Hello ... just wondered if anyone knew about buying a home that is for sale privately? We are looking at house that is next to my parents' house. It is in the school district for my daughters' school and it would be nice to be so close to the school. My mom looks after my girls and they love being able to walk to school.
Anyways, the elderly woman next door is selling her home and moving into a retirement home. She is in no hurry as she is on the wait list. We want to make an offer, but don't know how to go about it. Do I have to wait for them to iniate this? Or do we have an offer drawn up? It is hard to communicate as the woman has little to do with the sale ... it is her nephew who is handling these things and we haven't spoken with him although my dad has.
I suppose I just wondered about the whole process of buying a home privately? How does this work and what things do I need to know to protect ourselves as well? We want to put an addition on this house and put in a pool as there is an amazing big backyard. So lots of things to figure out!!!
thanks so much ...
Kerri
Anyways, the elderly woman next door is selling her home and moving into a retirement home. She is in no hurry as she is on the wait list. We want to make an offer, but don't know how to go about it. Do I have to wait for them to iniate this? Or do we have an offer drawn up? It is hard to communicate as the woman has little to do with the sale ... it is her nephew who is handling these things and we haven't spoken with him although my dad has.
I suppose I just wondered about the whole process of buying a home privately? How does this work and what things do I need to know to protect ourselves as well? We want to put an addition on this house and put in a pool as there is an amazing big backyard. So lots of things to figure out!!!
thanks so much ...
Kerri