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Looking for real estate advice

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  • 12-05-2019 7:05pm
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    Keithhmurphy
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭


    Not based in Ireland. Looking for some professional in Dublin who can view houses and ultimately negotiate. Obviously payable.


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    whiskeyman
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    Best pick a real estate agent based in the area you're looking at.
    They'd have good local knowledge and would be able to advise better.
    Do you have an area in mind?


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    Muahahaha
    Registered Users Posts: 19,656 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    Estate agents who deal exclusively with buyers who pay them finders fees do exist, mainly in the top end of the market. You can find them with a google search. Im not sure if a regular estate agent can or would provide the same service, there would certainly be a conflict of interest if they are getting paid a fee by both the seller and the buyer.


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    Victor
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    You should also look at getting a solicitor (only solicitors can do conveyancing) and consider using someone to inspect the property, e.g. a building surveyor. https://scsirelandportal.microsoftcrmportals.com/find-a-surveyor/ This could be the same person / firm as doing the searching, but you would need to choose carefully.

    You should of course view any recommended properties yourself.
    Muahahaha wrote: »
    Estate agents who deal exclusively with buyers who pay them finders fees do exist, mainly in the top end of the market. You can find them with a google search. Im not sure if a regular estate agent can or would provide the same service, there would certainly be a conflict of interest if they are getting paid a fee by both the seller and the buyer.
    It's an offence for estate agents to take payment from both sides of a transaction.


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    Muahahaha
    Registered Users Posts: 19,656 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    Victor wrote: »
    It's an offence for estate agents to take payment from both sides of a transaction.

    yeah had though so but wasnt sure. OP could find an agent but that agent could only scout houses on other agents books and not their own houses for sale.

    Either way if the OP is proposing buying property from abroad without ever setting foot inside it I don't think that is a good idea. Too much can go wrong in the aftermath.


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