvements. I am only interested in hearing from my EA if there is an offer. Am I being awkward?
Huh? I gather you’re not experienced in either buying or selling as your comment demonstrates! Many people (me included) aren’t great at visualising or assessing space. I need to see furniture in a space to assess how big / small that space is. It is quite common for a viewer to (incorrectly) think a room is too small for a double bed for example. Feedback (allowing the room to be dressed) is invaluable in that situation. Are you really arguing that the seller should drop the price rather than pop a double bed in to show the room is big enough? Bizarre!ReadySteadyPop said:
That reeks of desperation, if someone is reduced to that they should just drop the price and accept that the spare "bedroom" is a storage space. Who is going to lend you a double bed anyway?Tabieth said:
Not necessary. For example, feedback could be the spare bedroom is too small for a double bed so not interested. The seller could borrow a double bed to dress the room and demonstrate it’s not too small.ReadySteadyPop said:
Unlikely, if the issues are that easy to fix the buyer will just fix them once they move in, they are not going to offer more because someone made small cosmetic changes.Tabieth said:
Because there may be feedback on issues that can be fixed at virtually no cost and hassle for the OP that could result in a sale, a quicker sale, and/or a higher price. Cutting oneself off from information's seems perverse.ReadySteadyPop said:
The OP has said they are not going to make any changes, why bother stressing about what someone thinks about the layout of your house?Tabieth said:
How strange. Some of it will be fluff, sure. But that’s very easily filtered out and ignored. But some of it will be valuable insight. I genuinely don’t get why anyone (when making such a major financial / life decision) would limit the amount of knowledge they have to inform that decision.ReadySteadyPop said:
Good move, most of the feedback will just be fluff, people trying to be polite about not wanting the house.rumandcoke said:I am selling my Property and had my first two viewings last weekend. Today the EA rang me to share the Feedback he had received. I told him I didn't want to hear or discuss it. I am not prepared to do or make any changes/ improvements. I am only interested in hearing from my EA if there is an offer. Am I being awkward?Anyways, the point remains. Some feeback will be useless. Some feedback will be valuable. The trick is to reviews it all and take the,useful feedback and discard the rest.0 -
Any more viewings lined up?rumandcoke said:I am selling my Property and had my first two viewings last weekend. Today the EA rang me to share the Feedback he had received. I told him I didn't want to hear or discuss it. I am not prepared to do or make any changes/ improvements. I am only interested in hearing from my EA if there is an offer. Am I being awkward?0 -
The feedback could be something that you could change though for example the estate agents blurb doesn't make something clear and you get viewers in expecting x when it is in fact y. This wastes both your time and theirs. Or as others have said an important feature is not highlighted for example place has a fantastic view and not included in pictures. Adding the picture may attract more people to view place.0
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Not always. Some buyers may be “serious” but new and inexperienced. Some may not have imagination, some (like me) may not be able to spatially visualise.ReadySteadyPop said:
No, I am arguing that a serious buyer will know the size of bed they want and know how to measure a room.Tabieth said:ReadySteadyPop said:
That reeks of desperation, if someone is reduced to that they should just drop the price and accept that the spare "bedroom" is a storage space. Who is going to lend you a double bed anyway?Tabieth said:
Not necessary. For example, feedback could be the spare bedroom is too small for a double bed so not interested. The seller could borrow a double bed to dress the room and demonstrate it’s not too small.ReadySteadyPop said:
Unlikely, if the issues are that easy to fix the buyer will just fix them once they move in, they are not going to offer more because someone made small cosmetic changes.Tabieth said:
Because there may be feedback on issues that can be fixed at virtually no cost and hassle for the OP that could result in a sale, a quicker sale, and/or a higher price. Cutting oneself off from information's seems perverse.ReadySteadyPop said:
The OP has said they are not going to make any changes, why bother stressing about what someone thinks about the layout of your house?Tabieth said:
How strange. Some of it will be fluff, sure. But that’s very easily filtered out and ignored. But some of it will be valuable insight. I genuinely don’t get why anyone (when making such a major financial / life decision) would limit the amount of knowledge they have to inform that decision.ReadySteadyPop said:
Good move, most of the feedback will just be fluff, people trying to be polite about not wanting the house.rumandcoke said:I am selling my Property and had my first two viewings last weekend. Today the EA rang me to share the Feedback he had received. I told him I didn't want to hear or discuss it. I am not prepared to do or make any changes/ improvements. I am only interested in hearing from my EA if there is an offer. Am I being awkward?
Huh? I gather you’re not experienced in either buying or selling as your comment demonstrates! Many people (me included) aren’t great at visualising or assessing space. I need to see furniture in a space to assess how big / small that space is. It is quite common for a viewer to (incorrectly) think a room is too small for a double bed for example. Feedback (allowing the room to be dressed) is invaluable in that situation. Are you really arguing that the seller should drop the price rather than pop a double bed in to show the room is big enough? Bizarre!ReadySteadyPop said:
That reeks of desperation, if someone is reduced to that they should just drop the price and accept that the spare "bedroom" is a storage space. Who is going to lend you a double bed anyway?Tabieth said:
Not necessary. For example, feedback could be the spare bedroom is too small for a double bed so not interested. The seller could borrow a double bed to dress the room and demonstrate it’s not too small.ReadySteadyPop said:
Unlikely, if the issues are that easy to fix the buyer will just fix them once they move in, they are not going to offer more because someone made small cosmetic changes.Tabieth said:
Because there may be feedback on issues that can be fixed at virtually no cost and hassle for the OP that could result in a sale, a quicker sale, and/or a higher price. Cutting oneself off from information's seems perverse.ReadySteadyPop said:
The OP has said they are not going to make any changes, why bother stressing about what someone thinks about the layout of your house?Tabieth said:
How strange. Some of it will be fluff, sure. But that’s very easily filtered out and ignored. But some of it will be valuable insight. I genuinely don’t get why anyone (when making such a major financial / life decision) would limit the amount of knowledge they have to inform that decision.ReadySteadyPop said:
Good move, most of the feedback will just be fluff, people trying to be polite about not wanting the house.rumandcoke said:I am selling my Property and had my first two viewings last weekend. Today the EA rang me to share the Feedback he had received. I told him I didn't want to hear or discuss it. I am not prepared to do or make any changes/ improvements. I am only interested in hearing from my EA if there is an offer. Am I being awkward?Anyways, the point remains. Some feeback will be useless. Some feedback will be valuable. The trick is to reviews it all and take the,useful feedback and discard the rest.Anyway, this is daft. I used the double bed example to prove wrong your argument that all feedback is unhelpful fluff. Some feedback will of course be exactly that. But not all.2 -
There was one house I looked at where the second (oddly shaped) bedroom looked too small for a bed. The EA invited me to view, and measure the room. I went armed with a tape measure. It turned out that a single bed would rather snugly fit there - seemingly the room was designed for that. I may be an unimaginitive person, but I would never have known without measuring. A photo with a be squeezed into that bit in the photos would have helped me.Tabieth said:
Not always. Some buyers may be “serious” but new and inexperienced. Some may not have imagination, some (like me) may not be able to spatially visualise.ReadySteadyPop said:
No, I am arguing that a serious buyer will know the size of bed they want and know how to measure a room.Tabieth said:ReadySteadyPop said:
That reeks of desperation, if someone is reduced to that they should just drop the price and accept that the spare "bedroom" is a storage space. Who is going to lend you a double bed anyway?Tabieth said:
Not necessary. For example, feedback could be the spare bedroom is too small for a double bed so not interested. The seller could borrow a double bed to dress the room and demonstrate it’s not too small.ReadySteadyPop said:
Unlikely, if the issues are that easy to fix the buyer will just fix them once they move in, they are not going to offer more because someone made small cosmetic changes.Tabieth said:
Because there may be feedback on issues that can be fixed at virtually no cost and hassle for the OP that could result in a sale, a quicker sale, and/or a higher price. Cutting oneself off from information's seems perverse.ReadySteadyPop said:
The OP has said they are not going to make any changes, why bother stressing about what someone thinks about the layout of your house?Tabieth said:
How strange. Some of it will be fluff, sure. But that’s very easily filtered out and ignored. But some of it will be valuable insight. I genuinely don’t get why anyone (when making such a major financial / life decision) would limit the amount of knowledge they have to inform that decision.ReadySteadyPop said:
Good move, most of the feedback will just be fluff, people trying to be polite about not wanting the house.rumandcoke said:I am selling my Property and had my first two viewings last weekend. Today the EA rang me to share the Feedback he had received. I told him I didn't want to hear or discuss it. I am not prepared to do or make any changes/ improvements. I am only interested in hearing from my EA if there is an offer. Am I being awkward?
Huh? I gather you’re not experienced in either buying or selling as your comment demonstrates! Many people (me included) aren’t great at visualising or assessing space. I need to see furniture in a space to assess how big / small that space is. It is quite common for a viewer to (incorrectly) think a room is too small for a double bed for example. Feedback (allowing the room to be dressed) is invaluable in that situation. Are you really arguing that the seller should drop the price rather than pop a double bed in to show the room is big enough? Bizarre!ReadySteadyPop said:
That reeks of desperation, if someone is reduced to that they should just drop the price and accept that the spare "bedroom" is a storage space. Who is going to lend you a double bed anyway?Tabieth said:
Not necessary. For example, feedback could be the spare bedroom is too small for a double bed so not interested. The seller could borrow a double bed to dress the room and demonstrate it’s not too small.ReadySteadyPop said:
Unlikely, if the issues are that easy to fix the buyer will just fix them once they move in, they are not going to offer more because someone made small cosmetic changes.Tabieth said:
Because there may be feedback on issues that can be fixed at virtually no cost and hassle for the OP that could result in a sale, a quicker sale, and/or a higher price. Cutting oneself off from information's seems perverse.ReadySteadyPop said:
The OP has said they are not going to make any changes, why bother stressing about what someone thinks about the layout of your house?Tabieth said:
How strange. Some of it will be fluff, sure. But that’s very easily filtered out and ignored. But some of it will be valuable insight. I genuinely don’t get why anyone (when making such a major financial / life decision) would limit the amount of knowledge they have to inform that decision.ReadySteadyPop said:
Good move, most of the feedback will just be fluff, people trying to be polite about not wanting the house.rumandcoke said:I am selling my Property and had my first two viewings last weekend. Today the EA rang me to share the Feedback he had received. I told him I didn't want to hear or discuss it. I am not prepared to do or make any changes/ improvements. I am only interested in hearing from my EA if there is an offer. Am I being awkward?Anyways, the point remains. Some feeback will be useless. Some feedback will be valuable. The trick is to reviews it all and take the,useful feedback and discard the rest.Anyway, this is daft. I used the double bed example to prove wrong your argument that all feedback is unhelpful fluff. Some feedback will of course be exactly that. But not all.1 -
It's up for £200k. I can't agree to effectively paying for building works that are not vital/essentialHerzlos said:What's the asking price? We don't know if £15k is a big deal or not. If I was looking for a quick and easy sale, then £15k under from an investor might not be a bad option, assuming we're not talking about a house worth £75k
Any buyer will be looking at their total cost, so factoring in changes they want to make, whether that's functional or cosmetic.0 -
He doesn`t know what the inside of a flat he is selling looks like? Did he eventually sell the flat?poseidon1 said:
Interestingly that exact same thing just happened to a friend selling an empty BTL flat. He received feed back that the kitchen was dark and dingy ( no windows). Turned out light bulbs had blown, he would not have known but for the feedback.Niv said:Just imagine if there are a couple of light bulbs out and people interpret that as a problem with the electrics and decide they don't want the hassle of a rewire etc. If the OP realised the feedback they could simply change the bulbs for new ones and the issue vanishes..0 -
In this market it isn`t worth losing the sale for 15k.rumandcoke said:
It's up for £200k. I can't agree to effectively paying for building works that are not vital/essentialHerzlos said:What's the asking price? We don't know if £15k is a big deal or not. If I was looking for a quick and easy sale, then £15k under from an investor might not be a bad option, assuming we're not talking about a house worth £75k
Any buyer will be looking at their total cost, so factoring in changes they want to make, whether that's functional or cosmetic.0
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