Personally, I would rather deal with the owner directly when purchasing but perhaps I am in the minority. We would like to sell soon as we are hoping to make bids on other properties but I'd rather be sale agreed and preferably have contracts exchanged before making any bids. What route would you take in this situation?
Thanks.
I do wish you luck in selling but Estate Agents are there because most of them do know the market, they've got contacts, know who's looking in an area and know what people will pay. Sure you'll sell the house eventually, but you will never know what an agent might have got and how quickly they might get everything done. Against that, when you go looking for your new house, how do you think you'll go about buying? Will you call to householders or to Estate Agents or some other way? Do you start to see where this is going and why?Hi all,
We are in the process of selling our house and we have advertised it ourselves on daft.ie. We have had some interest but certainly not to the extent I would have expected. It is priced at the market price. The house is located in a good development in a busy town close to Dublin.
Personally, I would rather deal with the owner directly when purchasing but perhaps I am in the minority. We would like to sell soon as we are hoping to make bids on other properties but I'd rather be sale agreed and preferably have contracts exchanged before making any bids. What route would you take in this situation?
Thanks.
I do wish you luck in selling but Estate Agents are there because most of them do know the market, they've got contacts, know who's looking in an area and know what people will pay. Sure you'll sell the house eventually, but you will never know what an agent might have got and how quickly they might get everything done. Against that, when you go looking for your new house, how do you think you'll go about buying? Will you call to householders or to Estate Agents or some other way? Do you start to see where this is going and why?
So what does the estate agent do thats of real value and that cannot be done by oneself??
I'm not disagreeing but surely they do provide a phone answering and viewing service which takes up peoples time. They also would possibly be able to weed out timewasters. Whether that service is worth the money is another thing.Nada. They're leeches in polyester suits...
So what does the estate agent do thats of real value and that cannot be done by oneself??
"parasitic presence in the property market sphere along with the Solicitors "
And you did your own conveyancing?
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How much?No, I did however pay a flat fee to a firm which was doing this work at a fraction of very, very substantial cost that has been traditionally charged for this.
At the time this practice was relatively new, I know for a fact it upset the cozy ranks of the Solicitors in the area and I presume the cut-price practitioners still made a handsome profit even at this much reduced rate.
There is no way I’d buy or sell a house without an estate agent. Like another poster I can’t stand to meet owners. It hinders the viewing process.Buying a house is a big deal, anything out of the ordinary would make me a little weary.
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