Jon Ison
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 09:53 AM |
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House selling ?
Well, swimbo as seen/found a property of her dreams, tbh garage space potential is massive to so I'm sorta going along with it so far........
Selling a house ?
We live on a very busy main route onto a very busy M1 junction, I'm seriously considering putting the house up for sale without a agent ? I
guess I will incur maybe higher solicitor fee's but saving maybe 1-2% or even more of the sale price appeals ?
Other than the obvious for sale sign (thats how we bought the house not through any adds) best place to maybe market the property ?
Anyone done this, get a few out for a value 1st maybe ?
Cant really compare it with other prices here as almost every property is individual.
Pitfalls ? A non starter ? A goer ?
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eznfrank
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 09:58 AM |
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in addition to getting some estate agents out to value it might be worth a look on houseprices.co.uk or mouseprice.co.uk to check what others on the
street went for as estate agents tend to whack a bit on to their valuation to get the business
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 10:00 AM |
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If your next to a main road just make a big sign (real big), easy to sell it yourself rather than rely on some half hearted sales pitch from an estate
agent. Put ads everywhere papers, the web anywhere you can think of then you'll get people outbidding each other and get top money for it.
I'm going to be doing the same every soon and likewise the house is next to the main road to Aberdeen  god I can't wait 
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 10:02 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by eznfrank
in addition to getting some estate agents out to value it might be worth a look on houseprices.co.uk or mouseprice.co.uk to check what others on the
street went for as estate agents tend to whack a bit on to their valuation to get the business
I hear what your saying but they really are very individual here, anything from £1m+ down to around £200k, you wont find two the same.
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caber
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 10:07 AM |
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Nothing to be lost by private advertising in the same papers as the estate agents, if it doesn't work going to an agent later is no problem. I
do agree that you should talk to a few agents for valuation and get their fees, as a purchaser I have done deals direct with sellers and cut the agent
out, just never agree to an exclusive agent deal.
If you are doing your own board get one done professionally so it looks like an agent's board it will get more business than a hand written
one!
BTW mortgage market is very flakey ATM so make sure you have secured your mortgage in writing and make sure your purchaser and your seller have done
likewise before you take property off the market or commit to selling!
Good Luck!
Caber
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 10:11 AM |
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Put what you think it will go for, it’s not illegal to do so no different to selling a car. Have a look in the local ads and decide yourself. Make
up a simple pack using PowerPoint with photos of the house/rooms, sizes etc etc for folk who visit to take away. Make sure you spend a good week
really cleaning the place up (no I'm not suggesting it's that bad) but you really need to make a big effort when selling. Once someone
says they will take it let your solicitor finalise the deal.
Easy.
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RazMan
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 10:34 AM |
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I had my house on the market for most of last year with six agents. They overvalued it by £50K saying that it was 'worth a try' as we
wern't in a huge rush. As a result we had THREE viewings in the first six months!
I then joined a house selling website thinking that would be a better bet, dropping the price by £50K ........... but still no takers 
Now the market is even flatter so I have decided to forget the idea for the time being - the market will recover eventually.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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Guinness
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 10:37 AM |
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There was a lad on here, somewhere up near john o' groats, who had a beautiful house, that he was selling privately.
He had a simple four / five page website, showing external / internal photos, descriptions of the house / area and a google earth image.
No idea if it worked, but it looked good! I'd guess it would depend on which key words you chose for google advertising.
Mike
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Hammerhead
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 11:18 AM |
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My Mum used move & save who don't take commission and give you a sign. I think there is a £200 fee to set up with them, but they also put
the property on rightmove and/or primelocation.
Property market is struggling at the moment though, but that may mean you can get a good deal on the new pad.
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smart51
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 11:21 AM |
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estate agents don't do anything other than advertise your sale and arange apointments with customers. Theire value is that they have lots of
potential buyers come through the door. Sell it yourself if you can advertise.
My parents sold a house some years ago just by putting a sign by the front wall. The sign was in eyeshot of a junior school gate. It sold in under a
week.
Once the sale is agreed and solicitors appointed, the agent doesn't do anymore.
The questions I've always had unanswered are why do estate agents charge thousands for a sign, some flyers and a slot in a local paper once a
month, and how do they not make money from this (so they claim).
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TOO BADD
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 11:24 AM |
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I did this years ago. Painted a board on the Saturday, planted it in the front lawn Sunday, sold on the Monday !
You have a limit on size of board before it needs planning permission.
[Edited on 21/3/08 by TOO BADD]
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fatfranky
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 11:56 AM |
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I agree with Guiness regarding making a basic website with photos, dimensions, details etc. and the web address should feature on all adverts, for
sale sign etc. Sort of a virtual tour of the house.
You coulds also produce a hard copy flyer based on the same format which you could issue to potential buyers.
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Schrodinger
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 12:37 PM |
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Also don't forget you still need to have a HIP for the sale.
Keith
Aviemore
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jlparsons
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 02:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
estate agents don't do anything other than advertise your sale and arange apointments with customers. Theire value is that they have lots of
potential buyers come through the door. Sell it yourself if you can advertise.
My parents sold a house some years ago just by putting a sign by the front wall. The sign was in eyeshot of a junior school gate. It sold in under a
week.
Once the sale is agreed and solicitors appointed, the agent doesn't do anymore.
The questions I've always had unanswered are why do estate agents charge thousands for a sign, some flyers and a slot in a local paper once a
month, and how do they not make money from this (so they claim).
Like the idea of that - getting it on rightmove is most of the battle. Down our way a sign outside the door is almost irrelevant. Our last place sold
after 6 months via rightmove, the agent never put the sign up at all then charged thousands...
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 04:51 PM |
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Well been and looked, its in a great spot, great potential, loads a land.
Spent the rest of the afternoon doing all those odd jobs around here that should have been done yonks ago.
Amazing how you put up with a squeak or a rattle on a car for years until its time to sell then you sort it.........
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Peteff
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 05:03 PM |
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Hasn't she put it up on ebay yet Jon There are fixed price sales deals in some estate agencies but I don't know how much effort they
will put in if they are not on a percentage.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 05:10 PM |
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Pete.........
The house we been to look at ain't far away, Longcourse lane Duckmanton, bet you know it Pete ?
Enough room for a 500 car sales pitch or as you may have guessed, a double garage if I'm lucky n bloody horse grazing.......
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 05:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Schrodinger
Also don't forget you still need to have a HIP for the sale.
Yea, onto that 1st thing Tuesday, apparently they are valid for a year ? Seem a waste of money as any buyer will do there own anyways ?
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 05:28 PM |
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The people who charge a small fee and give you a sign and get you on Rightmove are well worth the money. Seems to me Rightmove and Primelocation are
the only things people use to find property these days. In a busy area the sign might attract 'passing trade' but I reckon getting on the
main website(s) it your best bet.
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Peteff
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 05:33 PM |
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This one Jon? Looks ideal if you don't like neighbours
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 05:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
This one Jon? Looks ideal if you don't like neighbours
That's the one, needs £50k on it but would be worth £400k plus. I will be shocked if we get it, a cash in hand developer will have a field day
with it.
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Peteff
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| posted on 21/3/08 at 06:11 PM |
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A developer would build a new estate in the garden of that Jon and sell them all at the asking price for that alone.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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