Negotiations
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How much do you have to outbid to purchase a home?
A lot of people think that you have to outbid with 10%, but the truth is that there are no ground rules for this! How much you have to bid on a home depends on different factors. I will tell you about the most important ones. There is no such thing as the asking...
The 10 golden tips to purchase a home successful
Are you having a hard time to purchase a home successfully? Did you make an offer a couple of times, but without success? What can you do to purchase a home successfully?I will tell you my 10 GOLDEN tips to purchase a home successfully! Tip 1 - FinancialMake sure you...
What to look for when viewing a property in Holland?
When I’m going to view a property with a client, there is a whole list of things where I keep my eye on. Together with my client I have a ‘search profile’ in our system. This system keeps an eye on the new properties in the market and it arranges that the new...
Why would you take a buying broker?
You want to buy a home. You have already viewed many houses on Funda and you may even have viewed houses. But you have not yet found that new house, let alone bought it. Friends you speak to have bought their house with a buying agent. Why would you take that? You can...
Sale or purchase of a home with solar panels
Solar panels increase the value of a home. A home with solar panels has a better energy rating. Depending on the type of home, the surface area and the number of solar panels, this can save up to 3 "label steps". According to research by the TIAS Real Estate Lab,...
My experience with DIY or Internet Broker Makelaarsland (Blog)
I recently purchased a home for a client from NVM sales agent Makelaarsland. As a buying agent, it was my first experience with this modern broker. Many people who want to sell their home are curious about how this works in practice and what the pros and cons can be....
Sell your house when you get divorced, what should you keep in mind?
Every year there are between 31 and 35 thousand couples in the Netherlands that divorce. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) the chance is 40% that a marriage will fail! What do you have to take into account when you get a divorce? In short there are 2...
The Haarlem bidding system
What is it and what exactly is the difference with the Amsterdam bidding system? In our region (Zuid-Kennemerland) the most common is the Amsterdam bidding system. Before the crisis, this was mostly the Haarlem bidding system. We explain how it works with an example:...
The Amsterdam bidding system explained
You view a property and you read in the sales brochure that the Amsterdam bidding system is used. What is this and how does it work? We explain it with an example. You make an appointment, a viewing and it immediately appears that you are enthusiastic about the...