So valuation day has been and gone and went better than expected. We had 4 estate agents give us valuations and we are happy with the figures suggested to market our property at.
The commission fees set by many estate agents are pretty high given what they actually do (no offence to any estate agents) so we negotiated with them and our preferred choice of agents came back to us with a much more agreeable commission fee.
On Thursday the agent came and took internal photographs (which meant a mad spell of decluttering and buying flowers and other decorative pieces to add finishing touches) and the house onto the “discreet market” due to the dark and gloomy weather we’ve had they’re coming back on Saturday to take external photos.
The discreet market is where the estate agency emails their client base (those who have expressed interest in similar properties) and gives them VIP access to view and put in an offer before it goes on the open market (right move) the agent explained its a good way of getting feedback and checking the price is right before it goes on. This process is lasts for about a week.
I’ll let you know how we get on.