Before submitting, decide three numbers: the opening offer, the highest price you would accept with no new information, and the revised maximum if inspection identifies measurable work. Also decide how much appraisal gap, if any, you could fund without putting the rest of the project under...
I've asked for a full written statement rather than another verbal estimate.
I'm building a closing-cost checklist for a country home near Lisbon priced at about €243,800. I have transfer tax, legal/notary fees and registration on the list, but I am less clear about ownership restrictions or...
I’d turn this into three figures: the maximum increase legally available, the increase supported by genuinely comparable homes, and the increase at which keeping this tenant still clearly beats a plausible turnover. Use the lowest defensible figure as the ceiling for the discussion. If those...