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I’d request a room-by-room scope plus a separate schedule of exclusions and provisional items. Then hold a pre-contract walk-through with the survey findings in hand and ask each bidder the same questions: what are you assuming behind walls and floors, who pays for opening and reinstatement, and...

Also put the fall-through scenario in writing. If this buyer withdraws, does the agent promptly restart marketing, arrange or retain the photography, contact previous interest and continue under the same fee? A fast deal can become a slow relaunch if nobody has defined that support.

Speed only helps if the buyer is credible. Before changing the marketing plan, ask what the agent has actually established about the buyer’s financing position and intended timetable. “Interested and ready” is not enough detail when an early offer could discourage wider exposure.

One more missing fact: has the property already been fully marketed, including the agreed photography, or did this offer arrive before that work? If you are paying a full listing fee for a quick in-house transaction, ask what services remain included and whether the fee changes.

I would not proceed on a verbal assurance alone. Ask for a written explanation of whom the agent represents, who pays each fee, what information may be shared, and how negotiations will be handled. I would also have an independent Czech property lawyer examine the arrangement. Permission and...