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I had my head totally immersed in the property market for a good year before I bought. I would load up estate agent sites every night and go through new properties and remind myself of older ones.
Anyway, the other night my mum rang, we chatted - then she happened to mention that my Grandad was considering selling his house and buying one next door to my mum that just came up for sale.
The reasons for the move is that he's got health problems but currently lives a good 45 mins drive from her - he's near Selby and she's in Hull.
Anyway, my mum asked me to guess how much his house was worth...
I figured 3 bedroom bungalow with sunroom extension in a nice quiet village, commuting distance to Selby, York, even Leeds - £180,000.
Spot on.
Then she asked if I could guess how much the house next door was worth.
Let's see - small 4 bedroomed, probably in need of some upgrading - but desirable area (Kirkella, the nicer part of Hull). Okay - somewhere between £200,000-£210,000.
It's selling for £200,000.
Although I had been planning to move to Scotland, and really focused on the prices there, I did put my head into looking at prices back home in Hull, for comparison.
Hm, maybe I should get a job as an estate agent myself?
Anyway, the other night my mum rang, we chatted - then she happened to mention that my Grandad was considering selling his house and buying one next door to my mum that just came up for sale.
The reasons for the move is that he's got health problems but currently lives a good 45 mins drive from her - he's near Selby and she's in Hull.
Anyway, my mum asked me to guess how much his house was worth...
I figured 3 bedroom bungalow with sunroom extension in a nice quiet village, commuting distance to Selby, York, even Leeds - £180,000.
Spot on.
Then she asked if I could guess how much the house next door was worth.
Let's see - small 4 bedroomed, probably in need of some upgrading - but desirable area (Kirkella, the nicer part of Hull). Okay - somewhere between £200,000-£210,000.
It's selling for £200,000.
Although I had been planning to move to Scotland, and really focused on the prices there, I did put my head into looking at prices back home in Hull, for comparison.
Hm, maybe I should get a job as an estate agent myself?
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