After many months of searching for a house online, we finally get to view the houses.
But buying a property in Sweden is rather stressful. First, you shortlist the house online, turn up at the viewing (usually on a sunday, for 45 mins) together with many (and i mean many) other families to inspect the property while the agent hands out brochures and takes down the telephone numbers. After the viewing, you get a call from the agent inviting you to make a bid for the house and then the bidding starts. For the next few days, you will be subjected to endless smses updating you on the bids and if you want to increase your bids. Of course, if you don’t, you will be out of the game and definitely, ‘houseless’ (which is basically where we are).
We have made a couple of bids and have seen others overtake our bids. It’s sad because we have a limited budget and need a house like early next month.
Definitely will keep trying … as I think the kids are getting cranky from being stuck in a one-bedroom apartment. Whenever, we tell them that we are heading back to the apartment, they will protest.
“This is one of the houses we have been eyeing.
http://www.hemnet.se/beskrivning/794698?r=3
check out ‘Alla bilder’ to see the pictures. Unfortunately we were ‘outbid’.
