Walterliving Reviews

Great experience

It was our first time purchasing a property in the Netherlands and we did not know where to start At that point we already missed on a house We heard about Walter Living and decided to give it a go Our onboarding was very informative and we felt straightaway we were in good hands The team guided us step by step They kept their cool when we were loosing ours They are very knowledgeable and we trusted them Thanks to them our offer was accepted and we are now in the final stages Walter Living is still by our side for each step guiding us until we get the keys

Went like a breeze

I bought my first apartment with Walter the agent was Steven van Wel Downsides The agent was not present in person on any of the steps that was fine with me It is quite difficult to book a call quickly because there are not many slots so most of the time you have to communicate via email Upsides The valuation report and technical inspection is included in the price which takes a lot off your shoulders You only need to handle mortgage yourself The email responses are quick and detailed all my stupid questions were answered and I felt confident and informed throughout the entire process The trickiest part is bidding and a web app makes that task a lot less magical You can see what is taken into account how the final prices are calculated and even make changes yourself It was very nice Overall it was a great experience and Steven made buying an apartment a fun and exciting journey

Very useful report

Very useful report I haven t ended up using their service for helping me create a bid for buying a house but I am sure that would be very useful if you want to make a rational choice on how much to offer for a house Great initiative of creating more transparancy especially in a competitive market like Amsterdam

1 week trial period - bought my first home below asking price

Back in 2021 I bought my first home using Walter s trial period that was then available for just a week it s now free for everyone I compared 3 starters apartments in my area and saw that my current one was the fixer-upper I was looking for in the city center with some room for negotiations as it wasn t in tiptop condition I managed to underbid by 15K and added that to my bouwdepot for renovations The other two were slightly more renovated i e in a spick-and-spack kitchen but terrible bathroom reminded me of hostels and eventually sold for 40K above asking or almost 70K above what I bought my place for for less square footage and way further away from the center Glad to know Walter is now a free service for all and thanks for helping me purchase my first home Highly recommended for expats

Would highly recommend Walter when

Would highly recommend Walter when purchasing a property in the Netherlands especially for expats Hester was our agent during the process and she was excellent - knowledgable proactive and a very helpful guiding hand through what can be quite a complicated process Highly recommend

Amazing experience with Steve

I was very specific about the location of the house in Almere due to the schooling constraint Steve was very helpful in deciding the right amount for the house bidding I am very happy that we got one within our budget and in the desired place He was very patient and made sure that the entire process was super smooth

Great tool

Great tool Definitely worth the money I started with the Plus package but quickly upgraded to the Premium that provides way more insights and different scenarios It really helped us in the process although we were also assisted by a real estate agent I also attended one of Walter s workshops and it was really interesting Definitely recommended

I ve downloaded multiple Walter reports

I ve downloaded multiple Walter reports and reports provide exhaustive information about the property which did help us with the bidding We re able to see similar houses that are sold in recent years which provides good reference points