We listed our house for sale on Friday 5th March, sometime around midday, and by 17h00 that day, the agent had already had three queries from potential buyers. Wow.
But wait, let me go back a bit...
The agent in question had sent out a small ad on our local Whatsapp group on 27th February stating that she was looking for a place for a client that had X, Y, Z as its configuration. I looked at the ad and thought "Hmmm...that's our house." So I contacted the agent directly, sent her a list of features of our house and said we were interested in selling. As some of you may know, we have been planning a move to Sedgefield for a while now. We made an appointment for the following day for the agent to come around and take a look.
To say the least, she was impressed. She immediately sent the features off to her client and asked if they were interested to which she got a quick reply in the affirmative. We then arranged for the agent to come back on Thursday 4th March with her team to do some photos and drone footage so that they could list it on Property24.
The potential buyer wanted to come around on Saturday 6th to take a look at the place, but I declined as I was having the There Is Always Beer (TIAB) drinking team around so that I could show them how to brew beer and it was going to be an all day event. I did, however, make the viewing appointment for Sunday 7th March, to see if they were interested, which they were.
The young couple came around, Ooooh'd and Aaaah'd at the place, made positive comments about a bunch of things and actually said they would be getting back to us soon.
On Friday 5th, the house was listed, and today, 9th March, the agent will be coming around with an Offer to Purchase from the couple who came to see the house. So, from listing to signing, a very short period of FOUR DAYS!!
Exciting times ahead. Now I just have to find us a place in Sedgefield that we can move to...and I will have to do that sharpish...
2 comments:
Glad for you. I'm sure you will miss Cape Town, it must be the best place to live in South Africa - In my opinion....Sedgefield is nice, but you will surely miss a lot of the funky places where you live now.
Bro...I will miss my friends the most, as usual. The area where we are is fast becoming a noisy, crime-ridden den all because of the local township. There is hardly a daylight hour that goes by without the sound of sirens, either paramedics, police or fire brigade, because of some or other kak going down in Masi. Even the local "coloured" area, Ocean View, has started spilling its kak onto the streets. Just last week, two women's car windows were knobkierie'd as they drove past on the main road. No apparent reason. True, there is the whole of False Bay to be missed, but Sedgies has its own beach attractions. But life must move on.
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