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Selling my house - loads of interest all of a sudden

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  • 21-08-2017 12:43pm
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    boban z
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭


    Hi,
    About 8 years ago I put my house up for sale on a particular website.
    after no initial interest I rented out the house and have continued to do so.

    The for sale has remained on that particular website since then.

    However over the last 2 weeks I have had 4 texts for people interested in buying the house. I have engaged with the texts but haven't agreed on any viewings etc yet.

    The doubting Thomas in me feels that this does not feel 100% right. No interest for 8 years and then 4 interest in the space of a week.!!!!!!!

    Anyone have any similar experience.

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

    Cheers


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    #2
    tuisginideach
    Registered Users Posts: 2,066 ✭✭✭tuisginideach


    Are you near a 3rd level institution?


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    seamus
    Registered Users Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Assuming you're selling in Ireland, then the market has changed a lot in 8 years. What kind of site lets you post up properties for sale and leave it there for 8 years?

    If it's a forum post or a blog post or something that you put up, then it could be as simple as people googling, "Houses for sale in <area>" and your post popping up.

    Or your may have been linked to from somewhere else and got the attention of people.

    Is there anything that seems suspicious about the contacts - bad grammar, foreign names, etc?


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    boban z
    Registered Users Posts: 51 ✭✭boban z


    Hi,
    Nearest 3rd level institution is Blanch IT about 4 km away.


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    tuisginideach
    Registered Users Posts: 2,066 ✭✭✭tuisginideach


    Yes, according to the media, 3rd level accomm rental is virtually impossible to get - maybe we're back to the days of parents buying houses for their 3rd level children?


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    B-D-P--
    Registered Users Posts: 1,167 ✭✭✭B-D-P--


    Yea, you might have randomly landed on random close to college search?


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    Low Energy Eng
    Registered Users Posts: 298 ✭✭Low Energy Eng


    You may have had it overpriced initially and now the market has risen it compares reasonably to other house.


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    mickdw
    Registered Users Posts: 23,357 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    If you still have the house at the 2009 asking price, it is pretty easy to see how the interest has come about.


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    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,848 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Moved to Accomodation & Property


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