We have been searching for houses in another city, 200 miles away, and plan to go this weekend to look at the houses we have shortlisted. As background, we will be in a position to move in a couple of months, and are 100% serious buyers.
However, yesterday, a house came up in our top road, but it seems bizarrely cheap. The estate agents are saying it just needs work, and the vendors want a quick, but I can't help thinking there must be something else going on, or something seriously wrong with the house that will cost a fortune to fix. It's probably about £20K cheaper than it should be, even allowing for the fact it needs work.
We know viewings are arranged this Tuesday, and as we're not due to go until the weekend, we are worried we will miss out on what could be an amazing house at a bargain price.
Basically, is it worth the major hassle of arranging to go up for the day this week for a viewing? It would be a hell of an effort to go 200 miles and back in one day, especially if we get there to find the flaw in the property is immediately obvious and we have wasted our time and energy.
Should we take the chance and wait until the weekend, and if someone makes an offer before then, be really cheeky and try and make a better offer? [house is such a bargain that we could do that]
Can you ever really get estate agents to be honest with you about why a property is so very cheap? If we knew more, we'd know whether to make the effort.
Confused and stressed, any opinions much appreciated!
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CoffeeMum · 21/11/2010 13:36
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