We’re ready to assist you wherever you want to live. As your buying agent, we help turn your housing dreams into reality and find your perfect home.
The home-buying process?
Contact details
Kanaalpark 140
2321 JV Leiden
(By appointment)
Xandra +31 (0)6 18 69 39 09
Sandra +31 (0)6 42 40 04 78
info@vivoaankoopmakelaars.nl
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Wherever You Want to Live
We’ll start with a personal meeting to discuss your housing needs in detail. Together, we’ll create a clear plan of action.
Found a match? We’ll visit the property together. Beforehand, we’ll discuss what’s important to you so we can focus on those details while you explore. After the viewing, we’ll provide a detailed report. If it’s not the one, no worries—we’ll keep searching!
Buying a home comes with important questions: Are the permits in order? Are there any local restrictions? What’s the property’s condition? Is the price fair? We’ll ensure all your concerns are addressed so you can make an informed decision.
Great news! You’ve found your dream home! We’ll review everything carefully before entering into negotiations. With our expertise and guidance, you’ll have the confidence to secure the best deal.
Finally, your dream home is yours! We’ll review the purchase agreement and notarial deed with you. It’s a busy time, but we’ll join you for the final inspection and even accompany you to the notary if you’d like. We’ll make sure nothing gets overlooked!
Vivo - Opening New Doors
Full-service Buying Guidance
Buying a home involves many steps: viewings, bidding, negotiations, contracts. With Vivo, a dedicated buying agent will be by your side every step of the way, from the first meeting to the final signature.
Vivo
Opening New Doors
Find your dream home with Vivo! In this fast-changing market, we can make a difference together.
- Personal and Proactive
- Reliable and Accessible
- Passionate and Knowledgeable
Frequently Asked Questions
You have fallen in love with a house. That it still needs a lick of paint here and there, you take for granted. But unfortunately, not all defects are equally visible. A building inspection can give you a lot of clarity about the structural condition of the house and any repair costs you have to take into account. This will prevent the house of your dreams from turning out to be a nightmare.
A building inspection is an independent, accurate inspection of an existing house. Together with a structural engineer, you look at the house from the roof to the crawl space and from the wiring to the sewage system. Are the meter box, light points and sockets in order? Is the house not subsiding?
You are not obliged to be present for this, but it is the best way to look at the house with a different perspective. The inspector will point out defects and give an explanation; you can ask questions, for example about the technical feasibility of a renovation. After a few days, you will receive the report by mail or e-mail. The seller and the sales agent will not receive it unless you hand it to them.
What is the average percentage of overbidding? What percentage above the asking price do you bid? What percentage should you take into account? Questions we are asked almost daily.
The most important question should really be, what is a property currently worth? After all, the asking price is determined by the selling agent and the seller. The asking price is generally set in combination with the chosen sales strategy. Sometimes extremely low, but it can also be set realistically.
In other words, it is best to discuss how much you should overbid or negotiate off with your buying agent before making an offer.
Under Dutch law, a sales contract only becomes binding when both parties have agreed on the purchase price, all terms and conditions and the sales contract has been signed. Also known as the ‘in writing requirement’.
Before this happens, buyer and seller are free to waive the agreement without any obligations.
When the deed of transfer (notarial deed) is signed and the purchase price is paid, you are the owner of the property. Ownership is then transferred from seller to buyer. From then on, you are the legal owner of the property.