Can't sell the house and no plan B
Feb 27th 2008, 10:34 am
#136
Tootsie BattyFace
Joined: Nov 2007
Location: Calgary...woo hoo
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Re: Can't sell the house and no plan B
We put our house on the market last september, had a lovely offer in november who pulled out in december...dispair,dispair....however after nothing since then we got a viewing last wednesday...who came back on saturday and put in an offer wich we accepted today...Hooray good things can and will happen....just hope all the paperwork comes through in our favour now!!!! aaargh new panic!
Feb 27th 2008, 1:12 pm
#137
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Re: Can't sell the house and no plan B
We put our house on the market last september, had a lovely offer in november who pulled out in december...dispair,dispair....however after nothing since then we got a viewing last wednesday...who came back on saturday and put in an offer wich we accepted today...Hooray good things can and will happen....just hope all the paperwork comes through in our favour now!!!! aaargh new panic!
Terese
Feb 27th 2008, 1:15 pm
#138
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Re: Can't sell the house and no plan B
I have to say, after starting this thread, things have come on leeps and bounds.
We have now got a plan B, I am going by myself (this coming Thursday (28th) as it goes).
BUT, and this has happened all along the way, when something has needed to happen, it's just happened - yes...all sounds a bit new aged (and I really am not), but it has.
Friday (just gone), my last working day in the UK before I go to Newfoundland, we had a viewer (the ONLY viewer from this internet only agency that charge 0.5%, in 8 months).
They came at 09:30, they left at 11:00, they submitted the offer at 13:00, we accepted (with a few conditions) at 15:00.
So.....it looks like I won't be alone in Canada very long!
I am still completely aware that it could go wrong anytime before we exchange contracts, but this is the furthest we have got in like 8 months.
So fingers crossed.
Loads of luck to everyone else out thee in BE world selling their houses.
Chris.
We have now got a plan B, I am going by myself (this coming Thursday (28th) as it goes).
BUT, and this has happened all along the way, when something has needed to happen, it's just happened - yes...all sounds a bit new aged (and I really am not), but it has.
Friday (just gone), my last working day in the UK before I go to Newfoundland, we had a viewer (the ONLY viewer from this internet only agency that charge 0.5%, in 8 months).
They came at 09:30, they left at 11:00, they submitted the offer at 13:00, we accepted (with a few conditions) at 15:00.
So.....it looks like I won't be alone in Canada very long!
I am still completely aware that it could go wrong anytime before we exchange contracts, but this is the furthest we have got in like 8 months.
So fingers crossed.
Loads of luck to everyone else out thee in BE world selling their houses.
Chris.
Terese
Feb 27th 2008, 1:33 pm
#139
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Re: Can't sell the house and no plan B
Huge congrats to those of you who've accepted offers! Fingers crossed it all goes smoothly from now on...
It's 6 days since our buyer pulled out... no viewings since (that we're aware of... since we live 200 miles away they don't always seem to tell us, despite our requests!) so going to do a 'ring round' and get our house back to the top of their mind... it will happen.... positive thinking!
It's 6 days since our buyer pulled out... no viewings since (that we're aware of... since we live 200 miles away they don't always seem to tell us, despite our requests!) so going to do a 'ring round' and get our house back to the top of their mind... it will happen.... positive thinking!
Feb 27th 2008, 1:42 pm
#140
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Re: Can't sell the house and no plan B
Huge congrats to those of you who've accepted offers! Fingers crossed it all goes smoothly from now on...
It's 6 days since our buyer pulled out... no viewings since (that we're aware of... since we live 200 miles away they don't always seem to tell us, despite our requests!) so going to do a 'ring round' and get our house back to the top of their mind... it will happen.... positive thinking!
It's 6 days since our buyer pulled out... no viewings since (that we're aware of... since we live 200 miles away they don't always seem to tell us, despite our requests!) so going to do a 'ring round' and get our house back to the top of their mind... it will happen.... positive thinking!
Feb 27th 2008, 3:42 pm
#141
Tootsie BattyFace
Joined: Nov 2007
Location: Calgary...woo hoo
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Re: Can't sell the house and no plan B
Huge congrats to those of you who've accepted offers! Fingers crossed it all goes smoothly from now on...
It's 6 days since our buyer pulled out... no viewings since (that we're aware of... since we live 200 miles away they don't always seem to tell us, despite our requests!) so going to do a 'ring round' and get our house back to the top of their mind... it will happen.... positive thinking!
It's 6 days since our buyer pulled out... no viewings since (that we're aware of... since we live 200 miles away they don't always seem to tell us, despite our requests!) so going to do a 'ring round' and get our house back to the top of their mind... it will happen.... positive thinking!
, Our house was up with 6 different agents and finaly we got an offer through the agents we were going to drop for not being very proactive,
We got a bit fed up a few weeks ago and got them all to take it off of rightmove, suddenly they have to work for their money and hey presto an offer! not saying it will work for you but it might be worth a try!
Good luck, hope you find a buyer soon!
Mar 3rd 2008, 4:11 pm
#142
Tootsie BattyFace
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Location: Calgary...woo hoo
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Re: Can't sell the house and no plan B
Well here I am again and with some bloody irritating news...our sodding buyer has got some problem with his sodding mortgage, he *apparently* didn't know about, so now they wont lend him the money unless he can sort it out....so back on the market we go.....can't tell you how sad,annoyed and totally fed up we feel now... after money had exchanged hands we were gonna fly out for a fab holiday and in the mean time hope all the paper work would come through in our favour....if not we'd just start over (with the paper work) and have a really long holiday and make our selves skint but have great fun trying something new.... My god this is all sooo stressfull some days, specially today, I could have spent it in bed crying into my very strong (laced)coffee ....
Mar 3rd 2008, 4:39 pm
#143
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Re: Can't sell the house and no plan B
It's horrible when a buyer messes you around 
I really hope you find someone else soon... who is a little more reliable!
We had a second viewing at the weekend, so keeping fingers crossed...
I really hope you find someone else soon... who is a little more reliable! We had a second viewing at the weekend, so keeping fingers crossed...
Mar 3rd 2008, 4:49 pm
#144
Tootsie BattyFace
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Re: Can't sell the house and no plan B
Mar 3rd 2008, 5:35 pm
#145
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Re: Can't sell the house and no plan B
sorry you are having such a rotten time, lets hope someone else comes along or he sorts it out pronto, is it something that can be sorted ?
wish you all the best and fingers crossed for you
add another lace to that coffee
wish you all the best and fingers crossed for you
add another lace to that coffee
Mar 3rd 2008, 5:49 pm
#146
Tootsie BattyFace
Joined: Nov 2007
Location: Calgary...woo hoo
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Re: Can't sell the house and no plan B
Am having trouble typing so laying off the lace for the mo
He might be able to sort it out and apparently he still really wants the house, but it might take a lot of time the estate agent said it could be a couple of months
, maybe i should have more patience 
Hubbies work will hang on till we get there, but we have allready asked so much of them we feel compelled to get out there asap! plus the kids and I want to be there now!!! I probably should take a deep breath re-evaluate n go from there but am lacking in the strength to do so especially as I reduced my mum to tears on mothers day because of it all If we ever do it again I dont think i'll let people know untill we're packing up with the plane tickets booked! Sorry for rambling... think today was my day for a *wobble*
Mar 3rd 2008, 5:54 pm
#147
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Re: Can't sell the house and no plan B
Am having trouble typing so laying off the lace for the mo
He might be able to sort it out and apparently he still really wants the house, but it might take a lot of time the estate agent said it could be a couple of months, maybe i should have more patience Hubbies work will hang on till we get there, but we have allready asked so much of them we feel compelled to get out there asap! plus the kids and I want to be there now!!! I probably should take a deep breath re-evaluate n go from there but am lacking in the strength to do so especially as I reduced my mum to tears on mothers day because of it all If we ever do it again I dont think i'll let people know untill we're packing up with the plane tickets booked! Sorry for rambling... think today was my day for a *wobble*
He might be able to sort it out and apparently he still really wants the house, but it might take a lot of time the estate agent said it could be a couple of months
, maybe i should have more patience Hubbies work will hang on till we get there, but we have allready asked so much of them we feel compelled to get out there asap! plus the kids and I want to be there now!!! I probably should take a deep breath re-evaluate n go from there but am lacking in the strength to do so especially as I reduced my mum to tears on mothers day because of it all If we ever do it again I dont think i'll let people know untill we're packing up with the plane tickets booked! Sorry for rambling... think today was my day for a *wobble* hang on in there it will get sorted, rant away thats what we are all here for to support each other,
Mar 3rd 2008, 5:57 pm
#148
Tootsie BattyFace
Joined: Nov 2007
Location: Calgary...woo hoo
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Re: Can't sell the house and no plan B
Thank you, and, karma for being a star!
Mar 3rd 2008, 8:27 pm
#149
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Re: Can't sell the house and no plan B
Accepted an offer on ours today, not happy about it but it was bite the bullet time. We accepted £40k under the asking price and £80k under what we sold it for 10 months ago. I could kill that buyer messed us around for 4 months and pulled out once Northern Rock hit the wall, cost us a lot of money.
Now we are over here we just decided better to have the money in the bank as soon as than be scrambling around in June taking a silly offer so we can close on our house being built here.
All the best to everyone selling, its a nightmare.
Chris
Now we are over here we just decided better to have the money in the bank as soon as than be scrambling around in June taking a silly offer so we can close on our house being built here.
All the best to everyone selling, its a nightmare.
Chris
Mar 3rd 2008, 8:54 pm
#150
Tootsie BattyFace
Joined: Nov 2007
Location: Calgary...woo hoo
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Re: Can't sell the house and no plan B
Hope this sale goes better for you...we've knocked 15k off the original asking price...cant go much further or we'll have nothing to come over with and with 3 little ones we can't take that risk...but right now I think we'd take anything just to get it done... It doesnt help now that the banks have stopped giving out 100% mortgages meaning everyone who wants to buy now has to stump up a deposit....oh how i wish we'd started all this 3 years ago!