Struggling with the Scottish offers over system, missed out on a few closing dates

[HettyMeg]

We have missed out on three houses at closing date in the past couple of months (we're in Scotland). It's so frustrating. We have offered 12-15% over on each of them, and we were 2nd for one.

I asked agents to be notified of new properties before they are listed but so far they haven't - they just appear on Rightmove.

I am sick of getting excited about somewhere and researching nurseries etc for it to fall through a few days later.

Are we missing a trick?

Anyone else been through the same or going through it right now? The offers over system is brutal.

On the brink of just giving up for the moment as it's all too stressful.

Cool - you do you.

You obviously don't see the point in listening to the advice and experience of those who've succeeded where you are repeatedly failing.

Good luck!

Your advice and experience isn't super relevant in a time when house prices are skyrocketing in cities in the UK -- congrats, you've bought and sold lots of property and got on the ladder at a time when it was far easier than it is today.

BTW, I own a house, so I've 'succeeded' as well -- but as my house is in a commuter town, it's not increased by £100,000, unlike some of the 3 bed flats I've been looking at that are in the (less desirable) parts of the city. But yeah, keep acting like you're somehow some property maven when in actuality you're just lucky. Give me a break.

And just to spell this out for the people like @Seeingadistance who are willfully ignoring the relevance of this kind of inflation of property: a flat increasing by £100,000 in 4 years (that's the timespan I'm talking about) doesn't at all align with the wages of the people who live in the area. Not even slightly! So yes, locals ARE being priced out of neighbourhoods and plenty of younger people are struggling to buy anything at all, unless they're lucky enough to already own a hot commodity that has also jumped massively in value. It's NOT sustainable. I know so many people who have seen dozens of properties and lost out at 20+ closing dates -- an older person lecturing people about their personal real estate successes is mind-blowingly tone deaf and patronising.

But please, regale us further with the profits you've made on your sales and how incredibly easy it is for you to offer below home report on choice properties!