purely pot luck - knowing what i was looking for and in a position to pounce.
came up as new listing on r/est.com - which i check at breakfast every morning. very out of town vendor - out of area agent. advertised for below market value. rang the second i saw it and booked appt to see the next day. had my practically full price written offer done up for when i went and submitted it there an then - only condition was site survey confirming that what was actually being visually offered was what was actually being sold. vendor accepted by lunchtime. vendor had two other higher offers later in the week, but decided to honour the one they had accepted (mine) - i'm really grateful - and the deal was done.
came down to being in a position with everything lined up (finance etc) and not being afraid to make bold decisions.
Yes, as you can see - lizzie was totally unprepared and this was "purely pot luck". Very funny lizzie