Quick cash house sale

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gradeAfailure

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651 posts

208 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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Chaps..

Future MiL wants to sell her house quickly and without the hassle of viewings, estate agents, etc. House is a 3-bed semi in a nice area in Scotland, needs kitchen and windows sorted plus a bit of tidying really (about £8k to sort) - top money for houses of the same size on the same estate is around £125k.

Does anyone have any experience, either first-hand or indirectly, of these developer companies that offer to buy houses for cash, or is there another way to do it?

Cheers!

jshell

11,341 posts

212 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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I think these companies offer hideously low prices compared to valuation!

What area is it?

gradeAfailure

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651 posts

208 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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Bellshill, just outside Glasgow.

Yeah, we're aware that these companies mostly offer very low money compared to what the property would make if offered for sale to the public, but that's the price you pay for a fast cash sale. Just trying to make sure that the difference is as little as possible!

prand

6,023 posts

203 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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Stick it through an auction?

Soovy

35,829 posts

278 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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prand said:
Stick it through an auction?
This. But make sure she lubes up first.


gradeAfailure

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651 posts

208 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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What's the likelihood of getting even less at auction than the housebuying companies would offer? What's the usual procedure for selling a house via auction - fees, etc?

Soovy

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278 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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gradeAfailure said:
What's the likelihood of getting even less at auction than the housebuying companies would offer? What's the usual procedure for selling a house via auction - fees, etc?
Usual procedure is you put it in an auction, they flog it, take a few percent commission.

Call a decent auction house and they'll tell you rates etc.

jshell

11,341 posts

212 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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Soovy said:
gradeAfailure said:
What's the likelihood of getting even less at auction than the housebuying companies would offer? What's the usual procedure for selling a house via auction - fees, etc?
Usual procedure is you put it in an auction, they flog it, take a few percent commission.

Call a decent auction house and they'll tell you rates etc.
And you can set a minimum price too....

gradeAfailure

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651 posts

208 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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And there wouldn't need to be any viewings, etc? This could be a way to go then - thanks, I hadn't thought of that! Off to look into auction houses in the area then I think...

Vron

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216 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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You will have to do viewings prior to the auction and in my experience the Auction Houses like the property to be empty. The only advantage over an agent really is once the hammer goes down you will have a sale with no chain completed in about 28 days. You could try it with an Estate Agent as Cash sale only? I did that with a house in November last year, priced it very realistically (on an auctioneers advice) and its sold no problem. Beware though people that say they have cash when infact they mean they have a mortgage for the finance but nothing to sell.


JQ

6,034 posts

186 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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Do not sell to one of those house purchase companies - they will offer a terrible price. Put it in the auction and specify that viewings are not possible. This does happen at a number of properties but be aware it will reduce the price achieveable.

Andy M

3,755 posts

266 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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No viewings at all & presented for auction = ouch!

I'd expect to achieve only 50% of the market value, if that...

eldar

22,740 posts

203 months

Thursday 24th September 2009
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Andy M said:
No viewings at all & presented for auction = ouch!

I'd expect to achieve only 50% of the market value, if that...
No viewings is bad news. Serious buyers won't be interested, leaving only curious non-buyers. How about a viewing weekend, bugger off for the weekend and leave it to the agents to do the viewing while no one is in?

Dr_Gonzo

960 posts

232 months

Friday 25th September 2009
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Properties in auctions usually have a viewing day (or days) so if she's able to bare viewing for a single day you should be ok.

B17NNS

18,506 posts

254 months

Friday 25th September 2009
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I'd call a few companies that 'buy your house for cash'. Whatever their best price is, set that as your auction reserve.

Chrisgr31

13,737 posts

262 months

Saturday 26th September 2009
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Why the need to seel so quickly and have no viewings?

Ifd she doesn't want people traipsing around all day she can put it into auction and arrange for the agent to hold an open viewing at specific times.

Deva Link

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252 months

Saturday 26th September 2009
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gradeAfailure said:
Chaps..

Future MiL wants to sell her house quickly and without the hassle of viewings, estate agents, etc. House is a 3-bed semi in a nice area in Scotland, needs kitchen and windows sorted plus a bit of tidying really (about £8k to sort) - top money for houses of the same size on the same estate is around £125k.

Does anyone have any experience, either first-hand or indirectly, of these developer companies that offer to buy houses for cash, or is there another way to do it?

Cheers!
If the Kitchen and windows need doing, what about the electrics, heating and bathroom. And is your £8K a DIY price or an estimate of the cost of getting people in?

If the top price is £125K, then I would guess anyone hoping to make money would be looking to acquire that house for less than £75K.

It is in the first time buyer price range though, so demand (if the local wages support it) from such buyers who will have a go at a bit of DIY might help the price at an auction.