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house up for sale 450k, whats a good starting offe
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Any chance of an update OP?0
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There is a poster on here at the moment with a house on at £400k who is desperate for a quick sale and knocking 25% off to try to achieve it.
Every seller's situation is different.
You don't know until you try.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »There is a poster on here at the moment with a house on at £400k who is desperate for a quick sale and knocking 25% off to try to achieve it.
Every seller's situation is different.
You don't know until you try.
Do you post on every thread?
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mr.broderick wrote: »Do you post on every thread?
Now, now mr.b.
Don't upset the natives.
OP - I would start the bidding at 350k0 -
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If somebody made me a derisory offer for my home, I would instruct the agent not to pass any further offers to me from that client. A fair and reasonable low offer would be welcomed even if refused. Fortunately, this has not happened to me.
Equally, if I make a good offer for a place and they refused, I would not expect them to change their minds a week later and accept. Sadly, this has happened. I made an offer at 98.5% (£360K on a £365K asking price) and it was refused. Looking again.
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Life_Tasted_Sweet wrote: »I made an offer at 98.5% (£360K on a £365K asking price) and it was refused. Looking again.
lts
Because you offered so much, maybe the vendors think you're a sucker?
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I started lower, at £345K.
I'm sure that they will come back to me to accept. After their initial refusal, I hope I find somewhere else this weekend.
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Life_Tasted_Sweet wrote: »I started lower, at £345K.
lts
That's what you should have stuck at.
You're still looking so you don't sound desperate for that house.
hang in there and good luck in your search.
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I'd say you were lucky! A 365k house is very likely to be overvalued at the minute.
Why people are still willing to pay crazy prices now, when it's obviously a very bad time to buy amazes me. Madness.
There's going to be a lot of expensive lessons.
I think it must be HPCers crying wolf for so long (5 years?).0
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