Boat selling advice
We accepted an offer on our Freeman that was an acceptable level (c.8%) below the asking price. The offer was conditional on some works which I have duly done and paid for (c.another 8% of agreed price). The survey was done 6 weeks ago and no issues reported. The buyer has finally come to the table to complete (to be fair there were some issues with the heater that had to be resolved and the brokers did a good job of getting this done while I was away)... but has asked for a further 11% off the agreed price because the survey said "the hull might need some work in the future". A fibreglass hull on a 30 year old boat that I had professionally maintained and treated in the summer, and a concern he did not raise after the survey. This equates to 40% off a sensible asking price (£14k + me being prepared to pay for works) for a popular cruiser. Is he taking the p*ss?
I don't need the money and have moorings so am tempted to take the boat off the market, do some further tidying works that are needed and put her back on brokerage in March.
Equally, SWMBO wants a conservatory and I cannot be bothered with hassle... yet do not go through with transactions that will annoy me even thinking about them. Like this.
Thoughts?
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