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Property for sale Direct from Owner

Three pitfalls to avoid when buying directly. Owner Direct sales adverts are littered all over the internet. I have always been in favour of an open market, especially if you, the purchaser, have all the time in the world to sift through the multitude of online adverts, a good 90% of which are never deleted when the owners sell the property, and are therefore outdated. Time and patience apart however, there are still a number of hurdles ahead. In hindsight these pitfalls look obvious. Unless you are well prepared with a checklist, your emotions and pressure to act fast, can, and do get the upperhand. Since there are many points to look out for, I am short listing these to the three most often overlooked , two of which concern "noise pollution", one of the greatest stress related causes. The following apply to apartments. 1) Floorplan . Make sure to check whether the underlying, or overlying apartment has the same floorplan as the one you're interested i