Selling and getting impatient

[duracellbatterybunny]

How long were you on the market? How many viewings? getting fed up of noisy people who just want to open my airing cupboard door!! Also, AIBU to expect some feedback from estate agents? Feeling a bit impatient!!

Can't answer from a sellers point of view but a buyer.

I open doors, if I'm buying it I want to know every nook and cranny! I don't consider myself nosey I just don't want to waste your time with a second viewing because I didn't see everything the first time around, rather than the second viewing being absolute confirmation that I am going to put an offer in.

Estate agents seem to differ incredibly, the pushy, the indifferent, the ones that meet you at the property and follow you around on your heels, the ones that are 15 minutes late and leave you outside the property in the pouring rain with your 3 year old. Some do call the day after the viewing and ask for feedback which I assume they then pass onto the vendor.

I sold my house last year. It took 7 months from going on the market to completion. Three months were wasted trying to sell to a couple who took ages to arrange a survey and then pulled out afterwards.

A lot of the viewings took place in open days on Saturdays where I left the EA in charge, and after we'd moved out. I'm guessing 40-50 viewings. The EA was quite good at giving feedback.

I was a bit bemused by one man who opened the very old shed in the garden to have a look. I wonder if the condition of the shed would be a factor in his decision? But most people that I saw just walked around and looked and I don't think I saw anyone open cupboards. A few asked to look in the loft.

last house 3 years ago. We got an offer in 5 days the 4th viewer.

our house b4 that took about 6 weeks, about 10th viewer

Three months to go sale agreed, then buyer pulled out two days before completion (they'd got caught up in a bidding war and offered more than they could afford ). Two further months to final 'sold' (and got more for it too ).

Had about 6 - 8 open days (around 150 viewers at them in total) and probably a further 8 'private' appointments, mainly of second views from the open days.

Our EA was superb for feedback too. They did all the viewings though - I didn't have to meet any of the buyers.

We went on market in 2008 for two years. Loads of viewings, lots of ridiculous offers but no sale so took house off. Went back on again in aug this year after doing lots of work to house, sold in 9 days after 3 viewings.

9 months so far, 2 offers, second just fallen through following survey with minor points so back to market. Feeling very down about the whole game

I think we must have been on for about 10-12 weeks it felt like an eternity. We had lots of viewings every week but only ever one offer-it didn't help that the house next door but 1 (identical size/layout but they spent more on doing up) went up for sale within 2 weeks. Exchanging this week hopefully and whole process taken 6 months!

3.5 months here. Hopefully moving 1st weekend in November. Felt like ages because the only other time I sold a house it took 5 days thank you very much market crash

I read the average time in the current market is 4 months if that helps?

We had some time wasters too who didn't bother to give feedback or more annoyingly said 'oh, we love it and we will definitely make an offer' and that was the last we heard.

I sold in 2.5 weeks my tips would be declutter so it's like a show house and tidy cupboards as people will want to look in them.

Ours took about 6 weeks I think. That was in May. We are STILL waiting for some idiot at the other end of the country to sort his paperwork out so we can exchange contracts.

It doesn't get any easier!