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sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Mon Mar 13, 17 4:17 pm Post subject:
What Nick said. Good Luck.

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Mon Mar 13, 17 4:19 pm Post subject:
I just don't have the same amount energy these days. I did the working with horses bit, pigs, poultry and commercial cider making, you name it and I've probably tried it. Now I'm hoping to go back to doing what I used to do a lot of, namely hunting and fishing, with the occasional bit of pram pushing thrown in for good measure.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46209
Location: yes

Posted: Mon Mar 13, 17 6:37 pm Post subject:

nowt wrong with fishing and a few fancy fowl for making flies

hope the sale goes well .

something that might add to the considerable appeal is something along the lines of

.6 km* to the PO/shop/s etc ( list shops,doctors,public transport availability etc available close by to reassure folk it isn't the "outback" )
.8 km* to beach/pub (with some photos of your local beach/pub as both are rather nice and would catch the eye of many folk)

*insert proper distance which is better than a time as one person's ten mins is another�s half hour and use a scale that emphasises how close it is ie . .6 km rather than 600 meters

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15966

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 17 7:32 am Post subject:
That looks really good. The prices round your way are a lot lower than here; that might buy you a semi-detached with no garden round here.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 17 9:30 am Post subject:

Mistress Rose wrote:

That looks really good. The prices round your way are a lot lower than here; that might buy you a semi-detached with no garden round here.

You know you suggested they were building lots of houses near you that weren't needed?

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 17 8:57 am Post subject:
Nice photos - inside the house looks lovely. I agree with putting exact distances rather than 10 mins to the beach/town etc. We have found this really annoying when looking in France. I also like floorplans and aerial views. Im with my new estate agent tomorrow. Here's luck to you Bodger!

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 17 1:35 pm Post subject:
This might be worth a try: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/39265883/this-man-has-dressed-as-a-parrot-to-sell-a-house

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46209
Location: yes

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 17 3:18 pm Post subject:

perfect for that property but perhaps out of style for this one.

a couple of sensible thoughts:

what is the school situation? , if good and close by tis worth a mention , same with GP, chemist, hospital. if not too good don't mention.

assuming most potential buyers will be from outside the immediate area a brief and glowing appraisal of what living in the local area is like might be nice "bait" .

less sensibly:

appearing in the photos dressed in the classic bucket, wellies and sack ensemble could attract the wrong sort of interest from the neighbours perspective but so long as that is the life they aspire to etc etc

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Thu Mar 16, 17 6:25 am Post subject:

Lorrainelovesplants wrote:

Nice photos - inside the house looks lovely.

I agree with putting exact distances rather than 10 mins to the beach/town etc. We have found this really annoying when looking in France.

I also like floorplans and aerial views.

Im with my new estate agent tomorrow.
Here's luck to you Bodger!

The floor plans are in there.

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 17 11:29 am Post subject:
Out of the blue, we had a viewing on Saturday and then another this morning. Todays viewers seemed to be very enthusiastic but I'm not going to get over excited.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15966

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 17 7:35 am Post subject:
Good luck with it.

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 17 7:58 am Post subject:
Im sure things are starting to move now. We have reduced our price and have left leeway to reduce again to get a sale.

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 17 9:09 am Post subject:
Hope it goes quick Lorraine.

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 17 11:14 am Post subject:
Dont worry, when it goes I will shouting it from the rooftops! But yes, we are keen to go now.

gardening-girl

Joined: 25 Feb 2009
Posts: 6024
Location: Somerset.

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 17 11:28 am Post subject:
People are coming out of the woodwork. We have sold three properties at work in the last two weeks.

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