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Property Solutions to Sell Your House Fast For Market Value

Author : Russell Bowyer

Article written by Russell Bowyer who has been investing in property since purchasing his first commercial property in the 1990's for his own Chartered Accountancy business. But his first property investment project was to turn an old dilapidated restaurant into a large 5-bed home, which he purchased for £117,500 and sold for £450,000 (to see an "after" photo of the house before it was sold see here: About). Russell owns a number of investment properties, which includes houses, flats and HMO's. More recently he has turned his creative side to investing in property using lease options. His largest lease option deal to date was to acquire 12 properties worth over £2 million for just £12, which means he paid just £1 to acquire each property!

What Not To Fix When Selling A House

What Not To Fix When Selling A House: When selling your house don’t waste money on replacing old appliances, unless they look totally out of place alongside the fixes and upgrades you should do. Also don’t spend money on fixes or upgrades that add less value to your home than they cost, and never start and not finish a fixing project.

Is It Best To Do A House Up Before Selling?

Is it worth doing up a house before selling: It is best to do a house up before selling as you will likely sell it for more money and your house will probably sell much faster done-up when priced right. There are more homebuyers looking for done-up homes than there are for rundown properties, which creates demand and a higher perceived value.

Zoopla Confidence Levels: Low Confidence To High Confidence

Zoopla confidence levels range from low confidence, which means they don’t have enough data on the property to be confidence about the estimated price vs their high confidence level, which means they do have enough data on the property to be confidence about the estimated price.

Found Damp In House After Purchase: Can You Sue The Seller?

The only reason you’ll find damp in a house after purchasing it is if you didn’t have a full survey done to uncover any damp problems. A basic survey or a valuation report will not necessarily uncover any damp problems, so caveat emptor or buyer beware and do your checks before you buy.

How Accurate Are Zoopla Estimates: Are Zoopla Estimates Wrong?

Zoopla estimates are only as accurate as the data that drives the calculations, which is based on HM Land Registry, Royal Mail, Ordnance Survey and Registers of Scotland. But the data the estimates use is often out of date and estimated values aren’t correct as they don’t include property upgrades.

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