Has anyone ever done this - seen the (potentially) perfect house while driving by and then contacted the owners to ask if they'd consider selling?
We've quite a specific area we're interested in moving to and there are very few properties which appear to meet our needs. One is for sale, we discovered a couple of others but they are pretty secluded which is one of the things we're looking for but means all we can tell is there is a property there, not how big or nice it is.
Is there an etiquette beyond knocking on the door or writing a letter "if you had an interest in selling could we take a look?" Would you typically approach a local agent to get a valuation? I don't know if this is something that happens very often though I half-recall my parents might have done this or had it done to them.
We've quite a specific area we're interested in moving to and there are very few properties which appear to meet our needs. One is for sale, we discovered a couple of others but they are pretty secluded which is one of the things we're looking for but means all we can tell is there is a property there, not how big or nice it is.
Is there an etiquette beyond knocking on the door or writing a letter "if you had an interest in selling could we take a look?" Would you typically approach a local agent to get a valuation? I don't know if this is something that happens very often though I half-recall my parents might have done this or had it done to them.
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