エジンバラ家探し（その7）

(English follows Japanese)
家探し1週間目の水曜の夜．0:30 a.m. (日本では既に木曜）の内覧のために夜ふかしの予定でしたが，あえなくキャンセルされ，体力温存のために今日は早く寝ようということに．

「渡英はまだ先だから，焦って決めなくてもいいんちゃう？ここからいい物件出るって」と夫．

とはいえ，内覧希望も申し込みも何も出していない状況では，不安すぎる！いくつか内覧希望を出してから寝ることに．

1. [家具なし物件] 狙っていたエリアから少々遠い新興住宅地の物件．そして初の家具なし(unfurnished)．子どもたちの学校も習い事もバスで通うことが必至．車を買う必要もありそう．家具もIKEAで揃えなきゃ．360°バーチャル内覧付き．

2. [宮殿物件] 狙っていたエリアから少々遠い宮殿のような物件．家具付き(furnished)．バスはそれほど走っておらず，宮殿のような物件の周りの公園を横切って登校や出勤をする必要がありそう．公園は夜暗そう．ビデオ内覧付き（撮影者の前を飼い猫が歩いて案内する可愛い動画でした）．

3. [3ベッド物件] 狙っていたエリアのど真ん中の物件．ベッド，ソファ，ダイニングセットといった基本家具の他に，各部屋に勉強机がついている．コロナ禍でのオンライン講義対応かな？3ベットルームになるので想定していた予算上限から少々オーバー（子どもはまだティーンじゃないのでダブルベッドの2ベッドルームを探してた）．

1，2の物件は，360°バーチャル・ビデオ内覧が付いているのでこのまま申し込みに進めそう．強気で攻めないとと思い，

「I would like to（〜したい)」という普通の表現ではなく，「「I would love to（めっちゃ〜したい)」という強い表現で，「もし進めるならそのまま申し込みプロセスに進みたい」とラブコール．

1の家具なし物件は，すぐに申込書と質問リストが送られてきました．木曜の早朝（日本時間）には全て記入し，質問にも答え，申し込み完了．

2の宮殿物件は，今週金曜に内覧できるよとお返事．申し込みました（この時すっかり勘違いしていたのですが，申し込んだ内覧は現地内覧でした）．

3の3ベッド物件は，木曜の夕方4時（日本時間）に「来週月曜なら内覧できます」とお返事あり．「いや実は日本に住んでいるので物理的な内覧は難しいのです．バーチャルやビデオでの内覧はできますか？」と問い合わせたところ．「『ウォークスルー（Walk-through）ビデオ』（内覧担当の不動産屋が物件を携帯で撮影してくれる）なら作れるから，ちょっと待って」とのこと．

さて，実はこれらの物件のいずれかが，契約まで至る私たちの運命物件となります．さて，どれでしょう？答えは次回．

つづく．

It was Wednesday night of the first week of house-hunting, and we were supposed to stay up late for the viewing at 0:30 a.m. (already Thursday in Japan), but it was cancelled without a hitch.

I was told by my husband, "You don't have to rush to make a decision since you won't be going to the U.K. for a while yet. I'm sure you'll find a good one here," said my husband.

However, I am too anxious to make a decision without having submitted any applications or requests for viewings! I decided to go to bed after submitting several applications for viewing.

[Unfurnished property] The property is in a new residential area, a bit far from the area we were aiming for, and it's the first unfurnished house we've seen. And this is the first unfurnished apartment. The children will have to take the bus to school and their lessons. We will need to buy a car. 360° virtual preview is included.

[Palace property] A little far from my target area. Furnished. Not much bus service, and I will have to walk across the park around the palatial property to get to school or work. The park is dark at night. Video preview included. (It was a cute video of a cat walking in front of the photographer to guide)

[3 beds property] Right in the middle of the area I was looking for. In addition to basic furniture such as beds, sofas, and dining sets, each room has a study desk. The 3-bedroom apartment is a bit over my budget limit (I was looking for a 2-bedroom apartment with a double bed, since my child is not yet a teenager).

(I was looking for a two-bedroom apartment with a double bed, since my child is not yet a teenager. I thought I had to be aggressive.

Instead of the usual "I would like to," I used a stronger expression, "I would love to," and made a love call to them, saying, "If you proceed, I would like to proceed directly to the application process.

[Unfurnished property]  For the unfurnished apartment, an application form and a list of questions were sent immediately. By early Thursday morning (Japan time), I had filled out all the forms, answered all the questions, and completed the application.

[Palace property] I was told that I could view the second palace property this Friday. I applied for it (I was completely mistaken at the time, but the viewing I applied for was an on-site viewing).

[3 beds property] I received a reply at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday evening (Japan Standard Time) saying that I could view the 3-bed apartment 3 next Monday. I was told, "Actually, I live in Japan, so it's difficult for me to do a physical viewing. Can I have a virtual or video viewing? I inquired, "Can I do a virtual or video preview? I was told, "We can make a 'walk-through video' (the real estate agent in charge of the viewing takes pictures of the property with his/her cell phone), so wait a minute.

Now, in fact, one of these properties will be our destined property that we will end up signing a contract with. Now, which one is it? I will give you the answer next time.

To be continued.

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