https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/27677405/estate-agents---adviceHow much are they actually allowed to get away with & lie to you ?I viewed & bid on a house recently .. and afterwards put a bid bid in of 85k from an asking price of 88kI was told another woman had viewed the same morning and has put a bid in very shttps://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/27677405/estate-agents---advice?post_id=498899865#498899865Yes i've heard similar Investor I don't quite follow , that's like a 2.4% Yield though Hardly profitable for the owners , unless they just need any kind of rent , or are more concerned with long term capital gain , which is it ?Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:34:00 -0500https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/27677405/estate-agents---advice?post_id=498885313#498885313Surely it won't be long before you can afford it Investor, given your current sports betting successes ?.Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:05:50 -0500https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/27677405/estate-agents---advice?post_id=498873505#498873505In good London locations renting can be extremely cheap. You can find properties valued at £1M to rent for £2k a month in some cases. I wouldn't even consider buying in those circumstances (I wouldn't be able to afford it yet anyway).Seems it's verTue, 14 Jun 2011 13:12:10 -0500https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/27677405/estate-agents---advice?post_id=498500609#498500609Did you buy a house or an apartment ?Dare i ask how much ?gl & hope it was worth all the effort I know i've struggled to get this far myselfFri, 10 Jun 2011 13:42:43 -0500https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/27677405/estate-agents---advice?post_id=498500105#498500105Cheers turtlesheadIt'll be mainly poker winnings i'll be spending too then i'll be in roughly the same boat as you I'll be glad when i've made the right decision though as you say money in the bank's not good to many at the momentI've spotted what iFri, 10 Jun 2011 13:37:44 -0500https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/27677405/estate-agents---advice?post_id=498498661#498498661Yes i thought the same too Eeternaloptimist There was 2 of us viewing & the super cool estate agent hardly tried to 'sell' us the place at allJust went off on a tangent babbling non stop mortgage & investor type spiel & made it pretty clear this guyFri, 10 Jun 2011 13:20:25 -0500https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/27677405/estate-agents---advice?post_id=498422849#498422849Oh, you can pay the whole amount in cash, fair play, wish I could I bought my first place 8 months ago, and am now fairly skint especially as I am overpaying with my poker and footy winnings, but there's not much point saving in a bank, is thereThu, 09 Jun 2011 17:40:25 -0500https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/27677405/estate-agents---advice?post_id=498415809#498415809Or the estate agent has a nice cushy arrangement with his investor friend and will be looked after if they are the "only one" who has come up with the readies.Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:20:06 -0500https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/27677405/estate-agents---advice?post_id=498245861#498245861Hi mateIt doesn't matter to me as i'm a cash buyer , but can't stay where i am for too long & renting is expensive (even with the cash)I viewed a cheap flat today & was told an investor has already made an offer & is moving fast on it , was told if iTue, 07 Jun 2011 23:23:41 -0500https://community.betfair.com/tradefair__financials/go/thread/view/94198/27677405/estate-agents---advice?post_id=498195289#498195289The problem with waiting is that even if you can get a place slightly cheaper in say 6 months time, are you going to be any better off when you consider that interest rates will have gone up and the mortgage may be more?Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:22:43 -0500