Recent content by steverm

thanks guys, i've already seen the council and no detail have yet been changes regarding who is the owner nor who pays the bills. I've also checked with public trustees and they don't know of him either. I might go and check with the surrounding neighbours. Cheers, Steve.

I am activly looking for don't wannas and am looking at vacant properties. I have found one I am interested in but cant make contact with the owner. I know (from talking with the nieghbours) that it is a deceased estate and the man was single with no dependants and his parents passed away...

Cheers for the reply. Sorry i was refering to flipping a property. What are some of these mines?

I understand that the basic concept being to by and then onsell property before the settlement period is up and collecting the difference in sale prices, but can someone explain the process in a little more detail. In particular anything to watch out for and what happens when you bye and then...

It does seem not showing the agent how much you REALLY want the property is an advantage. How about re-writing the offer with an expiry date in it and attaching a cheque for the deposit amount. This will reinforce that you are serious. Write in the offer that "in cashing the attached cheque...