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    Offering 8% below asking on a Manila villa — sensible or too aggressive?

    Proof of financing helps, but clarify what it proves. Approval of the borrower does not settle the lender’s valuation of this particular villa. I would also pay close attention to when the deposit becomes exposed. The offer should make clear what happens to it if inspection, financing, appraisal...
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    Is €27,600 enough cash left after buying a €1.329m Athens coastal home?

    €27,600 feels thin beside a €1,329,000 purchase. My specific concern is that the lengthy inspection report for this one-bedroom Athens coastal home does not clearly separate urgent defects from routine maintenance. That cash figure is what I expect to retain once the planned purchase expenses...
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