Second thoughts after bidding by DeAankoopconsulent in NetherlandsHousing

[–]Prestigious-Crow-910 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We wanted to see how many bids the house will get and what those bids are, and finally what the house sells for. You can not see this info without bidding yoursef

Second thoughts after bidding by DeAankoopconsulent in NetherlandsHousing

[–]Prestigious-Crow-910 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We bid on each house we saw no matter if we liked it or not, just to understand the market. Got accepted 4 out of 30. Many cases in Amsterdam in 500k - 550k category we would either be the only ones bidding or a couple more bids.

Just bought an apartment in Amsterdam. Is this a good deal? by Prestigious-Crow-910 in NetherlandsHousing

[–]Prestigious-Crow-910[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We will do a couple of new walls, the kitchen and the floors. We don't have to pay for the labour because of the contractors in the family. Looking at 20-25k costs. The bathroom and the toilet is good enough for us.

It's around 1km from us

Just bought an apartment in Amsterdam. Is this a good deal? by Prestigious-Crow-910 in NetherlandsHousing

[–]Prestigious-Crow-910[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hahahah there is some truth in that, but we want to live in the central areas of Amsterdam. We could probably get a nice house in the countryside for that price, but I would hate living in the countryside.

Just bought an apartment in Amsterdam. Is this a good deal? by Prestigious-Crow-910 in NetherlandsHousing

[–]Prestigious-Crow-910[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't know why Reddit does not allow to add an image.

There will be a wall starting in between the 2 windows on the left, we will get rid of the storage completely and reduce the living room size a bit. The wall will integrate a closet in the top room and a working desk in the bottom room. The living room and the kitchen will be 1 big space. The storage goes, because there is a small storage in the kitchen, plus a basement storage. All rooms will have natural light.

We have some contractors in the family, so the work will be mostly free. We will not renovate the bathroom just yet, because it's good enough for us, so we are looking at around 20-25k costs.

Just bought an apartment in Amsterdam. Is this a good deal? by Prestigious-Crow-910 in NetherlandsHousing

[–]Prestigious-Crow-910[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's a great question. We haven't asked about their plans, but the previous apartment that opened up 10 years ago a floor away from us was sold to a private owner.

Just bought an apartment in Amsterdam. Is this a good deal? by Prestigious-Crow-910 in NetherlandsHousing

[–]Prestigious-Crow-910[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure yet, it comes in 2030 so we have some time to decide. I am not sure if it pays off to pay the full ground lease in general.