Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer
This morning my sister got a call from her realtor that we were overbid on the house in Gouda. One offer was a little higher than my sister's (€505,000) and one a lot higher. I don't mind it. I just didn't have a click with that house.
Yesterday we went to see the house in Nieuwegein, which we both really liked. Only two things need to be done before moving in; insulating the floor downstairs, it's got floor heating and without the insulation you'll lose a lot of heat. And the fuse box needs updating; it's still got the older style porcelain fuses, which are hard to get nowadays. And of course some rooms need painting to make it to our taste. Other things can be done when you've moved in.
This house was put on sale for €399,000 which seemed low to us. Luckily our realtor had worked with the selling realtor at the same office in the past. He advised to put an offer in between €460,000 and €465,000. My sister put a bid in at €471,000. Today at noon was the deadline for sending in bids. Just before 2 pm my sister called to tell my she made the highest bid!
My sister has already started sending me links with furniture she wants to get for the living room.
Fun fact; my uncle (yes, THAT uncle) used to live right around the corner from our house. |