30/06/2026
๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ ยฃ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ.
Sounds mad, doesn't it?
After weeks of negotiations, we'd secured a sizeable discount.
Most people would've pushed ahead and celebrated.
Instead, I advised my client to walk away.
Why?
Three reasons.
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๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ.
The neighbours and surrounding properties weren't somewhere I'd personally want to live. If I wouldn't want to live there, why would a good tenant?
๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐.
Many lenders wouldn't touch it. Those that would charged higher rates. That's not an investment, that's a problem waiting to happen.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐.
Given the street and construction issues, I felt there needed to be more movement. Sometimes the best thing to do is walk away and revisit the deal in a month or two.
Reality has a habit of kicking in.
People forget that in this market, sellers have the problem, not buyers.
And if a property is harder to finance, that means higher costs and therefore a lower number.
I've learnt over the years that just because something is discounted doesn't mean it's a good deal.
Sometimes the best deals are the ones you don't do.
Agree or disagree feel free to pop your views in the comments?