Just putting our house on the market and..........
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Wait & Wait & Wait & Wait & Wait & Wait, loose dream home, Wait more & more & More, Dream Home comes back on market, Hurray, then Wait & Wait & Wait 
Come on someone put an offer in pleeeease!!!!
Been on Since February, still waiting, that just my experince so far though.
Hope you get a bite on your place, seems unless your place is under offer, then no offers you make on another property will be taken seriuosly.
Edited to say, Good Luck
>> Edited by trevorw on Sunday 15th May 09:33
Come on someone put an offer in pleeeease!!!!
Been on Since February, still waiting, that just my experince so far though.
Hope you get a bite on your place, seems unless your place is under offer, then no offers you make on another property will be taken seriuosly.
Edited to say, Good Luck
>> Edited by trevorw on Sunday 15th May 09:33
trevorw said:
Wait & Wait & Wait & Wait & Wait & Wait, loose dream home, Wait more & more & More, Dream Home comes back on market, Hurray, then Wait & Wait & Wait
Come on someone put an offer in pleeeease!!!!
Been on Since February, still waiting, that just my experince so far though.
Hope you get a bite on your place, seems unless your place is under offer, then no offers you make on another property will be taken seriuosly.
Edited to say, Good Luck
>> Edited by trevorw on Sunday 15th May 09:33
Ah, have you tried all the advice from that smarmy git off the telly?
Now, pack away all of your stuff and put it into storage - it's not like you need your computer / books / furniture while you're still there.
Then paint every room a really interesting shade of beige, and fit new beige carpets. Don't forget to fit beige curtains in every room too.
Also, make sure you have an oversized mirror in the hallway.
Then finally, having spent £10k transforming your house, knock £20k off the asking price and you'll have it sold in no time
Ever seen those programmes on TV about selling houses. The one on C4 at the moment with the bloke is very good (if not a little over the top). However, he does come out with some cracking advice being an estate agent himself.
Best and most obvious one is to talk to the estate agent. Get them to be very critical about your house and tell you whats good and whats not. Invest a few hundred (if not a couple of grand) in getting stuff put neutral or fixed and take it from there. Not everything is to everyones taste and hence easy sale is better than no sale at all.
I did this when I sold mine a couple of years ago. Got top whack for the house, simply because we painted a few walls and de-cluttered the house. For a small investment you can cut through the high-and-mighty buyers crap and get to the money....
Oh, and hassle the estate agent too. Keep them working for their cut and get regular updates and progress. I know this sounds like I am telling Granny how to suck eggs, so dont take it the wrong way. BiL is an estate agent and he says that less than 10% actually prep their houses for sale - even doing basic cleaning..... its amazing how daft some people can be.
Best and most obvious one is to talk to the estate agent. Get them to be very critical about your house and tell you whats good and whats not. Invest a few hundred (if not a couple of grand) in getting stuff put neutral or fixed and take it from there. Not everything is to everyones taste and hence easy sale is better than no sale at all.
I did this when I sold mine a couple of years ago. Got top whack for the house, simply because we painted a few walls and de-cluttered the house. For a small investment you can cut through the high-and-mighty buyers crap and get to the money....
Oh, and hassle the estate agent too. Keep them working for their cut and get regular updates and progress. I know this sounds like I am telling Granny how to suck eggs, so dont take it the wrong way. BiL is an estate agent and he says that less than 10% actually prep their houses for sale - even doing basic cleaning..... its amazing how daft some people can be.
Yep all done, and cleaning is driving us nuts, our house could be a show home (almost) for a new build site.
We have 4 people willing to put in an offer once they have got an offer/sold their places. 2 are waiting on surveys to go through on their places before going ahead with an offer
As for the Estate Agents, we call them every week for an update (should be the other way round, no?).
The place we are interested in, their Estate agent calls us on developmetns etc, which is good.
Its a waiting game....
Sorry for thread hijack, but it will let you know how slow/fast things can go.
We have 4 people willing to put in an offer once they have got an offer/sold their places. 2 are waiting on surveys to go through on their places before going ahead with an offer
As for the Estate Agents, we call them every week for an update (should be the other way round, no?).
The place we are interested in, their Estate agent calls us on developmetns etc, which is good.
Its a waiting game....
Sorry for thread hijack, but it will let you know how slow/fast things can go.
:FurtherThreadHijack:
My Dad and stepmum are looking to move from Home Counties out to Suffolk. They've found a nice country house, but the vendors are saying that they will not discuss what works and what doesn't work.
Dad sent in the surveyors, including an electrician, who found serious flaws in the electrics. Now this electrician has the right to force the vendors to fix the electrics, or they can't use them!!
That'll teach them!
My Dad and stepmum are looking to move from Home Counties out to Suffolk. They've found a nice country house, but the vendors are saying that they will not discuss what works and what doesn't work.
Dad sent in the surveyors, including an electrician, who found serious flaws in the electrics. Now this electrician has the right to force the vendors to fix the electrics, or they can't use them!!
That'll teach them!
iandbeech said:
.....we`ve already found our next house - a lovely secluded farm cottage on a generous plot that needs some TLC.
Try to look at your present home objectively as though you were a potential buyer. Since a home is such an emotional purchase, people often base their choice on feelings regardless of the location and price. For example, too much clutter and furniture can make a home 'feel wrong'! Enhance the spaciousness of each room and keep the house freshly aired and perhaps add a few fresh flowers! One tip I've read is to put away personal items such as family photographs otherwise it can make a potential buyer feel uncomfortable, as though he/she is 'invading' your space and privacy which in turn may lessen the time spent viewing your property. And, as said above, keep the rooms as neutral as possible because it would seem that some people can't see beyond your own taste in decor. Also, a potential buyer may feel less inhibited and more relaxed if you make yourself scarce at some stage during the viewing in order to give them a chance to 'feel at home' and imagine themselves living there.
Very best of luck.
cosmoschick said:
iandbeech said:
.....we`ve already found our next house - a lovely secluded farm cottage on a generous plot that needs some TLC.
Try to look at your present home objectively as though you were a potential buyer. Since a home is such an emotional purchase, people often base their choice on feelings regardless of the location and price. For example, too much clutter and furniture can make a home 'feel wrong'! Enhance the spaciousness of each room and keep the house freshly aired and perhaps add a few fresh flowers! One tip I've read is to put away personal items such as family photographs otherwise it can make a potential buyer feel uncomfortable, as though he/she is 'invading' your space and privacy which in turn may lessen the time spent viewing your property. And, as said above, keep the rooms as neutral as possible because it would seem that some people can't see beyond your own taste in decor. Also, a potential buyer may feel less inhibited and more relaxed if you make yourself scarce at some stage during the viewing in order to give them a chance to 'feel at home' and imagine themselves living there
Very best of luck.
Some good points there Cosomos, but the last one in bold should be a big NO NO. Friends of ours have had stuff nicked out the drawers etc by people looking around on their own.
Anyway, where were you on Friday?? it was nice to put some faces to the names.
>> Edited by trevorw on Sunday 15th May 10:47
Always amazes me how people put their houses up for sale, and expect to get a result within weeks, days even...
OK, I know there are exceptions, houses that sell within hours, but I think for the "typical" house you should give it two to three months before you start to panic..........
OK, I know there are exceptions, houses that sell within hours, but I think for the "typical" house you should give it two to three months before you start to panic..........
trevorw said:
Some good points there Cosomos, but the last one in bold should be a big NO NO. Friends of ours have had stuff nicked out the drawers etc by people looking around on their own.
Anyway, where were you on Friday?? it was nice to put some faces to the names.
Hi Trevor
Fair enough re. the above but perhaps I should have added that all valuables (or any personal items) should, of course, have been locked away out of sight. However, I guess these days people will stoop so low as to nick anything given the opportunity
I'm sorry but I'm in the office on Fridays and it is a little too far away for me to make the meeting during my lunch break. And this week we were entertaining the 'big wigs' from the London Office
cosmoschick said:
Some good points there Cosomos, but the last one in bold should be a big NO NO. Friends of ours have had stuff nicked out the drawers etc by people looking around on their own.
Anyway, where were you on Friday?? it was nice to put some faces to the names.
Hi Trevor
Fair enough re. the above but perhaps I should have added that all valuables (or any personal items) should, of course, have been locked away out of sight. However, I guess these days people will stoop so low as to nick anything given the opportunity
I'm sorry but I'm in the office on Fridays and it is a little too far away for me to make the meeting during my lunch break. And this week we were entertaining the 'big wigs' from the London Office
Oh well, maybe next time
Another trick is to take photographs of each room. Then carefully study the photos instead of looking directly at the rooms. You'd be amazed how much "noise", faults and things that aren't quite right that you seem to get used to and "tune out" to when using your own eyes to look at your house.
Putting them into a photo can bring them back to your attention. You can also try "flipping" the images in photoshop just to make them that bit more unfamiliar to your subconscious and to futher enhance the effect. Trust me. It works!
Putting them into a photo can bring them back to your attention. You can also try "flipping" the images in photoshop just to make them that bit more unfamiliar to your subconscious and to futher enhance the effect. Trust me. It works!
rich1231 said:
If you are a dependant buyer then dont look for another property until yours is already under offer.
It will make your life sooooo much easier
Our "practical and sensible" plan was to bung ours on the market and not really look until we got an offer - and even offer chain free as we`d consider getting out and renting for a few months if we hadn`t found ours at the time of sale.
But we did start casually looking and then found the one we want!
COSMOSCHICK - some good pointers there, many thanks - believe me, we have had to look "through" the decor in this cottage!
Potential is brilliant though iandbeech said:
.....we`ve already found our next house - a lovely secluded farm cottage on a generous plot that needs some TLC.
In the present slow market though, ours is likely to take a while to sell so now what do we do?
the market is only slow in some areas, it's white hot in south nottinghamshire
firstly, make your house attractive - paint the windows, tidy away the crap and detritus that accumulates, make the place spotless.
second, make sure your house is priced properly - it's no use saying next door went for XXX, it's only worth what a buyer is prepared to pay - no buyers = price too high
third, market through a multi agency deal - ok so you pay more in fees but you cvan negotiate this, and it makes the agents work their asses off to get viewers round.
and yes, I do work in an estate agency! but i'm definitely, positively not an estate agent!
minimax said:
.....we`ve already found our next house - a lovely secluded farm cottage on a generous plot that needs some TLC.
In the present slow market though, ours is likely to take a while to sell so now what do we do?
the market is only slow in some areas, it's white hot in south nottinghamshire
firstly, make your house attractive - paint the windows, tidy away the crap and detritus that accumulates, make the place spotless.
second, make sure your house is priced properly - it's no use saying next door went for XXX, it's only worth what a buyer is prepared to pay - no buyers = price too high
third, market through a multi agency deal - ok so you pay more in fees but you cvan negotiate this, and it makes the agents work their asses off to get viewers round.
and yes, I do work in an estate agency! but i'm definitely, positively not an estate agent!
We`d better hide the teenagers away somewhere as well I reckon!
What are your thoughts on a "for sale" board? We`ve said "no" as there are a few others down the road already.
Just about to sell our place, nearly finished building the new one. We're tidying up here now, doing a little painting an yard work to make things look more attractive. Now I'm wondering, should we remove all evidence that we have a large dog when people come to view? Maybe some people could be put off if they think a large, hairy animal has been around.
Of course the dog himself will be out walking somewhere. We would like prospective buyers to make it across the yard and in the door without being flattened
Of course the dog himself will be out walking somewhere. We would like prospective buyers to make it across the yard and in the door without being flattened
My take on it
Estate agents sell loads of houses and the way they go about it is very formulaic. When you say "we want a quick sale" they hear "blah blah blah"
They're usually reticent when it comes to criticising the place too. Push them, it's their job to sell the house
Also I don't think the project house is as popular as it was 10 years ago despite the huge number of "do up your house" programs on telly, so don't worry too much about your dream place getting sold off quickly to someone else
Estate agents sell loads of houses and the way they go about it is very formulaic. When you say "we want a quick sale" they hear "blah blah blah"
They're usually reticent when it comes to criticising the place too. Push them, it's their job to sell the house
Also I don't think the project house is as popular as it was 10 years ago despite the huge number of "do up your house" programs on telly, so don't worry too much about your dream place getting sold off quickly to someone else
I'm amazed at these programmes on the telly where people complain about 'ooo the clutter' and 'ooo I don't like the wallpaper'.
Why are people so inept when it comes to seeing beyond the cosmetics? Personally, I'd hate to move into a house thats already 'been done'. I take pride in the work I've done on my house, and I've got a shed-load more to do yet.
Why are people so inept when it comes to seeing beyond the cosmetics? Personally, I'd hate to move into a house thats already 'been done'. I take pride in the work I've done on my house, and I've got a shed-load more to do yet.
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