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Old Sep 30th 2009 | 9:04 am
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When the market gets moving here, it really gets moving. Mutliple offers and conditions removed from the one that we accepted, 2 hours ago.




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Old Sep 30th 2009 | 9:12 am
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Delighted for you all T - well done
 
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When the market gets moving here, it really gets moving. Mutliple offers and conditions removed from the one that we accepted, 2 hours ago.
Congratulations I'll bet that's a load off your mind.
 
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Yeah, congrats from me too!
 
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Just being nosy now Posidrive - but did you end up changing anything about your house re layout or decor (after that thread and everyone had chipped in with their tuppence worth), and are your buyers non-Canadian?

Just interested really, after many of us on here liked your colour scheme but thought it probably wasn't typically Canadian

Regardless of your buyers, this must a huge relief to you all.
 
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Congratulations... I'm also curious about staging etc....



Where are you heading to now?
 
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Originally Posted by ann m
Just being nosy now Posidrive - but did you end up changing anything about your house re layout or decor (after that thread and everyone had chipped in with their tuppence worth), and are your buyers non-Canadian?

Just interested really, after many of us on here liked your colour scheme but thought it probably wasn't typically Canadian

Regardless of your buyers, this must a huge relief to you all.
Didn't really chnage much at all Other than changing some soft furnishings to make things such as the bed look more grand. Of course, I had moved out of the house so perhaps it was my negative Karma stopping it from selling.

The Canadian couple buying the house appear to absolutely love it. They put down a huge deposit and paid over the asking price
 
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Congratulations... I'm also curious about staging etc....



Where are you heading to now?
I'm back in the UK, working in Abingdon. Family will be joining me at the end of October when the house sale completes. They may have to stay a few weeks longer so that our dog can complete a course of radiotherapy before coming back with us. 3 pets with cancer in the last 18 months is just too much. Fingers crossed that the scan later today shows that the treatment has some hope.

After our experiences I get the impression that altough our house is somewhat unique, that the biggest problem with selling it during the Summer season was the 3 bedrooms. Too many viewings by families with at least 2 kids. Once the schools were back, a different clientel came through the house, hence strong interest from 3 parties and 2 offers in one day
 
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Well done!
 
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Congratulations. Onwards and upwards with the new life.
 
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Excellent news!
 
Old Oct 5th 2009 | 3:15 am
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Thanks everyone. Just the opposite process of trying to find a new home to go through now. let's just hope it doesn't take as long . Disinct lack of choice available in our area at the moment though

There were probablly two other things that helped the sale. From the staging perspective we got around to decluttering the den.

But some of you may remember a disparaging thread that i started to have a rant an realtors. At the suggestion of a friend of ours who is an amateur property investor, we increased the commission on the first 100k from 7% to 9% and were immediately deluged with viewings. I rest my case Although to be fair, we have always (perhaps agianst the advise of others), apart from a few hickups, had faith in our realtor pulling through in difficult times. i think our realtor owes us a bottle of bubbly for sticking with him
 

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