Browse Forums Buying Land 1 Aug 19, 2009 12:51 pm Re: Buying land - developer wont budge on price 8Aug 19, 2009 9:03 pm *Built with Gemmill Homes in WA* Slab - 1st June 2009 Plate Height - 17th June 2009 Lock Up - 18th August 2009 PCI - 5th October 2009 Hand Over - 15th Oct 2009 https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20844 Re: Buying land - developer wont budge on price 9Aug 19, 2009 9:22 pm When I bought a riverfront block 10 years ago then insisted the actual sale price be the full price, but it was also in the contract that they gave me back $10,000 as a "landscaping allowance". That way they saved face & it was recorded that the property sold at full price. This time I bought a block of land, nothing had moved in the small estate for the best part of a year, unfortunately a couple of days before I went to make an offer on the block another block sold (and they got a good discount as the vendor needed some money). I had to pay almost full price this time, but I went in, made an offer (making it clear that I would not budge), and waited 3 weeks until they accepted my offer (sweating a little bit as they kept coming back with counter offers, but I stuck to my guns). Yeah I don't know why I came to a forum. Place is full of wierdos/pedos thought internet may help but I suppose I'll try my luck with someone in person. Cheers. I tried… 0 6689 Wow I hadn't realised things had gotten that pricey in just a couple of years since I built, that is crazy with how much land is now costing if you aren't lucky enough to… 3 7379 Hi, you've probably already resolved this, however, Commbank will probably pay the funds to you after you send evidence the work is done regardless the change in the quotes. 1 35821 |