Establishing your Spanish Property Criteria
The first stage of the property finding process
is to establish as accurately as possible the criteria. This process
obviously needs to take into account the basics – budget,
location, accommodation requirements, etc. But there are many more
aspects involved in finding the perfect home, the style of building,
privacy, proximity to neighbours, services, schools etc.
Our method of establishing the criteria we think is very thorough
but does rely on the serious co operation of the client to provide
the correct information in the form of comments and feedback. When
ever possible we try to discuss some of these details on the telephone
before we begin the search procedure.
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This
is how it works:
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Stage 1.
The basic criteria obtained from details initially provided
on the registration form are fed into the system to produce
our starting list. This sometimes can result in as many as 500
properties. Further filtering reduces this list to around 30
to produce a selection representing properties loosely fitting
the criteria but chosen primarily because of their different
features and aesthetic appearance.
This initial selection is presented in a rating format designed
to discover the likes and dislikes rather than pin point specific
properties to view.
We purposely keep the amount of data we provide at this stage
down to the minimum to avoid huge files and slow download. Sufficient
to allow the client to see the various different options available
and for us to learn those which appeal most.
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An example of a first
rating exercise is shown on the right – it will typically
comprise between 20 and 30 properties. Click
Image opposite for full size example |
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Stage 2.
The results of the first rating exercise are studied by the
Project Manager, who may well have further telephone discussions
to clear up any points which arise. We now have a much better
idea of the type of property to search for, and in the next
exercise our aim is to produce a list of properties which
fit closely the criteria that has been established. During
the preparation of this list we contact several hundred of
our collaborating agents to ensure they update their own portfolios
with any new properties meeting the conditions required.
A second rating exercise is sent, comprising of around 15
potentially interesting properties. This contains at least
4 photos and any additional features the property may have.
The client has the opportunity to rate each on a score between
1 and 10 and make comments, to make a logical comparison and
a chance to rule out those that do not make the grade.
An example of a second rating exercise is shown on the right
– it will typically comprise about 15 properties.
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An example of the final rating exercise
is shown on the right – it will typically comprise between12
and 17 properties .Click
image opposite for full size example |
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Stage 3.
The feedback from the second rating exercise leads us to the
final selection process. Here we investigate in depth the properties
that have been given the highest ratings and prepare our short
list.
This comes in the now familiar format but with up to eight photos
plus where possible a virtual tour so that the client has “Virtually”
viewed the property before flying to Spain. This final part
of the process attempts to reduce the number of properties to
be viewed to about 8. The object ultimately being to ensure
we don’t waste time, effort and money, looking at properties
that are unsuitable.
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An example of the final rating
exercise is shown on the right – it will typically comprise
between 6 and 10 properties. Click
image opposite for full size example |
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Stage 4. - The viewing itinerary.
We discuss the selection and the results of the
final rating, and begin preparing a viewing schedule. This will
usually involve two days viewing followed by two days reviewing,
negotiating, formalities, etc.
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