- Look for an eager vendor
A vendor under distress is the most obvious component of a cheap purchase. There is no moral high ground here– often it’s a case that the seller needs a quick disposal and is willing to cut back on the price in order to move the bricks and mortar on. While it is not pleasant to see another party in a sticky situation, you may be doing them a favour by relieving them of the property, and in most circumstances, it is a business transaction where if you don’t, someone else will.
‘Eager vendor’ situations include:
- Vendor has bought elsewhere
- Divorce Settlement
- Mortgagee sale
- Deceased Estate