When to put the house on the market?
May 15th 2006, 6:08 pm
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When to put the house on the market?
hi
how on earth do you decide when to put the house on the market?
we are in a situation where our daughter and her family live with us as they have applied for visas as well. they have just got theirs but ours have only been lodged just over a month. I don't want to leave it all to the last minute but looking at the possible time scale if the number has not been reached this year. we may hear back about december with a co then hopefully get the visa by march time. this is of course all fingers and toes crossed. so really not sure what i should be doing at this stage as well as worrying constantly and checking my emails all the time. I have even sent an email off telling them that my daughter as now got her visa but will be waiting as we are all going together, i thought you never know it might have some small bearing on our visa, we clutch at anything don't we?
well any advice really would be good as i feel now i should be doing something constructive.
lorraine
how on earth do you decide when to put the house on the market?
we are in a situation where our daughter and her family live with us as they have applied for visas as well. they have just got theirs but ours have only been lodged just over a month. I don't want to leave it all to the last minute but looking at the possible time scale if the number has not been reached this year. we may hear back about december with a co then hopefully get the visa by march time. this is of course all fingers and toes crossed. so really not sure what i should be doing at this stage as well as worrying constantly and checking my emails all the time. I have even sent an email off telling them that my daughter as now got her visa but will be waiting as we are all going together, i thought you never know it might have some small bearing on our visa, we clutch at anything don't we?
well any advice really would be good as i feel now i should be doing something constructive.
lorraine
May 15th 2006, 6:14 pm
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Re: When to put the house on the market?
Put your house on the market as soon as you can - then at least you can see if there are lots of buyers out there. You don't have to accept any offers if you aren't ready to sell yet.
Originally Posted by lorraine111
hi
how on earth do you decide when to put the house on the market?
we are in a situation where our daughter and her family live with us as they have applied for visas as well. they have just got theirs but ours have only been lodged just over a month. I don't want to leave it all to the last minute but looking at the possible time scale if the number has not been reached this year. we may hear back about december with a co then hopefully get the visa by march time. this is of course all fingers and toes crossed. so really not sure what i should be doing at this stage as well as worrying constantly and checking my emails all the time. I have even sent an email off telling them that my daughter as now got her visa but will be waiting as we are all going together, i thought you never know it might have some small bearing on our visa, we clutch at anything don't we?
well any advice really would be good as i feel now i should be doing something constructive.
lorraine
how on earth do you decide when to put the house on the market?
we are in a situation where our daughter and her family live with us as they have applied for visas as well. they have just got theirs but ours have only been lodged just over a month. I don't want to leave it all to the last minute but looking at the possible time scale if the number has not been reached this year. we may hear back about december with a co then hopefully get the visa by march time. this is of course all fingers and toes crossed. so really not sure what i should be doing at this stage as well as worrying constantly and checking my emails all the time. I have even sent an email off telling them that my daughter as now got her visa but will be waiting as we are all going together, i thought you never know it might have some small bearing on our visa, we clutch at anything don't we?
well any advice really would be good as i feel now i should be doing something constructive.
lorraine
May 15th 2006, 6:19 pm
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Re: When to put the house on the market?
Originally Posted by lorraine111
hi
how on earth do you decide when to put the house on the market?
we are in a situation where our daughter and her family live with us as they have applied for visas as well. they have just got theirs but ours have only been lodged just over a month. I don't want to leave it all to the last minute but looking at the possible time scale if the number has not been reached this year. we may hear back about december with a co then hopefully get the visa by march time. this is of course all fingers and toes crossed. so really not sure what i should be doing at this stage as well as worrying constantly and checking my emails all the time. I have even sent an email off telling them that my daughter as now got her visa but will be waiting as we are all going together, i thought you never know it might have some small bearing on our visa, we clutch at anything don't we?
well any advice really would be good as i feel now i should be doing something constructive.
lorraine
how on earth do you decide when to put the house on the market?
we are in a situation where our daughter and her family live with us as they have applied for visas as well. they have just got theirs but ours have only been lodged just over a month. I don't want to leave it all to the last minute but looking at the possible time scale if the number has not been reached this year. we may hear back about december with a co then hopefully get the visa by march time. this is of course all fingers and toes crossed. so really not sure what i should be doing at this stage as well as worrying constantly and checking my emails all the time. I have even sent an email off telling them that my daughter as now got her visa but will be waiting as we are all going together, i thought you never know it might have some small bearing on our visa, we clutch at anything don't we?
well any advice really would be good as i feel now i should be doing something constructive.
lorraine
May 15th 2006, 6:20 pm
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Re: When to put the house on the market?
hi
thanks for replying. i know i should do it but i hate the thought of doing things to much in advance but reading some of the postings i guess it is better to have a sale than be stuck waiting to sell isn't it?
thanks for replying. i know i should do it but i hate the thought of doing things to much in advance but reading some of the postings i guess it is better to have a sale than be stuck waiting to sell isn't it?
May 15th 2006, 6:24 pm
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Re: When to put the house on the market?
Originally Posted by lorraine111
hi
thanks for replying. i know i should do it but i hate the thought of doing things to much in advance but reading some of the postings i guess it is better to have a sale than be stuck waiting to sell isn't it?
thanks for replying. i know i should do it but i hate the thought of doing things to much in advance but reading some of the postings i guess it is better to have a sale than be stuck waiting to sell isn't it?
May 15th 2006, 6:24 pm
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Re: When to put the house on the market?
hi budababes
it is a nightmare all these decisions isn't it? our daughters visa came through sooooo quickly really that it as caught me on the hop with my time scale i originally thought leave it until our son and family had visited us in june and then in july put it on the market and see if any interest etc. Then when their visa was granted last week i thought wow what if by some miracle ours is quick as well. But then everything is a guessing game on the time scale so i think i should chill out as our son says and just go with my original plan. i am not normally this indecisive honest. ha ha
lorraine
it is a nightmare all these decisions isn't it? our daughters visa came through sooooo quickly really that it as caught me on the hop with my time scale i originally thought leave it until our son and family had visited us in june and then in july put it on the market and see if any interest etc. Then when their visa was granted last week i thought wow what if by some miracle ours is quick as well. But then everything is a guessing game on the time scale so i think i should chill out as our son says and just go with my original plan. i am not normally this indecisive honest. ha ha
lorraine
May 15th 2006, 7:26 pm
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I was talking to a friend of mine who is an estate agents secretary and she said that the market is extremely slow at the minute, and that it was actually busier over Christmas than it is at the minute.
May 15th 2006, 7:32 pm
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Re: When to put the house on the market?
Originally Posted by lorraine111
hi
thanks for replying. i know i should do it but i hate the thought of doing things to much in advance but reading some of the postings i guess it is better to have a sale than be stuck waiting to sell isn't it?
thanks for replying. i know i should do it but i hate the thought of doing things to much in advance but reading some of the postings i guess it is better to have a sale than be stuck waiting to sell isn't it?
May 15th 2006, 9:07 pm
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We sold and completed before we even had a visa. We're now renting a furnished house so were able to ship early so our stuff will be there when we need it. Cash is all in the bank which has been useful to pay for flights etc.
Risky, but it paid off for us !
Risky, but it paid off for us !
May 15th 2006, 9:43 pm
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Re: When to put the house on the market?
My wife has been in Adelaide with my daughter for over 4 weeks now.
We managed to get a RSMS visa, which is an employer sponsorship.
She had to leave straight away to start her employment
Im missing them both very much, as I have to stay here to sell our house.
As other posts have said put it on the market as soon as you can, if you get an offer you don't have to accept it...............wish we had done it !!!!
We managed to get a RSMS visa, which is an employer sponsorship.
She had to leave straight away to start her employment
Im missing them both very much, as I have to stay here to sell our house.
As other posts have said put it on the market as soon as you can, if you get an offer you don't have to accept it...............wish we had done it !!!!
May 16th 2006, 12:18 am
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Re: When to put the house on the market?
Our application (136 MODL) is one of the early February ones, so we should hear pretty soon, I hope. Our house actually goes on the market today :scared: . If we sell before we have a visa, then we will just have to rent something for a little while. Even if the visa comes first, we will still have to rent for at least a couple of weeks as we need the money from the house sale to go over!!
Now my biggest worry is "what if we sell the house and for some reason we don't get a visa?"
Now my biggest worry is "what if we sell the house and for some reason we don't get a visa?"
May 16th 2006, 2:48 am
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Re: When to put the house on the market?
Originally Posted by ohippy
We sold and completed before we even had a visa. We're now renting a furnished house so were able to ship early so our stuff will be there when we need it. Cash is all in the bank which has been useful to pay for flights etc.
Risky, but it paid off for us !
Risky, but it paid off for us !
) I think what ohippy has done is the best way to do it. At worst if the visa is refused you'll rent for a while and then buy again here - but it's better than being in limbo land waiting to sell and possibly accepting a much lower offer because of time pressure.Martyn
May 16th 2006, 2:53 am
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Originally Posted by tin
As someone in the opposite situation - have visa but haven't completed a house sale yet (we're on our third ) I think what ohippy has done is the best way to do it. At worst if the visa is refused you'll rent for a while and then buy again here - but it's better than being in limbo land waiting to sell and possibly accepting a much lower offer because of time pressure.
Martyn
) I think what ohippy has done is the best way to do it. At worst if the visa is refused you'll rent for a while and then buy again here - but it's better than being in limbo land waiting to sell and possibly accepting a much lower offer because of time pressure.Martyn
If you have no concerns with your application, then get it on the market sooner rather than later.
May 16th 2006, 3:03 am
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Re: When to put the house on the market?
Originally Posted by Luma
Put your house on the market as soon as you can - then at least you can see if there are lots of buyers out there. You don't have to accept any offers if you aren't ready to sell yet.
We lodged our visa application in November, and looking back, I wish we'd put it on the market then, as now that the visa is granted we are stuck here, unable to go, with no interest in the house (been for sale since Feb)
As Luma has said, you don't have to accept any offers made
May 16th 2006, 11:44 pm
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Re: When to put the house on the market?
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Hi
We are in the same boat, waiting..........
We have put our house up for sale privately for four or five weeks to see what interest we get. If we do sell, then it's more money in our pocket for when we get there.
I'm a big believer in everything happens for a reason. If we do sell and we get our visa's, then we will rent till Jan, when we are intending to go.
If we don't get our visa and have sold........ well then, yeh I'll be really p..... off !!!!!!!!!!!!!
No really, I don't think there is a right answer.
We have had one viewing in three weeks so far, who has gota a house to sell and two other people have rang up making a general enquiry. So there must be something going on?
The funny thing is, about another 4-5 people have driven past and wrote the number down and not rung?
Hi
We are in the same boat, waiting..........
We have put our house up for sale privately for four or five weeks to see what interest we get. If we do sell, then it's more money in our pocket for when we get there.
I'm a big believer in everything happens for a reason. If we do sell and we get our visa's, then we will rent till Jan, when we are intending to go.
If we don't get our visa and have sold........ well then, yeh I'll be really p..... off
!!!!!!!!!!!!!No really, I don't think there is a right answer.
We have had one viewing in three weeks so far, who has gota a house to sell and two other people have rang up making a general enquiry. So there must be something going on?
The funny thing is, about another 4-5 people have driven past and wrote the number down and not rung?
