Frances wrote on Feb 25
th, 2013 at 10:54pm:
The one we liked needed totally rewired, new kitchen, new bathroom, new laundry (admittedly not expensive compared to the kitchen and bathroom), new floorcoverings and from the condition of the house I would guess the plumbing might need a bit of attention - and I wouldn't want to park a car in the garage without replacing the roof and doors (of the garage that is, not the car). The house needed repainted throughout and the garden was overgrown, but those are things we could do ourselves. The auction is a bit off yet, but the agent said he thought it would go for something in the low to mid 900s, and that seems a reasonable guess.
those things will be reflected in the price (although I'm not a fan of buying at Auction ... auctions are designed to drag emotion into a decision that should be made soley by using the brain, not the heart)
if you do buy at auction set your limit and hold to it, no matter what. It should be treated in a strictly business manner, if you miss out, so be it, try again next week ... if you get it, then you can let the emotions go crazy ... good luck with it