Listing, viewings and offers thread 3!

[Fortheloveofscience]

We filled up our old one, hoping I'm not posting out of turn by starting the next, it's the only thing keeping me from going nuts with the endless cycle of no viewings - viewings - feedback - no offer - no viewings - viewings etc!

Hope this is the thread where we all sell and get our dream houses. I'm working from home and doing 'backseat cleaning' - nagging my poor OH who has the day off to do everything for our second viewing this afternoon from the only couple to have shown serious interest.

Sleepless night last night!

Would you go for a semi if it was better than a detached?

Out of the two lists are

Detached.
No garage
North garden
Further from DS school
4 beds ( larger bedrooms) 3 up, 1 down
Ok kitchen
Ok bathroom

Semi detached
Garage
South west garden
Bigger plot
Nearer school
4 beds ( 2 single 2 double )
Nicer kitchen
Ok bathroom

Is it worth it just for detached. I'm only talking an extra mile away still in the area I like. Means public transport for DS at secondary

The semi neighbours look like nice people often see them sat talking to the sellers they have a bench and look like they share mowing the front grass ( 2 separate drives but in the middle is grass, half theirs half sellers but it's identical so looks like they do it together it's gorgeous! I wouldn't mind keeping it like that .

I suppose with tools, garage lot more secure. My dad ( who sadly no longer here) his tools were everything to him, no way he would keep in a shed. Locked and alarmed up, tools are costly, I still have my dads now in garage and they're coming with me. Only thing I've kept think he would go mad if I did get rid, but they were his livelihood and gave me a very good up bringing. I feel I owe to the tools to keep them safe! ( I know im completely bonkers but it's my way of still having my dad help me using his tools )
I was only in my 20's when he passed away

I had my first viewing last night, but not looking positive as the agent can't get hold of the guy for feedback. ;(

Mum22 - I would be tempted to go with the semi. Wouldn;t the cons of the detached just drive you mad after a while

Mind you I love a detached thats further from the kids school and has a smaller, east facing garden but the road is lovely and the potential massive - so I'm confused too (thats if i ever sell this place)

Mum22 unless you think your DC are likely to have a burning desire to play the drums or the trumpet in the future I'd go with the semi. A mile doesn't sound a lot, but actually sounds like it will affect your day to day living in a way that happening to attach to a neighbour wouldn't.

Sorry to hear that Ema, our EA's been ignored by our Sunday viewing as well, tends not to be a good sign.

Booked to see semi tomorrow, still waiting for detached to get back to me.

I feel snobbish saying about semi but I'm detached with quite a bit of space from the neighbours, I'm as common as they come ( in a nice way no airs and graces or pinky fingers with a tea cup ) but just wondering about the noise.

Em that's just inconsiderate, so it may not have been to there taste but they could have just said it's not for me,

Thanks all

I guess it depends on the semi. We're in a 50's semi, and next door's rented so we've lived next to a few families. We can hear DIY noise (drilling etc), and if the front door slams. Young kids we can hear if they're really screaming. When the teenagers have parties we can hear the base and singing. But absolutely no day to day noise (TV, hoover), and they can hear our big dog barking but not the little dog or my violin (just as well!).

It can be daunting going from detached to semi but I live in a 60s semi and it's never been a problem.

We can hear the kids protesting at having to go to bed but tbh it's only if they really do their nut and scream their heads off. We can't hear their telly or music or general household goings on.

We're looking at detached but only cos we're looking in the country. If we were staying in town we'd be looking at semis. There's just more choice.

I'm moving from 3 bed terrace to 4 bed detached. It was really important for us. I hate being overlooked in my garden.

Just lost the house i really wanted (was on the market for months) - this day is not a good one

sorry to read that Emaboo .... hope your day does get better

We went from end of terrace to mid-terrace (though more floor area/older/slightly more robust construction). I hope they can't hear the DCs screaming their heads off but I can't hear their dogs! Mind you, I think their dogs are quite well behaved.

Sorry to hear than @Emaboo22 :(

A certain EA thinks I'm genuinely blinking stupid!
Ringing me trying to get me to sell with them, comparing the price of Brussels sprouts and other fruit and veg how they go up when not in season as less off !
Saying investors want my house from down south! Promising me more money, it's been valued, saying they can add more money !
Swear i won't go with them now they are the most expensive too, ooooohhhh, just want to call him lots of nasty salesman pitch names! Needs the sack it was horrible pitch ! :(

Block his number!

Hello, a support network for buying/selling sounds good! We have a viewing lined up tomorrow - a couple bringing a cat, they've asked whether our lease allows cats and it does so I'm hoping this will set us apart from other flats that aren't so flexible - wishful thinking I guess!!! Fingers crossed

So we are ringing EA tomorrow to go on, saw the semi tonight had 4 viewings already !
Any tip getting photo ready ? My first house sale !
Went to see the semi tonight.
So different privacy wise but I have to get my head round I'm buying ( potentially) a 4 bed in my area, not getting my hopes up as last one sold in 2 days !

I like it but don't love it, I can see myself growing to love though when it's done to my taste. Kitchen is lovely, big living dining space leading onto conservatory leading into a lovely garden, I can see in summer having all the back open at present we use the front more, since it's actually bigger than the back ! Upstairs is surprisingly spacious ! 2 singles, big bathroom ( needs a new one ) 2 doubles but long narrow landing need to get my thinking cap on over lighting may need spots in ceiling feels dark.

Blank canvas with a few rough edges but nothing structural looks untoward but then surveys will throw that up. Brand new boiler too this year!
Trying to get square footage vendors doesn't know.
Internal garage so may convert half so I keep some storage and the look of a garage to lead off the kitchen, open the galley kitchen up more could add a side door for the dogs no muddy paws through the house!
Bags of potential !

Vendor staying in area, down sizing so that's 2 cash buyers ( well no mortgages! ), she's found somewhere so if it goes it goes but decided to market as looks like things are starting to move, this road has 1 house sale a year so far it's had 3 this summer so people are moving around now.

Corner plot but so nobody at one side

Now

Went to see house - not right, unfortunately. And the agent was bloody rude, which pissed me right off. I'm potentially going to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds for your client's property - do you think you could actually be courteous?

Anyway, starting to worry now. Buyers are very keen for a quick sale but there is next to nothing on the market that is right - not even in the 'buy it and fix it up' category. If we can't find anywhere soon then we're going to have to go into rented, which we really don't want to do.

Can you link if mum?

I would if I could for opinions
Unfortunately I have an ex that likes to throw a spanner in the works, He was abusive and I've got court orders against him. He has to know where I am to see DC he's under strict conditions though & told not to interfere with my life but you know court orders and controlling exs. Even police think he's a plonker, my house is marked for a quicker response on the data base too!
Do they ever listen... no I'm on court order 7 !
He would probably go the neighbours and say I'm an evil %it%h that party's all night and fetches men back to put them off me straight away and cause trouble! . I haven't drunk in 6 years and I've been single for the same.

I haven't even told my friends yet.

@LazyDailyMailJournos this is me! I put off marketing for 4 months !

I've been feeling really down today about the whole thing - 11 weeks on the market, 26 viewings and no offers, no viewings currently booked in.

The EA I think is getting a bit fed up with us, in particular we fed back to them something our last viewer said about their service and they had a bit of a rant about how they don't work for buyers .

In 3 weeks time we can give notice to another agent but I don't know if it's worth doing. We'd get a shiny new RM listing, but fundamentally that's all that's likely to change. We've got a deadline of the end of September to have sold and have a mortgage offer on a new property and at the moment I can't see that happening.

Any thoughts? It's probably relevant that part of the reason for the low uptake from viewings is because we're relatively close to a dual carriageway. "Love the house, hate the road" is by far the most common feedback and we can't change that. We're already priced right at the bottom of the local market so don't think there's any way we can drop further without looking suspicious.

Fortheloveof I'm sorry but I don't have much advice to give, other than I've heard other people say a change of agent can make a difference, I guess even if it changes your feelings towards the whole thing. It is tricky though. We're fast approaching 3 weeks without a viewing... I'm seeing another estate agent on Monday as I don't feel like our's is doing much (if anything) and seems quite blasé. Though I am getting that the market is quiet, but that doesn't change the fact that we want to sell and move.

Science - change agents, definitely. Based on my experience in the last week of house-hunting and ringing numerous agents, I have been genuinely surprised by a couple of them. They were so obstructive I've questioned whether they were actually trying to put people off.

One of them refused to book me a viewing because they were fully booked up and would only do accompanied viewings at stupid times like 11:00 on a Tuesday. I asked if they would check with the seller to see if they'd be willing to show us round themselves. They said they didn't have time to liaise between me and the vendor because they were so busy!

The house has been on for 6 months and reduced twice - so you have got to feel sorry for the poor sod sitting there worrying about why they aren't getting any offers, but completely unaware that their agent is an arsehole who isn't even trying to act for them.

Definitely change agents.

I'm in a bit of shock - yesterday received an offer from first people to view our house, was a little lower than we hoped BUT estate agent the said that we would be able to offer on house we loved for a little lower as we were now in a stronger position. The house had had an offer on it, but it was very low and the vendor was stalling on offering details so our situation was better.

So now - we are in a chain. I'm still in shock! Just praying no cock ups.

EA said we could be moved in 6-8 weeks!!

We've pulled out of our house purchase due to searches. Our sale is going through well so the pressure is on to find another house.

We've found one we like for 700k but needs some work. Is 640 an insulting offer? It's been on for the same price since march.

Well done Em!

Change - give it a try, they can always say no.

Saw some houses today. DH likes the one that I am not sure about. I really like the one that needs a complete gut and renovation - including re-wiring, but that DH is FAR less enthusiastic about!