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I agree that the area needs verification, but I wouldn’t make every document a condition of merely viewing. Condition described as average-to-good can cover a wide range, and an appointment may quickly show whether the layout, light and finishes justify taking the paperwork further. Still, the...

That exposes the gap in my calculation: the €19,320 is currently just one undivided balance. I had mentally treated moving and furniture as flexible, but hadn’t separated the first mortgage payment, service charges or a possible insurance excess. The spare bedrooms can definitely remain mostly...

The unexpected risk is that the remaining €19,320 could be consumed by several bills arriving together, even if the apartment avoids a major repair. I am considering a 4-bed Madrid apartment at about €1,150,000, with that amount left after the deposit and expected completion costs. Before...

At that asking price, “approximately 55 m²” is too loose for an initial assessment. Is the figure taken from the title documents, another official record, or the usable internal area? I would want those measurements reconciled, plus the service-charge amount and reserve position, before deciding...

The seller may regard 53 days as perfectly acceptable, which is why I hesitate to pair the lower figure with an unusually tight expiry. First ask whether completion timing or certainty would solve an actual problem for them; otherwise that flexibility may add little. Keep the decision simple...