suzuki

Hello We're about to make an offer on a house in the Vosges in France. It's in very good condition and is currently on the market for 128,000 euros. We viewed the property in October last year, the asking price at that time was 139,000 and it had been on the market for about 12 months. We decided not to go for it due to the ailing state of the economy and it was as the top end of what we wanted to pay. Now it's been reduced, we're definitely going to negotiate a price and are in direct contact with the French owners, but have been warned that if we pitch our first offer too low we could insult them to the point that they may refuse to continue to negotiate. We've seen house prices at all levels in that area so have no base on where to start. Can anyone advise or let us know what your own experiences have been with negotiating a price. We'd have no hesitation about offering a low price here, but when in France...?? Many thanks D & J