Saturday 11am - Attended an open inspection on the 1st day of viewing - property advertised at 535k for sale. Agent said the vendors weren't necessarily after a quick sale. Hubby & I take a look, v. nice, worth a 2nd look.
12pm - Go to the agent's office that day to pick up the contract.
2pm - called by the agent, they have an offer for 525, would we like to put in an offer? At this stage it feels a bit rushed (particularly as we are 1st home buyers and this is the 1st property that we really like...) We decided we would think about it.
3pm - Decide against offering 527k for it, as we need to have a 2nd inspection before making up our mind.
4pm - call the agent to make a 2nd inspection, contracts have been exchanged. Within 6 hours of the property first being on the market!!
Is it normal to have to make up your mind about a property in a v. short space of time? It felt terribly rushed that the agent was pressuring us to put in an offer above 525 to beat the other interested party. (And technically, if that succeeded, wouldn't the original buyers have been gazumped? If I was the original buyer, I'd be annoyed!)
12pm - Go to the agent's office that day to pick up the contract.
2pm - called by the agent, they have an offer for 525, would we like to put in an offer? At this stage it feels a bit rushed (particularly as we are 1st home buyers and this is the 1st property that we really like...) We decided we would think about it.
3pm - Decide against offering 527k for it, as we need to have a 2nd inspection before making up our mind.
4pm - call the agent to make a 2nd inspection, contracts have been exchanged. Within 6 hours of the property first being on the market!!
Is it normal to have to make up your mind about a property in a v. short space of time? It felt terribly rushed that the agent was pressuring us to put in an offer above 525 to beat the other interested party. (And technically, if that succeeded, wouldn't the original buyers have been gazumped? If I was the original buyer, I'd be annoyed!)