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No, it means you’ve won the game.
IME looking for a place that was as good as the first one you liked is exactly what happens.
But if the place has any obvious negatives make sure you have a good think about whether you’ll regret them.
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The house I'm in now I bought 8 years ago after my first ever house viewing. If the house meets all your criteria, and you really like it, why not put an offer in?
The advice we got was to go and see loads of houses and then pick the best one, but that takes time and effort, and seems like the potential reward of possibly getting a "better" house isn't worth the cost of possibly missing out by not putting an offer in.
Depends how you are when you go to a restaurant - do you spend ages reading the whole menu, and then make your choice, or do you read the menu until you see something you like and then order that? I'm the latter :)
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Is it insane to put an offer in on the first place you actually go and visit?
No, but don't tell them you haven't seen anywhere else :)
If you can distill down the elements you liked so much you can then evaluate whatever comes your way against it.
Viewing is a ball ache but it can open you up to things you hadn't previously considered.
Even if you get an offer accepted you can still exit if something much better comes your way. But that requires a steady hand.
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We've been idly looking for flats to buy over the last 6 months or so but without any sense or urgency. Mainly just looking at rightmove to see if anything stands out.
This week we went to see a place for the first time and...really liked it. Is it insane to put an offer in on the first place you actually go and visit?
I'm a little bit worried that we could miss out on this place and then spend the next 6 months going to see places, then realise the first place we saw was perfect!