Estate agents

The fun is just beginning. Today I have spent two hours rewriting the details of my house after getting a woefully inadequate and inaccurate first draft from my estate agent. I went in to discuss it, and now find I'm taking the photos too as his were not much help!!

Sadly there is not much competition here so I cannot tell him to **** off.

I really don't like the thought of doing the job for which I will be paying him.

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I've sold 2 houses in my life and both times I did it myself.

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Alan, I considered that but here in Ireland it is much more difficult to do so.

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Tell him you want the advertising at half price if you're doing his work for him.

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Too right!

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I feel for you ...

The last time we sold a house the estate agent got all the details wrong and the photos were just awful.. Under exposed so it made the place look like a dungeon.

I had to re-write it all and give them my own photos..

I wonder what sort of training they do these days...If any?

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Well i'm not at that stage yet. I've seen two estate agents, one of them today to give a valuation and they both came out the same..
So now i have to think shall i go with the one i have had before who is well established, or the new local one?

I will probably go for the one i trust the most, the only thing is i want it doing right, so i will go for the one i've had before.. There probably a little dearer but they'll market it better as they have the Virtual tour with a voice over as well as the pictures..

Ania i feel for you, i think you have to make it clear to them that you shouldn't be doing their job, and that you want a reduction from the commission they'll be receiving from you.. Good luck

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[QUOTE=Cass;666819]I feel for you ...

The last time we sold a house the estate agent got all the details wrong and the photos were just awful.. Under exposed so it made the place look like a dungeon.

I had to re-write it all and give them my own photos..

I wonder what sort of training they do these days...If any?[/QUOTE]





The thing is, Cass, the buggers still get their fees and commission whether they do the job properly or not. This don't seem right to me.

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Would it be possible to make a for sale board , put it up in garden, then advertise in local papers and online. I did this once and sold my house myself . Think it cost me 50 quid .

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I live in a remote rural area where the housing market tends to be very slow, so that sadly would not give me enough exposure. I did seriously consider it, though.