Getting off the property ladder

I’m thinking of selling my home.  The reason for this is winter is on the way and I’ve noticed a distinct chill in the air as I walk the dog in the fields behind Rob Towers.  So the lure of living abroad is getting stronger again.  Also I have just had a bellyful of politicians on the television AND the expenses scandal has resurfaced.  I am sick of this country and my urge to  get somewhere warm is very strong indeed.

 Alas so is the Euro.  So I suspect that any mortgage news on getting a bit of help buying a place abroad is not going to be good news.  But one day soon I think I will make the plunge.  The trouble is – as you already know if you plan to sell your house now is not a good time for me to be thinking of selling my home

But is there ever a good time?  Well yes – there is as it happens.  The best time to sell your home is when there are people who want to buy it.  And that can happen any time.  You don’t need hundreds of people walking around your house, sneering at the kitchen fittings, coloured bathroom suite or lack of white paint – you just need one person who actually wants to buy your house. 

So how about paying more attention to the owner rather than the house?  Maybe we identify with a house because we have a load in common with the owners.

So if I was an estate agent (which thank god I am not), I would make a simple rule to sell your house as I believe it will be very important in selling my home.  Make a connection with the potential buyer.  If they are remotely like you they will probably like the reasons you bought your house.  And if they are not – you know it is a waste of time.

 Can I patent this idea?  Think of the benefits of matching owners rather than house requirements.  Less wasted time, less time spent complaining to real estate agents – and more time looking at a house you actually want to buy.