Thanks for that duckster, the info looks like what I need. Why Terryw? Well, the current owner is moving because of problems with the neighbors and the neighbors arent' the problem.!o!Does the song "House of the Rising Sun" give a clue?!o! Cheers and thanks guys

suavemechanic wrote:
so how did you go ?

No good I'm afraid. I made one bid after a pause in the bidding but it ended up shooting past our limit (470k) and ended up selling for 501k. I was a lot more nervous than I thought I'd be, but I know that if I ever bid again, I wouldn't be so nervous. An asian guy and a lebanese couple fought each other…[Read more]

Thanks guysI went to a few auctions last saturday to 'get a feel for it' and one thing I noticed was that the realestate agents approach the bidders and hassle them to try to get them to increase their bid. This seems unethical to me. My fiance said that if they approach us she will tell them to go away and then use stronger language after that.…[Read more]

Thanks Guys. Yes, I think I'll have to get a chequebook in order to pay them the 10% on the day (hope that works but will confirm proir). And thanks for the info about registering (upto auction time). Wish me luck as there is a lot of interest in this particular house. Is there a more auction info thread here, I did a search but it didn't appear…[Read more]

Hi Craigous. I am new here and this is my first post. I am a bit of an OpenSource fan (and IT Guru wannabe) and I know of and have used (briefly) a program called Sweet Home 3D. It is OpenSource and therefore totally free and transparent (the source code being available gives confidence that there are no viruses, etc). See below for link and info…[Read more]